Back to the Houston Astros Newsfeed

Top prospect Martes 'electric' in first live BP

Related Topics: Marten, Fastball, Changeup, Slider

"Electric," Reddick said of Martes. "He's got a lot of movement, gets on you pretty quick. The last fastball he threw me had a little backdoor cut. He only threw me one slider, something he didn't get on top of, kind of just missed it. He threw one changeup and I fouled it off, really good spot. He seemed to hit most of his spots pretty good today. He's got a lot of life on a lot of pitches."

Martes, ranked as MLB's No. 20 prospect by MLBPipeline.com, struck out 131 in 125 1/3 innings at Double-A Corpus Christi last season, going 9-6 with a 3.