{"id":32690,"date":"2020-06-06T23:18:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T03:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=32690"},"modified":"2020-06-06T23:18:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T03:18:50","slug":"casey-martin-mlb-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/06\/06\/casey-martin-mlb-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Casey Martin MLB Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2017 Casey Martin<\/a><\/strong> was rated as the best High School prospect in the state of Arkansas. However, he was not drafted because his bat was considered too raw. So Martin enrolled at the University of Arkansas. Now in his junior year as a Razorback Martin could be a first-round pick. MLB.COM currently<\/a> has Martin ranked as the 30th best prospect.<\/p>\n

The former Gatorade High School Player of the Year from Lonoke High School a mere 30 minutes from Little Rock certainly left his mark at Arkansas. Before the pandemic hit Martin was on the Golden Spikes Watch List and was named a 2020 Preseason All-American. At 5’11 and 175 pounds Martin who played shortstop the past two seasons certainly has the prototypical build for a middle infielder. Martin has been described as both a potential five-tool player or a potential first-round bust.<\/p>\n

His coach at Arkansas has said he does expect Martin to sign professionally<\/a> after the draft. But the door would always be open if Martin was to come back for his senior year. Martin is taking a different approach. “I\u2019m just waiting to see how everything plays out, then whenever everything does play out the way it\u2019s supposed to, that\u2019s whenever I\u2019ll sit down and decide, OK, what\u2019s it going to take for me to go or come back.\u201d<\/p>\n