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Stats
| Year | Team | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | SB | BB% | K% | GB/FB | Hard% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | SB | BB% | K% | GB/FB | Hard% |
| 2015 | Mariners | 247 | 0.283 | 0.351 | 402 | 2 | 8 | 9.7% | 17.4% | 2.00 | 22.8% |
| 2016 | Mariners | 466 | 0.259 | 0.287 | 0.323 | 1 | 11 | 3.9% | 18.0% | 1.99 | 21.5% |
| 2017 | Diamondbacks | 255 | 0.260 | 0.345 | 0.395 | 5 | 3 | 11.4% | 14.5% | 1.32 | 28.2% |
Marte came over last off season in a trade that saw Jean Segura and Mitch Haniger move to the Seattle Mariners. He started the season in the minor leagues, and was just an after thought in a trade that saw the Diamondbacks get another quality starter. That after thought however played a big role in the Diamondbacks making to the postseason.
Marte doesn’t have much power at all, but he does have a good amount of speed. This is evident by his Sprint Speed of 28.9 ft/sec, which ranked first among all of his qualified teammates. Now before we start projecting him to steal 20-30 bags, let us remember that he has only stolen a total of 22 bases in the past 3 years. A 15-20 season is plausible for the Diamondbacks’ shortstop, but be wary as it seems he doesn’t take many chances on the base paths.
Marte had been known to hit for a decent batting average, but his 11.4 walk rate from last season is what really jumped out to me. Now I do not expect that walk rate to stay in double digits in 2018, but am eight or nine percent walk rate does seem very plausible. Add that with a .270 batting average and the chance to hit at the top of an already productive lineup, and you should have a lot of runs coming your way.