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It's surprising that Pemberton High School senior catcher Jose Martinez hasn't been getting any attention from MLB teams, or colleges for that matter.
According to Prep Rally, the New Jersey prep star has had a batting average of over .700 for two straight years now.
In 2011, he set a school record for being walked 23 times. The 5-9, 195-pounder has been walked 12 times so far this season.
What's even more amazing?
He's batting .733 with three doubles and 10 RBIs. About eight out of every ten times, he's going to get a hit.
There's no one else out there who has that good of statistics, and yet with the MLB Draft in a few weeks, no one has quite caught a glimpse of him.
Some coaches doubted Martinez's stats due to some of the schools he's faced, but his coach Tom Achey backed him up.
"I walked in the coaches' all-star meeting last year, and the other coaches didn't want to believe his stats," Achey said. "I said, 'I fully understand.' So we took out his stats against out-of-conference teams, and he still was hitting .610 in the Liberty Division. He's that good of a hitter."
Martinez batted .745 last season.
"The other day, we were playing RV [Rancocas Valley]," Achey said. "They were throwing him a lot of off-speed stuff in the dirt, nothing to hit. They finally throw him a fastball that was a few inches outside, and he ropes it down the right-field line. [RV coach] Dave Hower comes up to me after the game and says, 'I don't know how he does it.'
"He's only 17, and he doesn't have any wear and tear on him because he's only been catching since his freshman year," Achey said. "He's got a cannon for an arm. He's going places."
Martinez reportedly has a scholarship to Hartford Community College -- which is one of the top community college baseball powerhouses in the nation.
People gotta give the kid credit. Hitting .700 on a T-Ball is impossible. Plus, he's a catcher!
Folks need to pay attention to this kid.
