| 03/01/2021 – 10:25 am (GMT-4)
Prospect Jeison Martínez, a rising baseball player, left Cuba and is in the Dominican Republic, a source said CiberCuba.
The player left Cuba on Sunday, but other details of his journey and whereabouts in Dominican territory are unknown so far.
Martínez is from Mayabeque and turned 21 last October. He is one of the 60 National Series revelations with the Hurricanes and had a remarkable line of attack of .365 / .436 / .528.
Martinez is expected to become a free agent in the near future and be eligible for Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 2020-2021 international signing period, which begins January 15.
He is a multi-tool player that MLB organizations value today. He stands out for his contact with the three straps, speed plus, versatility, arm and glove, as he dominates the short stop and second base in addition to third base.
“He looks a lot like José Ramírez (now Cleveland’s Dominican star) in his early days,” said a scout who preferred to remain anonymous.
The same evaluator points out that among the Cuban players, Jeison is a sort of Andy Ibáñez, an infielder who signed for $ 1.5 million with the Texas Rangers in 2015, partly because of the versatility and dominance of different positions, as well as his high capacity. to produce additional bases.
Martínez had significant growth in quality and was a milestone in the current baseball season in Cuba. Having completed 72 games on the calendar, he was among the first in nearly all of the Cuban League’s offensive divisions.
He was third in basehits (99), sixth in batting average (.365), fourth in runs scored (68) and had 26 extra basehits (15 doubles, 4 triples and 7 homers).
Martinez could be the perfect prototype for any MLB franchise and its features take on a certain connotation in the game’s present as the functionality of its attributes can be found in different areas.
You can also play in the gardens. He will soon be seen by reviewers from the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals. Some scouts believe Cuban talent will have an immediate impact on the international prospect market.
MLB franchises such as the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Atlanta Braves will still have money in their coffers in the 2021 period, and among them could be the Cuban suitor.
Martinez is now entering a new phase to improve training methods and is expected to gain more power in the short term, something that with his speed and contact would be the ideal connection.
At the time of his departure from the island, Martínez was considered a future star and was already part of the National Commission’s plans to join the Cuba team.
Martínez surpassed well-known prospects Geyser Cepeda .944, Loidel Chapelli Jr. (.935, 2019 Rookie of the Year), Daniel Pérez .895 and Leonel Moa Jr. .817 in OPS. These four players were on the list of 34 eligible to sign with MLB in 2019 when the agreement between the Cuban Baseball Federation and MLB took place, which was later broken by the Donald Trump administration.