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Giants, Eddy Julio Martinez Agree To $2.5MM Deal

By Zach Links | October 4, 2015 at 12:32pm CDT

The Giants and highly-touted center field prospect Eddy Julio Martinez have reached agreement on a $2.5MM pact, according to MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez (on Twitter).

Martinez, regarded by some as the top free agent on this year’s international market, has flown under the radar of late after generating quite a bit of buzz late in the spring and early this summer. It was written on multiple occasions that the 20-year-old center fielder was expected to command a bonus in excess of $10MM, but he will reportedly sign a deal worth only 25% of that.  The Giants have already spent heavily enough on international free agents to incur the maximum penalties, so the only further repercussion they’ll face with the Martinez deal is further luxury taxation.  Their high-priced class includes $6MM shortstop Lucius Fox, who is also rated as one of this year’s top international players.

The Dodgers, Reds, Cubs, Astros and Rangers were also linked to Martinez at various times.  As Sanchez noted in his free scouting report, Martinez has a compact and powerful stroke plus the ability to hit home runs to all fields. His speed gives him base-stealing upside, and he should be able to remain in center field thanks to good range in the gaps and an accurate throwing arm.  Baseball America’s Ben Badler (subscription only) is less bullish, suggesting Martinez’s power leads more to doubles than home runs and noting that not all scouts believe he’ll stick as a starter in center field.

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  1. Draven Moss

    5 years ago

    Seems like a fantastic deal for the Giants. People thought he would get a lot more than this. I’m surprised nobody gave him more than this based on the scouting reports earlier in the year.

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    • jklaus37

      5 years ago

      It’s possible he wanted to sign with them. I bet others clubs wanted him for more money, but he wanted to sign with the giants

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    • mrnatewaltermrnatewalter

      5 years ago

      There’s a few things I thought could have led to it:

      1) There is something that led scouts to either not buy into his game as much as had been previously said;
      2) He has personality/off-field issues;
      3) As jklaus37 suggested, he wanted to sign with the Giants.

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    • kpod

      5 years ago

      I find it hard to believe that he would take $2.5 million if another team was offering more money, especially to play for the Giants (in a pitchers’ park).

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  2. hopper15

    5 years ago

    Holy Crap! Yes

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