TTM Success: Nolan...

...Martinez! Tricked ya. You were looking for Nolan Ryan, weren't you?

This was a fun one to get yesterday after I sent it about 700 days ago. This was mailed to Mr. Martinez in 2017 at spring training, and I had certainly written it off. Yes, yesterday a SASE came with a stamp I knew I hadn't purchased in a long time.

Martinez currently sits as NY's 24th best prospect according to MLB Pipeline. The Yankees drafted him in the 3rd round of the 2016 Draft. Last season he finally reached full-season ball with A Charleston, but had a bit of a rough go at it after pitching well for Staten Island. In fairness, he started really strong after the promotion and had three bad starts to end the year, so perhaps it was fatigue setting in.

Hopefully this year he's ready to go and can establish himself as a future big leaguer. Thanks for the autograph, Mr. Martinez!