NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • NESN.COM
STARLING MARTE #6 - RIGHT FIELDER - NEW YORK METS
7 HR •
40 RBI •
.269 AVG
7 HR
40 RBI
.269 AVG
The Mets have signed Starling Marte The Mets have signed Starling Marte to a four-year, $78 million contract.
Reports: New York Mets agree to four-year, $78 million deal with Starling Marte New York landed speedy outfielder Starling Marte, the leader in stolen bases, on a four-year, $78 million deal, according to a report.
NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
Mets making a splash, add Marte (source) The Mets' huge post-Thanksgiving splurge stretched deep into the night Friday. Hours after reportedly signing free agents Eduardo Escobar an...
NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • MLB.COM
New York Mets, Starling Marte agree to four-year, $78 million deal, reports New York landed speedy outfielder Starling Marte on a four-year, $78 million deal, reported Jon Heyman.
NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • NORTHJERSEY.COM
Reaches deal with Mets Marte agreed to a four-year, $78 million contract with the Mets on Friday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
Impact The move caps a very busy day in Queens which saw the team also land both Eduardo Escobar and Mark Canha. Marte is the biggest name of the bunch and one of the biggest prizes available in free agency. He's already 33 years old, so he may not offer the team too many more high-level seasons, but he was one of the best players in the league in 2021, a year in which he produced a career-best 5.5 fWAR. His 134 wRC+, the product of a .310/.383/.458 slash line, was also a career best. That number should take a step back next season along with his .372 BABIP, though his excellent speed (which helped him steal a league-leading 47 bases) means he should reliably be able to post a BABIP well above league average.
NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Correa, Freeman, Scherzer among baseball's top free agents
With a possible lockout on the horizon, it’s been mostly business as usual on the free agent market — so farNOVEMBER 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Cleveland Guardians guide to the free-agent outfield class, from out-of-reach to realistic possibilities There are plenty of capable outfielders available, from Michael Conforto to Starling Marte to Cleveland's old friend Eddie Rosario.
NOVEMBER 10, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Sitting season finale Marte is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Marte ends his season and enters free agency hitting .279 with six extra-base hits and nine RBI in his last 10 games. Skye Bolt will start in center field Sunday.
OCTOBER 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Luzardo strikes out 11 to lead Marlins past Phillies
Jesús Luzardo struck out a career-high 11 and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1OCTOBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Swipes two bags Marte went 1-for-4 with two runs, two steals, a HBP and a strikeout in an 8-6 triumph over the Astros on Friday.
Impact Marte reached on a fielder's choice and stole second in the third inning, singled and scored in the sixth and was hit, stole second and scored in the eighth. The thefts were the fleet-footed outfielders first since Sep. 12 and he now has 47 on the season to lead MLB and tie his career high set in 2016.
OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Good to go Wednesday Marte (lat) is starting in center field and batting second Wednesday at Seattle, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Marte missed the past two contests with soreness in his left lat but is feeling well enough to rejoin the lineup Wednesday. The 32-year-old has cooled off over the past couple weeks with a .209/.261/.372 slash line in his last 10 games.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Out again Tuesday Marte (lat) is out of the lineup Tuesday.
Impact The outfielder will miss a second consecutive contest and is considered day-to-day with left lat soreness. In his last seven contests, he has batted .300 with five extra-base hits and eight RBI. Seth Brown will start again in center field and bat seventh Tuesday.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Nursing lat soreness Marte will be held out of Monday's game against Seattle due to left lat soreness, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Impact It initially appeared as though Marte was receiving a scheduled day off, but manager Bob Melvin announced prior to first pitch that the outfielder was held out due to injury. He'll be considered day-to-day until further notice. Seth Brown draws the start in center field as a result.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Resting Monday Marte will sit Monday against the Mariners.
Impact Marte sits for just the second time since he joined Oakland at the deadline. He's hit .317 with 23 steals in 52 games for his new team. Seth Brown will take over in center field.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Marte's double in 9th lifts A's 2-1, stalls Astros
Starling Marte hit a game-ending double with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics over the Houston Astros 2-1SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Plates four, scores thrice Friday Marte went 4-for-5 with a double, four RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 14-2 win over the Astros.
Impact Marte doubled in the seventh inning, driving in Tony Kemp and Yan Gomes. He scored in the same inning on Chad Pinder's grand slam, capping off a six-run inning. It was his fifth four-hit game of the season. The 32-year-old is slashing .315/.389/.464 with 12 home runs, 52 RBI, 86 runs and an impressive 45 steals that leads all of baseball.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Homers, reaches base thrice Marte went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Mariners.
Impact Marte slammed a solo home run off Marco Gonzales in the fourth inning, cutting the Athletics' deficit to two runs. It was his third game in September where he reached base safely three times and his first multiple extra-base hits in 26 games. The 32-year-old is slashing .313/.388/.462 with 12 homers, 48 RBI, 83 runs and 45 steals in 488 plate appearances this season.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Mired in rare slump Marte went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Mariners on Monday but is just 2-for-21 (.095) over his last five games.
Impact Although it's only a modest skid, it's nevertheless a rare slump for Marte, who'd been scalding hot at the plate for more than a month after joining the A's back on July 29. The 32-year-old is still carrying an outstanding .318/.359/.451 slash line with 17 extra-base hits, 22 RBI, nine walks, 23 stolen bases, four hit-by-pitches and 30 runs in 46 games with Oakland, however, and given his prior body of work, it's only a matter of time before his bat reignites.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Starling Marte hasn't lost a step as he hits free agency; Shane Baz shines in debut and more: Inside Baseball At an age when foot speed typically fades and swing speed deteriorates, Marte appears to have slowed the sands of time.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Best average in Majors ... but no batting title? Starling Marte leads the Majors with a .321 batting average. Starling Marte will not win a batting title this year. Wait, what? Let us expla...
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • MLB.COM
Continues hitting Sunday Marte went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in a loss to the Rangers on Sunday.
Impact Win or lose, Marte continues to thrive on an individual basis on the majority of days. Sunday, the veteran outfielder extended his hitting streak to six games with his third multi-hit effort in the last four contests. In a testament to his status as one of the most elite sources of balanced fantasy production in all of baseball, Marte now boasts a .356/.383/.600 slash line with three doubles, a triple, two home runs, six RBI, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, three stolen bases and 12 runs over his last 11 games.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Rangers hold off A's 4-3 to win series, dent Oakland's hopes
Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits and two RBIs, Taylor Hearn won his fourth straight start and the Texas Rangers put another dent in Oakland’s playoff hopes, beating the Athletics...SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Homers in loss Marte went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Rangers.
Impact Marte got the Athletics on the board early with a solo homer off Texas starter Wes Benjamin. Since coming to Oakland, Marte has posted some ridiculous numbers. He has a .342 average with 20 RBI and an astounding 22 steals over 38 games. He'll command a pretty penny in free agency this winter.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Extends hot stretch Marte went 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs and two RBI in Friday's 10-5 win over the Rangers.
Impact Marte knocked in a run with a second-inning single and tripled two frames later to notch another RBI. The three-hit effort pushed his average to .351 over his past nine games, during which he has scored 10 runs and collected five extra-base hits. Marte's .321 average overall this season is on pace for a career best, exceeding the .311 mark he posted with Pittsburgh in 2016.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Tear at the plate continues Marte went 3-for-5 with a run-scoring single, an RBI triple and two runs in a win over the Rangers on Friday and is now hitting .412 (7-for-17) in his first four contests back afte...
Impact The red-hot veteran has recorded a double, Friday's three-bagger, three RBI, two stolen bases and three runs in that sample, which simply represents an extension of the jaw-dropping tear he's been on since joining the Athletics in late July. Marte's season slash line is now up to .321/.395/.464 following Friday's prolific night, with the first two figures qualifying as career bests.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
