Davis Martin

Martin won 7 of his 25 starts with a 4.10 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP which raises more questions than answers for a successful 2026. Martin survived despite a 9.3% K-BB% and a 1.3 HR/9 rate thanks to a fortunate .274 BABIP because a lot of his groundballs found gloves before the could get to the outfield. Martin threw six different pitch types in 2025 preferring the slider to righties and curve to lefties. His changeup limited hitters to a .230 batting average despite just a 18.2% Whiff rate and a .322 xBA. His cutter may have been his best performing pitch even though 9 of his 20 homers came off the pitch. Martin had 13 outings where he allowed two or fewer earned runs in starts over 5 innings with just 6 starts allowing 4 or more earned runs. He almost exactly doubled his workload from 2024 after recovering from a 2023 Tommy John Surgery. This is a back end starter for AL-Only leagues for end-game purposes as there is much more downside than upside in this skill profile. Read Past Outlooks