Nick Martinez

35-Year-Old PitcherSP

Tampa Bay Rays

2026 Stats

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0-1

ERA

2.45

WHIP

1.23

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2026 Fantasy Outlook

Cincinnati extended Martinez the qualifying offer last winter and he accepted at $21.05 million for the 2025 season. The Reds might have hoped for a little more at that price tag, but they can't complain much given that Martinez ate up 165.2 innings during the regular season, winning 11 games. He spent most of the final two months in the bullpen after the team acquired Zack Littell at the deadline, and Martinez thrived in relief, posting a 2.61 ERA and .183 BAA compared to a 4.72 ERA and .264 BAA as a starter. Since returning from a four-year stint in Japan, Martinez has pitched to a 3.67 ERA and 1.19 WHIP across 524.2 total frames. He lacks dominance in the traditional sense but throws the kitchen sink with six distinct pitches, and the right-hander rarely hurts himself with walks. After making a career-high 26 starts last season, his deployment could shift again if another team values him more in the bullpen. The 35-year-old swingman should still end up making a fair number of starts over the course of the long season. Read Past Outlooks

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Overall Rank

From Preseason

#436

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Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'1"

Weight 200

DOB 8/5/1990

Born Miami, FL

College Fordham

Drafted 18th Rd 2011 TEX

Takes tough loss vs. Pittsburgh

PTampa Bay Rays

April 17, 2026

Martinez (0-1) took the loss against the Pirates on Friday, allowing two runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out three across 5.1 innings.

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It wasn't exactly smooth sailing for Martinez, who allowed 11 baserunners during Friday's loss. He did limit the Pirates to just one run through five innings before being pulled with one out in the sixth, but he was tagged for another run after Griffin Jax yielded a two-run to Oneil Cruz. Martinez has given up two earned runs or fewer in each of his four outings this season for a 2.45 ERA and 1.23 WHIP across 22 innings, though he has yet to record a win. He's slated to take on the Reds next week.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2024

Even Split

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-25%

BAA vs RHP

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-7%

BAA vs LHP

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-7%

BAA vs RHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2024vs Left	.246	635	131	35	144	33	3	18
Since 2024vs Right	.245	710	115	32	162	47	0	20
2026vs Left	.259	60	10	6	14	4	0	2
2026vs Right	.194	32	4	1	6	0	0	1
2025vs Left	.244	311	65	22	69	18	1	10
2025vs Right	.263	372	51	20	89	26	0	12
2024vs Left	.246	264	56	7	61	11	2	6
2024vs Right	.230	306	60	11	67	21	0	7
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

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-24%

ERA on Road

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-7%

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-46%

ERA on Road

	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2024Home	4.26	1.24	158.1	12	10	0	7.3	2.0	1.1
Since 2024Away	3.25	1.03	171.2	9	12	0	6.2	1.6	1.0
2026Home	1.93	1.71	4.2	0	0	0	7.7	5.8	1.9
2026Away	2.60	1.10	17.1	0	1	0	5.2	2.1	1.0
2025Home	4.63	1.16	81.2	7	6	0	6.5	2.4	1.2
2025Away	4.29	1.25	84.0	4	8	0	6.1	2.1	1.2
2024Home	4.00	1.29	72.0	5	4	0	8.1	1.4	0.9
2024Away	2.18	0.75	70.1	5	3	0	6.5	0.9	0.8
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Stat Review

How does Nick Martinez compare to other starting pitchers?

This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

K/BB

2.00

K/9

5.7

BB/9

2.9

HR/9

1.2

Fastball

93.0 mph

ERA

2.45

WHIP

1.23

BABIP

.261

GB/FB

1.19

Left On Base

92.1%

Exit Velocity

82.0 mph

Barrels/BBE

3.3%

Spin Rate

2206 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

20.0%

Swinging Strike

8.1%

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Martinez has become a highly coveted pitcher in Major League Baseball in the years since he returned from his stint in Japan, so much so that the Reds extended the $21 million qualifying offer to keep him for 2025. The right-hander accepted and will return to Cincinnati after setting career highs in wins (10) and innings (142.1) last season. More of a swingman early in the campaign, Martinez moved to the rotation for good in early August and was brilliant down the stretch with a 0.83 ERA over 32.2 innings in September. What Martinez lacks in terms of fastball velocity, he makes for in quality and variety of secondary pitches. His control reached a whole new level last season, but some giveback with his walk rate should be expected. Regardless, if he sticks in the rotation all season, Martinez could easily set another new career high in wins.

Martinez, who opted out of the final two years of his contract with San Diego in November, recently agreed to terms with Cincinnati that includes an increased salary and opt-out after the 2024 season. The 33-year-old mixes five pitches effectively, with his 80 mph changeup (46.5% whiff) and curveball his best offerings. He produced a career-best 23 percent strikeout rate last season to supplement his elite ground ball rate (53.8%). Martinez has been excellent since his return to the States in 2022 and is capable of starting, closing, setup duties or long relief. His versatility should benefit the Reds pitching staff, but it's worth noting he performed better across nine starts (2.32 ERA, 1.08 WHIP over 42.2 innings) last year than he did over 54 relief appearances (4.12 ERA, 1.37 WHIP over 67.2 innings).

Martinez returned to the States in 2022, signing with the Padres after spending four years pitching in Japan. The 32-year-old won a spot in the rotation and made 10 starts before shifting to long relief, a role he would thrive in over the remainder of the season. Martinez had a 2.67 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 54 innings as a reliever, compared to a 4.30 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in 52.1 innings as a starter. He finished the campaign with a solid 3.47 ERA and was one of San Diego's most important pitchers down the stretch, tallying eight holds and eight saves as their fill-in closer while Josh Hader overcame his struggles. Martinez declined his $6.5 million player option for 2023, but quickly re-signed with San Diego on a new three-year deal with incentives based on games started, relief appearances and games finished. He'll have a better shot to start based on the departures of Mike Clevinger and Sean Manaea, but don't be surprised if the Padres are flexible with his role again.

The Padres signed Martinez to a four-year contract during the offseason in order to increase their pitching depth, and he'll have a chance to win a spot at the back end of the starting rotation with a strong spring. The right-hander posted a 1.62 ERA in 23 starts in Japan last season, but he has been less successful in the major leagues, registering a 4.77 ERA and 1.45 WHIP across 415.1 career innings. Martinez's competition for the fifth starting spot will include Chris Paddack, Ryan Weathers and MacKenzie Gore.

A staple at the back end of the Texas rotation for the last four seasons, Martinez has never held much appeal outside of AL-only settings due to his poor peripherals. Martinez's ability to eat innings -- as well as a lack of attractive alternatives -- was enough to keep him around in 2017, but a slight uptick in velocity didn't do anything to improve his outlook. The meager gains Martinez made in controlling the zone were completely undermined by his failure to keep the ball in the yard, as Martinez's 2.1 HR/9 rate was the second-worst mark in the majors of any pitcher who covered 110 innings. The Rangers ultimately came to the realization that Martinez's flyball tendencies and lack of strikeout stuff weren't a recipe for success at Globe Life Park, prompting the team to non-tender him in the offseason. Martinez, who underwent sports hernia surgery in November, is expected to be at full strength for spring training, but he'll most likely have to settle for a minor-league deal coming off a career-worst campaign.

Martinez surprised many with a hot start to the 2015 season, although he fizzled out by the end of that campaign. Unfortunately for the 26-year-old and the Rangers alike, there was really no bright spot during his tenure in the big leagues in 2016. The right-hander began the season in the minor leagues, where he did find some success with his excellent control (1.55 BB/9), which helped him to a sound FIP (3.46). This performance afforded him some a few spot starts and some bullpen appearances with Texas throughout the season, but the results were not pretty: 5.59 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 16:19 K:BB, and eight homers allowed in 38.2 innings. To make matters worse, these are the numbers he put up while allowing a below-average .285 BABIP. The Rangers' rotation is pretty thin behind Cole Hamels and Yu Darvish, but until Martinez can miss a few more bats and keep the ball in the park, he'll likely be relegated to a Quad-A swingman role with the ceiling of a long reliever.

Martinez started the year on an improbable 4-0 start with a 1.96 ERA over his first 55 innings (nine starts) despite a poor 30:17 K:BB ratio, including seven quality starts. As one would expect, that type of season wasn't sustainable over the long-haul given his continued poor peripherals, and his struggles led to several trips back and forth to Triple-A Round Rock, with just seven wins in 21 starts to go along with a poor 77:46 K:BB rate in 115.0 innings. His major-league career now consists of 265.1 IP, 285 hits allowed, 101 walks and just 154 Ks. There's no room for him in a healthy Texas rotation, though he may start the year as a starter if Yu Darvish isn't able to answer the bell on Opening Day. You'll want no part of Martinez, however.

Hey, a middling arm that the Rangers had to rely on much more than they could’ve possibly envisioned before 2014, that’s weird… they only had 126 of those last year. Fifteen different pitchers made at least one start for the Rangers and Martinez’s 24 were actually second-most. Now do you understand how the Rangers ended up with the worst record in the American League and third-worst overall? For his part, Martinez acquitted himself well enough with a 4.55 ERA, but there was nothing special about it. He didn’t strike anyone out, he walked too many, and he was quite lucky to escape with that ERA. He was destroyed at home (5.24 ERA) thanks to some horrid supporting stats (12.5% strikeout rate, 1.4 K:BB ratio), while somehow escaping with a 4.09 ERA on the road despite almost identical strikeout and walk numbers (12.7%, 1.4). He is penciled in for a starting role again in 2015, but he needn’t be considered for your team regardless of league format.

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Contains Yankees in no-decision

PTampa Bay Rays

April 11, 2026

Martinez didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the Yankees, allowing one run on five hits and three walks in 4.2 innings. He struck out four.