Schedule

Regular season
@
PIT
Thu, May 23
W 7-6
@
NYM
Fri, May 24
W 8-7
@
NYM
Sat, May 25
W 7-2 / 10
@
NYM
Sun, May 26
L 4-3
vs
PHI
Mon, May 27
W 8-4
vs
PHI
Tue, May 28
9:45 pm
MLBN
vs
PHI
Wed, May 29
3:45 pm
vs
NYY
Fri, May 31
10:15 pm
vs
NYY
Sat, Jun 1
10:05 pm
MLBN
vs
NYY
Sun, Jun 2
4:05 pm
MLBN
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Player Outlook
An excellent athlete who also played quarterback for his high school in Colorado, Walker Martin received $3 million (almost double slot value) after the Giants selected him with the 52nd overall pick last year. He has average or better tools across the board with a chance to develop into a middle-of-the-order hitter. At 6-foot-2, 188 pounds, the lefty-hitting Martin has a very projectable frame, and he should be able to add 15-20 pounds of muscle without compromising his athleticism. He turns 20 in February, so he is quite old for his class, which matters on a lot of teams' statistical models and also makes his statistical exploits (20 home runs last spring) slightly less impressive. Martin is a shortstop by trade and has posted above-average run times, but the expectation is he will move to third base as he fills out. Given his age and the fact he didn't face great competition in high school and didn't play professionally last year after signing, there's extreme risk with Martin to go with a high ceiling.

Fantasy News

  • Giants' Walker Martin: Makes pro debut

    Rotowire
    Martin (hamstring) made his professional debut Monday for the Giants' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate, going 1-for-2 with a strikeout and a run scored. The No. 52 overall pick in last year's draft, Martin received the equivalent of first-round money (just shy of a $3 million signing bonus) due to his upside, but he didn't face high-caliber competition against Colorado high schoolers, and he's already 20 years old. Given that he's a couple years older than most of the top prospects in the ACL, the expectation should be that he will spend the bulk of this season at Single-A.
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  • Giants' Walker Martin: Recovering from hamstring strain

    Rotowire
    Martin is working his way back from a hamstring strain and has yet to make his season debut for the Giants' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports. It's unclear when Martin suffered the injury, but Giants farm director Kyle Haines said that the 20-year-old won't be thrust into game action until he fully completes his rehab and return-to-play progression. The Giants are likely to let the No. 52 overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft get his feet wet at shortstop when he begins his professional career, but the 6-foot-2, 188-pound Martin will most likely shift over to third base as he climbs the minor-league ladder.
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