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ANALYSIS: Russell Martin is off to a great start, and the scary thing is, he has been unlucky. Martin only has a BA of .227 and still has hit six HR, 17 RBI, has scored 18 R, and is third among Major League Catchers with an OPS over .950. Martin has achieved all this despite getting unlucky with a BABIP of only .235. Martin ranks first among Catchers in R and is third in RBI, and he should have even more based on his unfortunate BABIP. For the purposes of managing your team, expect this figure to trickle back to normalcy and watch Martin produce even more.
Martin is consistently one of the best base running catchers in the game with a career SB% of 70% and a career RS% (Scored Run Percentage) of 29%. Martin has stolen as many as 21 bases in a season, but last year still ranked first among MLB Catchers with four SB. Russell Martin can produce big numbers in categories other Catchers won't even touch (SB, R) and is among leaders at his position in the power categories (HR, RBI) despite his poor luck on balls in play. Bottom line he is on a big scoring team, in a big scoring park, and will be a big scoring player for the Fantasy Baseball Manager savvy enough to pounce on him.
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