| 6/7/2013 10:31:00 PM |
Description: Tigers DH Victor Martinez went 3-for-4 with a solo homer Friday against the Indians. | Insight: Martinez has homered in two straight games and has his average up to .241. He still has a long way to go to get back to .300, however. | | |
| 6/6/2013 4:30:00 PM |
Description: Tigers DH Victor Martinez drilled a two-run homer Thursday in a win over Tampa Bay. | Insight: Thursday was Martinez's first multi-hit game since May 27th. Despite his struggles (.231 AVG, .610 OPS), the slugger is still on pace for 81 RBI. Only four catcher-eligible players did that in 2012 (Buster Posey, Miguel Montero, Joe Mauer and Matt Wieters). | | |
| 6/6/2013 10:16:00 AM |
Description: Detroit DH Victor Martinez should be in store for a solid fantasy day Thursday against Roberto Hernandez. | Insight: Martinez carries a .417 lifetime average versus the Rays righthander. The Tigers slugger hasn't had a great season (.226, 3 HR, 26 RBI) but we're confident he'll be able to produce on Thursday. | | |
| 6/1/2013 9:45:00 PM |
Description: Tigers DH Victor Martinez slammed a solo homer, walked twice and scored two runs Saturday against the Orioles. | Insight: It's just his third homer of the season. Martinez has struggled in 2013 after missing all of 2012 with a torn ACL. He's hitting just .230. | | |
| 5/29/2013 3:42:00 PM |
Description: Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday night's game against Pittsburgh. | Insight: The Tigers are in a National League city without the use of the DH so Martinez is likely to sit on Thursday as well. | | |
| 5/27/2013 9:20:00 AM |
Description: Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez is a career .458 hitter (11-for-24) with a 1.292 OPS against Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano. | Insight: Martinez is not back to his old .300-hitting form after missing an entire season due to an ACL injury. His May (.230) is only slightly improved from his April (.221). Expect more walks for Prince Fielder until Martinez starts hitting, but this matchup might help. | | |
| 5/21/2013 10:17:00 PM |
Description: Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez went 3-for-5 Tuesday against Cleveland. | Insight: After missing all of 2012 with a torn ACL, Martinez has struggled to get going in 2013. He hit .221 in April and even after Tuesday is hitting .221 in May. | | |
| 5/4/2013 10:44:00 PM |
Description: Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez went deep for the first time since 2011 Saturday against Houston. | Insight: After missing all of 2012 with a torn ACL, Martinez has gotten off to an incredibly slow start in 2013 and had a .539 OPS going into Saturday's game. He went 2-for-6 with four RBI Saturday night, however. | | |
| 4/30/2013 10:15:00 PM |
Description: Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez had three hits Tuesday against the Twins and is 7-for-20 (.350) over his last five games. | Insight: Martinez went 0-for-7 in his previous two games, so he's not exactly scorching hot, but he does have two three-hit games during his last five contests. He's hitting .221. | | |
| Cold | 4/21/2013 10:41:00 AM |
Description: Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez is just 3-for-17 (.176) in his career against Angels starter C.J. Wilson. | Insight: Martinez has struggled this season after missing all of 2012 due to a torn ACL. He is batting .183 with zero homers and one double, but he does have 10 walks and just seven strikeouts. That's a sign that he should get going soon, but his breakout likely won't come Sunday. | | |
| 4/9/2013 11:16:00 AM |
Description: Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez is not in Tuesday afternoon's lineup against the Blue Jays due to a cut on his thumb that required eight stitches, according to Tigers beat writer Jason Beck. | Insight: Too bad as he's 4-for-6 (.667) with four RBI against Toronto starter Brandon Morrow. After a full year of watching from the sidelines due to injury, Martinez has been slow to get back into the swing of things (.143). He's listed as day-to-day. | | |
| 4/9/2013 9:59:00 AM |
Description: Although a small sample size, Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez is 4-for-6 (.667) with four RBI against Toronto starter Brandon Morrow. | Insight: Martinez is just 3-for-21 (.143) with one RBI in six games. After a full year watching from the sidelines due to injury, he's been slow to get back into the swing of things, so now may not be the time to jump on this matchup. | | |
| 4/7/2013 9:56:00 AM |
Description: Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez is 6-for-25 (.240) with two home runs and four strikeouts against Sunday's starter CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees. | Insight: Martinez is 3-for-17 (.176) with one RBI in five games and has gone 1-for-8 with runners on base and 0-for-6 with RISP. Now is a bad time to run into Sabathia. | | |
| 3/6/2013 3:32:00 PM |
Description: Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez is dealing with a sore back and said it bothers him when he swings right-handed. | Insight: Martinez (.330, 12 HR, 103 RBI in 2011) sat out all of last season after tearing his left ACL in the offseason and may have been working too hard to get ready for the season. This seems to be a minor ailment and we don't expect it to hurt his fantasy value. | | |
| 2/25/2013 12:11:00 PM |
Description: Detroit Tigers DH Victor Martinez, who homered off Roy Halladay on Sunday, is set to play first base in Monday's Tigers' game, says MLive.com reporter James Schmehl. | Insight: Martinez (.330, 12 HR, 103 RBI in 2011), who sat out all of last season after tearing his left ACL in the offseason, must be feeling pretty good. If he gets enough starts he could become multi-position eligible, though it's not likely to be as a catcher, only a first baseman. | | |
| 2/7/2013 4:19:00 PM |
Description: Tom Gage from the Detroit News says Tigers DH Victor Martinez has already arrived at the team's spring training facility in Lakeland, Florida and is "ready to go." | Insight: Martinez (.330, 12 HR, 103 RBI in 2011) sat out all of last season after tearing his left ACL in the offseason. He told reporters Thursday that he's fully recovered and we're projecting him as a solid mid-round draft pick, especially if he can maintain his eligibility at catcher. | | |
| 1/12/2013 6:32:00 PM |
Description: Detroit DH Victor Martinez has been hitting for more than a month and is expected to start baserunning soon, according to a Detroit News report. He is expected to be 100 percent for spring training, according to his agent. SOURCE: Jon Morosi, FOXSports.com | Insight: Martinez (.330, 12 HR, 103 RBI in 2011) tore his ACL last offseason. The Tigers have to be excited about the possibility of adding Martinez to the heart of the order with Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder. Martinez should get enough starts behind the plate to gain catcher eligibility if he doesn't have it when the season begins. | | |
| 12/18/2012 10:43:00 AM |
Description: Detroit DH Victor Martinez is still on track to be ready to go when spring training begins, according to Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski. | Insight: Martinez (.330, 12 HR, 103 RBI in 2011) tore his ACL last offseason. The Tigers have to be excited about the possibility of adding Martinez to the heart of the order with Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder. | | |
| 11/5/2012 2:20:00 PM |
Description: According to Lynn Henning of The Detroit News. DH Victor Martinez will begin running on a treadmill later this week and start hitting drills on Dec. 1. | Insight: Martinez (.330, 12 HR, 103 RBI in 2011) tore his ACL last offseason. He should be at full strength by the time spring training rolls around. | | |
| 8/17/2012 7:02:00 PM |
Description: MLB.com's Jason Beck reports that the Tigers have officially ruled injured catcher/DH Victor Martinez out for the year. | Insight: Martinez (.330, 12 HR, 103 RBI last season) tore his ACL this past offseason and had been working towards a comeback but now Detroit has finally acknowledged that he won't be able to compete in 2012. He should be at full strength again by the time spring training rolls around next February. | | |
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