Seth Martinez is a six-foot-two, 200 lb. right-handed pitcher from Peoria, AZ. Born on August 29, 1994, he was a 17th-round pick in 2016 by the Oakland Athletics out of Arizona State University. Martinez is one of four players to make the majors after getting drafted 502nd overall. Brian Lawrence (7.9 WAR) leads the group. Since 1965, the Sun Devils have seen 396 of their players drafted, and 104 to eventually reach the majors. That group is led by Barry Bonds (162.8 WAR).
Martinez signed with the A’s to a deal that included a $70,000 bonus and spent his first four professional seasons at some level of Oakland’s minor league complex.