In AA Marte was .304-.332-.407. In AAA he was .314-.361-.419. 850 combined PA's there. In Seattle he was .283-.351-.402. There is a similarity there, one that points to an established/predictable level of performance. Even if his walk rate declines by 20 pts, hes still a 100 )PS+ SS.
And that ain't chopped liver.
In the two previous seasons Martin was a .268-.320-.370/90 OPS+ CF who could go pick it. In the season he has a hand injury he declines significantly. Coincidence is unlikley. He will rebound.
But if he rebounds to only a 75-80- OPS+ guy then he needs to catch all the balls hit to CF AND RF to earn his keep.I could see him augering into the ground as a more likely scenario than I can Marte. And I could see the Boog BB'ing his way into an everyday job, as well.
If both those guys at <80 OPS+ guys, then our offense need a whole lot of Boomstick/Lind/Seager/Cano. If they can set the table some, then we've got a tidy run scoring machine.