Fernando Martinez is now in the precarious position of being questioned on whether he has been a bust or not. People have to remember that Martinez just turned 20 this past October, and has had injuries over the last few seasons that might have slowed down his progression.
What has never been questioned about Martinez is his bat speed. After hitting the ball hard yesterday, hitting coach Howard Johnson remarks, "When he does what he did today you see the potential. When you have a guy who can let the ball get deep in the zone and hit the ball that hard the other way, plus still get to the inside pitch because he's so quick, that's a tremendous tool. Just natural ability. “
"When I see that, I think he's close. I really do."
Johnson also said Martinez needs to slow down his bat speed so he doesn’t get fooled on pitches.
Even though he has had setbacks due to injuries, Martinez was invited to participate in the World Baseball Classic for the Domincan Republic. Martinez won’t be able to attend due to an elbow injury suffered in the Puerto Rico Winter League (see here and here).
Source: John Harper - NY Daily News
What has never been questioned about Martinez is his bat speed. After hitting the ball hard yesterday, hitting coach Howard Johnson remarks, "When he does what he did today you see the potential. When you have a guy who can let the ball get deep in the zone and hit the ball that hard the other way, plus still get to the inside pitch because he's so quick, that's a tremendous tool. Just natural ability. “
"When I see that, I think he's close. I really do."
Johnson also said Martinez needs to slow down his bat speed so he doesn’t get fooled on pitches.
Even though he has had setbacks due to injuries, Martinez was invited to participate in the World Baseball Classic for the Domincan Republic. Martinez won’t be able to attend due to an elbow injury suffered in the Puerto Rico Winter League (see here and here).
Source: John Harper - NY Daily News
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