Orelvis Martinez is someone that a lot of these prospect ranking services, scouts and other publications are really high on. He's still very young, 18, but even resident Jays hater Keith Law is very high on him; he has Martinez at 89 in his top 100 (Law also has Nate Pearson (11th) ahead of Casey Mize, Forrest Whitley and Michael Kopech which is pretty incredible):
https://theathletic.com/1627163/2020...ects-for-2020/
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89. Orelvis Martinez, SS, Toronto Blue Jays
Martinez was just 17 in the GCL but hit 7 homers, good for second in the league behind a 21-year-old org player, while also showing the plate discipline of a player a few years older. Signed in 2018 for $3.5 million, Martinez has impact tools across the board, with big-time bat speed and raw power already, as well as a 60 or better arm and great hands in the field. He’s a bit thickly built and is going to be very strong when he fills out, so the odds are he’ll end up at third base rather than at short, with a good shot to be above-average at the hot corner. He’d gotten away from the leg kick he used as an amateur but restored it last summer and went on a tear to finish his first pro season, hitting 6 of those 7 homers in August, showing the ability to hit velocity and pick up breaking stuff as well. He’s still so young that you want to temper your enthusiasm, but he could be the Jays’ best prospect in a year.
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