In this series, I look at one player per year from 1991-the present who came out of nowhere or had a great year that no one really noticed or expected.
Going back through my posts, I realized that I missed the 2023 season for this post. It was probably due to the fact that I was holding out to do Chris Martin, because he is the best option for this post. And he did not have a card in 2023. For some stupid reason.
Martin has had a long career and pitched for a lot of teams. This was actually his second stint with the Red Sox, though he did not pitch in the Majors during the first one. Martin was originally signed by the Red Sox in 2011 from an independent league. He was traded to the Rockies along with Franklin Morales for Jonathan Herrera after the 2013 season. He was brought back to the Red Sox for the 2023 season and did not disappoint.
Martin was an excellent setup man, appearing in 55 games and throwing 51.1 innings. He finished 12 games and even picked up three saves. He had a record of 4-1 with an incredible 1.05 ERA with a 1.032 WHIP. He struck out 46 and walked just eight. Martin was so good that he finished 12th in the Cy Young vote. Not bad for a middle reliever.
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