The Padres traded Martorella, Dillon Head, Woo-suk Go and Jakob Marsee to the Marlins on Friday in exchange for Luis Arraez, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Martorella has spent the first portion of the year with Double-A San Antonio, slashing .294/.392/.435 with 14 RBI across 102 plate appearances. The 23-year-old first baseman will presumably report to Double-A Pensacola as he transitions to the Marlins organization, though it's possible he reaches Triple-A Jacksonville by the end of the year if his bat remains hot.
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Padres' Nathan Martorella: Moving up to Double-A
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Martorella was promoted from High-A Fort Wayne to Double-A San Antonio on Sunday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Martorella had a solid start to the season with the High-A club, slashing .256/.367/.446 with 16 home runs, 73 RBI, 70 runs and five stolen bases over 111 games. He'll have a chance to compete at the Double-A level late in the 2023 campaign.
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Padres' Nathan Martorella: In control at High-A
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Martorella has a .375 OBP, six home runs and more walks (21) than strikeouts (19) in 33 games for High-A Fort Wayne.
At 22, Martorella is a tad old for the level and will need to provide all his value with the bat, as he is already at the bottom of the defensive spectrum. However, his 1.11 BB/K ranks fifth in the Midwest League and his 149 wRC+ ranks third in the league among hitters 22 years old and younger.
