SD LANDS IFA CATCHER

San Diego (CA)

The San Diego Padres reached an agreement early this morning with IFA C Carlos Martis. Martis is widely regarded to be one of the best IFA catching prospects to come to SJ in quite some time. Martis agreed to a 16.5M bonus, and will get an invite to spring training before S10.

MARTIS: SAN DIEGO BOUND

Martis' strength is without a doubt his hitting skills, as he is a potential 40+ HR-per-season slugger. His disciplined batting eye and his dominating ability to hit off lefthanders is what separates Martis from other catching prospects. He has a decent throwing arm, in terms of both strength and accuracy. San Diego fans should be excited to see Martis join their organization.