With the recent placement of Ryan Church on the disabled list, the New York Mets have decided to call up their best hitting prospect, Fernando Martinez. The Mets have moved Fernando quickly through the minor league system, as shown by the fact he is 20 years old and making his MLB debut. He has always been one of the youngest players at every level he has played at and has held his own throughout all of them. This year is no different at AAA.
2009: 42 games/.291 Batting Average/.337 OBP/.552 SLG/.889 OPS/11 BBs/8 Homeruns/28 RBIs/2 SBs
Those are very good numbers, considering he is still only 20 years old. He started off slow in April, but in May he has been on fire. Posting a .337 avg/.378 OBP/.663 SLG/7 homeruns. He also greatly improved his K% and raised his Line Drive %, which are both very good signs.
Fernando should be playing a lot while Church is on the DL and even though he will most likely head back to AAA when Church returns, this is at least getting his "feet wet". This is the beginning of a very bright future for Fernando Martinez, who, if he stays healthy, should be a future All-Star.
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