LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2005 National Underclass Dec 28-30
Jonathan Martin is a 2007 catcher/right handed pitcher from Martinsville High School in Martinsville, Virginia, with a 6'1'', 190 lb. frame. Defensively he has a slinging arm action from behind the plate, and shows an accurate arm on his throws to second base. At the plate he is a right handed hitter who takes aggressive swings from a narrow stance with a low hand set. Martin shows bat speed through the hitting zone, and stays balanced throughout his swing. He is a contact hitter who will hit from gap to gap. On the mound his fastball topped out at 75 mph with sinking action. He also mixed in a 59 mph curveball with depth. Martin has upside at the plate, and he is an outstanding student.