Infielder Andy Marte has signed a one-year, $1MM contract with the Korea Baseball Organization’s KT Wiz, reports C.J. Nitkowski of FOX Sports (Twitter link). The Wiz, per Nitkowski, is a new team in South Korea’s top professional league this year.
The 31-year-old Marte once ranked as one of the consensus top prospects in the game but has seen his star fade after failing to produce on a consistent basis at the big league level. He made it back to the Majors for the first time since 2010 this season, going 3-for-16 with a homer in six games with the D’Backs.
Marte absolutely mashed at the Triple-A level with the D’Backs this year, as he’s done many times in the past. The right-handed hitting corner infielder batted .329/.388/.531 with 19 homers in 531 plate appearances with the Reno Aces and is a career .284/.347/.487 hitter at the Triple-A level. Marte is repped by Metis Sports.
AAA hall of famer
Should be able to post an OPS over 1.000 in the KBO
Marte must have heard that “nobody beats the Wiz!”
You don’t even do Marte justice. He was on 5 straight BA top 100 lists. Unbelievable that he is still only 31.