Padres first base prospect Nathan Martorella hits a grand slam, drives in five runs in Fort Wayne's win
A.J. Preller typically builds his farm systems from the middle out.in the fifth round in 2022, the earliest the Padres had taken a first baseman in the Preller Era was the 15Martorella’s bat is the reason he was an exception.
at Dayton. The 22-year-old also doubled in lifting his batting line to .273/.384/.508 through his first 38 games this season.homer since the Padres plucked him from Cal’s program with the hope that the 6-foot-1, 224-pound, left-handed hitter would add much needed power to the Padres’ system. He hit 11 of his 19 collegiate homers his junior year, when he walked more than he struck out while hitting .333/.424/.553. His walk-to-strikeout ratio has been nearly as good as a pro, as Martorella has walked 40 times against 47 walks while hitting .293/.398/.509 in his first 66 games in the Padres system.
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