Chris Martin
37-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Martin's first season with the Red Sox was possibly the finest of his career. The 37-year-old led qualified relievers with a miniscule 1.05 ERA, while his 3.82 Win Probability Added was 5th and the highest mark for a non-closer. After posting the most strikeouts of his career in 2022, Martin's strikeout rate (23.1%) dropped by nearly 10 percentage points last year, but he continued to induce plenty of grounders (51%) and rarely issued a free pass. The right-hander's 4.0% walk rate was 2nd-best among relief pitchers, as Martin continues to be one of the premiere setup men in the league. Some ratio regression is expected in 2024, but Martin's overall consistency from year to year should yield plenty of holds and the occasional ancillary save for Boston. Read Past Outlooks
Makes final spring appearance
Martin (groin) struck out one over a scoreless inning in Tuesday's exhibition game against Texas.
ANALYSIS
Martin wrestled with a groin injury and made just his third appearance of spring training, with all coming within the last week. The Red Sox are comfortable with him being ready for Opening Day despite having worked just 2.1 innings, per Drew Davison of MLB.com. He's expected to be the bridge to closer Kenley Jansen.
Martin wrestled with a groin injury and made just his third appearance of spring training, with all coming within the last week. The Red Sox are comfortable with him being ready for Opening Day despite having worked just 2.1 innings, per Drew Davison of MLB.com. He's expected to be the bridge to closer Kenley Jansen.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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Even Split
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .233 | 51 | 10 | 42 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .233 | 69 | 3 | 53 | 4 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .235 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .239 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .232 | 30 | 5 | 23 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .229 | 44 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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Since 2022Home | 1.42 | 0.91 | 50.2 | 9.6 | 1.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.70 | 1.09 | 56.2 | 10.5 | 1.1 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 0.35 | 1.13 | 25.2 | 7.7 | 1.4 | ||||
2023Away | 1.75 | 0.94 | 25.2 | 8.4 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Home | 2.52 | 0.68 | 25.0 | 11.5 | 0.7 | ||||
2022Away | 3.48 | 1.23 | 31.0 | 12.2 | 0.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Chris Martin compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
5.75K/9
8.1BB/9
1.4HR/9
0.4Fastball
95.5 mphERA
1.05WHIP
1.03BABIP
.303GB/FB
2.96Left On Base
93.6%Exit Velocity
79.6 mphBarrels/BBE
1.4%Spin Rate
2107 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
14.7%Swinging Strike
11.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Save chances possible
Martin, who delivered a scoreless inning during Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Yankees, is a candidate to pitch in any save chances for the near future since Kenley Jansen was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday after testing positive for the virus.
ANALYSIS
Jansen is poised to be sidelined for the next week, opening up Boston's closer role for a brief stretch late in the season. Martin has been a key bullpen piece for manager Alex Cora all year with a career-high 22 holds, and the right-hander has been dominant with a 1.12 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 43:8 K:BB over 48.1 innings. Martin's appearance in Thursday's 5-0 victory wasn't a save opportunity, however, which should make John Schreiber the favorite if a save chance arises in Game 2.
Jansen is poised to be sidelined for the next week, opening up Boston's closer role for a brief stretch late in the season. Martin has been a key bullpen piece for manager Alex Cora all year with a career-high 22 holds, and the right-hander has been dominant with a 1.12 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 43:8 K:BB over 48.1 innings. Martin's appearance in Thursday's 5-0 victory wasn't a save opportunity, however, which should make John Schreiber the favorite if a save chance arises in Game 2.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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In his age-36 season, Martin tallied a career-high 56 innings between the Cubs and Dodgers. He impressively led qualified relievers with a 2.2% walk rate, issuing just five free passes all season. He also boasted a career-best 32.9% strikeout rate, leading to a 30.7% K-BB percentage that was fourth-best among relievers. Martin was especially dominant in the second half, with a 1.67 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and 39:1 K:BB over 27 innings. The right-hander mixes six pitches, but his mid-90s 4-seamer (45% pitch usage) was his best offering, with 45 of his 74 strikeouts coming via the heater. He threw more cutters (32%) last season, but the pitch wasn't as successful as his split-finger (9%) has been. Martin only has nine career saves, but his strong second half shows he could handle closing duties whenever Kenley Jansen is unavailable.
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Shaky in first spring appearance
Martin (groin) allowed two hits and an unearned run while recording just one out in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Orioles, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
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In line for Grapefruit League debut
Martin (groin) will make his Grapefruit League debut Thursday against the Orioles, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
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Impressive velocity in MiLB game
Martin (groin) was throwing 95-to-96 mph during a minor-league game Tuesday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
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Throws live BP
Martin (groin) completed a live batting practice session Saturday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
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Slated for live BP on Saturday
Martin (groin) will throw a live batting practice session Saturday, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
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