ARLINGTON--Ketel Marte continues to impress. We have yet to see a major stumble from him and at 183 plate appearances the scouting reports are out. If big league pitchers are making adjustments to what they see in him and his swings, he's keeping up. It has been impressive to watch.
Marte is not just surviving at the big league level, he appears to be improving and improving in a tough position. As the leadoff hitter he doesn't have the luxury of seeing even a few pitches from the starters before he steps into the box. On most nights he is still getting first looks at pitchers and he is getting those looks in a role that he doesn't have a ton of experience at.