J.D. Martinez DH FA Thu 9/14/17 9:33 AM
J.D. Martinez
DH FA
Martinez went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, two runs and an RBI in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Martinez's red-hot September continues, with the slugging outfielder submitting a .447/.481/1.128 slash line over 11 games. He's failed to record an extra-base hit in just two of those contests and has racked up 19 RBI and 16 runs.
J.D. Martinez DH FA Wed 9/13/17 1:42 AM
J.D. Martinez
DH FA
Martinez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a double in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Martinez went deep off starter Jon Gray in the fourth inning and added a double to lead off the ninth. The trade deadline acquisition from Detroit has been among the hottest hitters in baseball with 12 home runs and five doubles for a total of 17 extra-base hits in his past 15 games.
J.D. Martinez DH FA Tue 9/12/17 12:35 PM
J.D. Martinez
DH FA
Martinez went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs, stolen base and RBI in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Fresh off earning National League Player of the Week honors after homering seven times in the previous six contests, Martinez continued to rake Monday, turning in his third straight multi-hit effort. The slugging outfielder is now hitting .450 in September, raising his season mark from .278 to .298 during that span.
J.D. Martinez DH FA Sun 9/10/17 8:16 PM
J.D. Martinez
DH FA
Martinez went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's win over the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
The 30-year-old bookended his week with multi-homer games, following up Monday's historic four-homer game with two more long balls Sunday. He also had a four-hit performance this weekend and is now batting .289, so his third straight .300 season is within reach. The timing couldn't be better for those in the fantasy playoffs.
J.D. Martinez DH FA Sun 9/10/17 9:40 AM
J.D. Martinez
DH FA
Martinez went 4-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 8-7 loss to the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
It's the second four-hit effort in five games for Martinez, allowing him to bring up his average to .264 since he joined the Diamondbacks in mid-July. While a 30.6 percent strikeout rate over that same span would normally suggest that Martinez's average is unsustainable, the outfielder has run BABIPs above .340 in each of the past three seasons, which could be enough to keep his average fairly stable the rest of the way.
J.D. Martinez DH FA Sat 9/9/17 9:57 AM
J.D. Martinez
DH FA
Martinez went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 10-6 loss to the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
The long ball Friday aside, Martinez has been relatively quiet in the Diamondbacks' three games since his four-homer performance Sept. 4. During that span, he's gone just 2-for-14 with seven strikeouts. Martinez should remain an excellent source of power production throughout the season's final month, but he may be more of a liability in the batting-average category.
J.D. Martinez DH FA Tue 9/5/17 2:13 AM
J.D. Martinez
DH FA
Martinez hit four home runs in five at-bats Monday against the Dodgers, driving in six runs in a 13-0 rout.
EDGE Analysis
Most incredibly, he didn't hit one 'til the fourth, as Arizona's offense was a bit slow to get in gear despite the lopsided score -- but Martinez took the game over in the late innings, as he proceeded to homer in the seventh, eighth and ninth. The slugging right fielder joined an exclusive club in the process, as he's just the 18th hitter in MLB history (and the first Diamondback) to deliver a four-homer game. Through just 97 games split between the Tigers and D-backs, he's hit an incredible 34 home runs and racked up 79 RBI; that's a 162-game pace for 56 and 131. Eight of those homers have come in his last eight games, and he's been raising his batting average over that span too, going 12-for-30 (.400).
J.D. Martinez DH FA Sun 9/3/17 12:56 PM
J.D. Martinez
DH FA
Martinez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Martinez is one of several regulars getting the day off Sunday, as the team will roll with an outfield composed of Gregor Blanco (left), Ray Fuentes (center) and David Peralta (right). Martinez launched homer No. 30 in a four-RBI effort Saturday, and is likely being awarded a maintenance day with an important three-game series against the Dodgers on the horizon.
J.D. Martinez DH FA Sun 9/3/17 1:14 AM
J.D. Martinez
DH FA
Martinez went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's win over the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
He took advantage of the thin air in Denver, crushing a pitch nearly 450 feet to dead center field against Jon Gray. Martinez is still hitting at just a .237 clip since the trade from Detroit, but he's had some tough luck on balls in play.
J.D. Martinez DH FA Mon 8/28/17 9:31 AM
J.D. Martinez
DH FA
Martinez went 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, two RBI and three runs in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Giants.
EDGE Analysis
After providing a solo blast in the sixth inning, Martinez's second home run came in between eighth-inning long balls by Paul Goldschmidt and Daniel Descalso, which helped the Diamondbacks break the game open. Since coming over from the Tigers in July, Martinez has gone deep 13 times in just 136 plate appearances, but a .231 average over that span has somewhat dinged his fantasy value.