Carson DeMartini Stats & Scouting Report

AB	118
AVG	.246
OBP	.386
SLG	.331
HR	1

Full name Carson Davis DeMartini
Born 12/27/2002 in Virginia Beach, VA
Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: L / Throws: R
School Virginia Tech
Drafted in the 4th round (130th overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2024 (signed for $542,900).

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School: Virginia Tech
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.6
BA Grade: 45/High
Tools: Hit: 45. Power: 50. Run: 45. Field: 50. Arm: 50.

DeMartini has been a consistent offensive force in his three years at Virginia Tech, with an OPS over 1.000 in each season. The 6-foot, 197-pound third baseman is a career .311/.435/.642 hitter with the Hokies, with 46 home runs in 165 games and a 23.4% strikeout rate and 16.5% walk rate. DeMartini is a power-over-hit lefthanded batter who employs an extremely steep and uphill swing that leads to plenty of pull-side home runs but also comes with lots of contact questions. He has a 70% overall contact rate for his career, but that figure was lower during his 2024 draft season as he seemingly sacrificed some bat-to-ball for a bit more over-the-fence power. The change led to a career-high 21 home runs but also a career-high 27.7% strikeout rate. There are real questions about how DeMartini’s swing will play in pro ball with a wood bat, and he also had a middling 2022 summer in the Cape Cod League, where he struck out 45 times in 36 games. DeMartini played shortstop in high school but has been a regular third baseman for Virginia Tech. He has the tools to stick at the hot corner and be a fine defender. He’s a fringy runner whose home-to-first times can play down because of a long finish in his swing.

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BA Grade/Risk: 45/High.

Track Record: DeMartini’s amateur career included three years at Virginia Tech and summers in the Coastal Plain and Cape Cod leagues. In his junior year with the Hokies in 2024, DeMartini crushed a career-best 21 home runs. The Phillies drafted him in the fourth round and signed him for $542,900. He started his pro career with Low-A Clearwater and hit a pair of home runs over 24 games.

Scouting Report: The lefthanded-hitting DeMartini’s offensive profile is led by his power, which helped him produce an OPS of better than 1.000 in each of his three seasons at Virginia Tech. His swing is steep and uphill and creates holes in his swing likely to be exploited at the higher levels of the minor leagues. No potential contact issues surfaced in the Florida State League, where he finished with a pristine zone-miss rate of just 13.6%. A former shortstop in high school, DeMartini shifted to third base in college and split his pro time between both positions as a pro. He’s got the tools to stick at the hot corner, and his power should be plenty to profile there if he can get to it often enough. He’s a fringy runner, and scouts noted that the longer finish in his swing might tamp down his home-to-first times.

The Future: DeMartini’s college career gives him a leg up on the competition in the lower levels of the minor leagues, and he’ll likely move to High-A Jersey Shore to begin his first full season as a pro. His power will be stress tested at the BlueClaws’ home park, which is famous for suppressing fly balls to right field. He has a chance to be a second-division regular at third base.

Scouting Grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 50 | Run: 45 | Field: 50 | Arm: 50.

Draft Prospects

School: Virginia Tech Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.6
BA Grade: 45/High
Tools: Hit: 45. Power: 50. Run: 45. Field: 50. Arm: 50.

DeMartini has been a consistent offensive force in his three years at Virginia Tech, with an OPS over 1.000 in each season. The 6-foot, 197-pound third baseman is a career .311/.435/.642 hitter with the Hokies, with 46 home runs in 165 games and a 23.4% strikeout rate and 16.5% walk rate. DeMartini is a power-over-hit lefthanded batter who employs an extremely steep and uphill swing that leads to plenty of pull-side home runs but also comes with lots of contact questions. He has a 70% overall contact rate for his career, but that figure was lower during his 2024 draft season as he seemingly sacrificed some bat-to-ball for a bit more over-the-fence power. The change led to a career-high 21 home runs but also a career-high 27.7% strikeout rate. There are real questions about how DeMartini’s swing will play in pro ball with a wood bat, and he also had a middling 2022 summer in the Cape Cod League, where he struck out 45 times in 36 games. DeMartini played shortstop in high school but has been a regular third baseman for Virginia Tech. He has the tools to stick at the hot corner and be a fine defender. He’s a fringy runner whose home-to-first times can play down because of a long finish in his swing.

Career Transactions

SS Carson DeMartini assigned to Jersey Shore BlueClaws from Clearwater Threshers.
SS Carson DeMartini roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies.
SS Carson DeMartini assigned to Philadelphia Phillies.
SS Carson DeMartini assigned to Clearwater Threshers.
Philadelphia Phillies signed SS Carson DeMartini.
SS Carson DeMartini assigned to Virginia Tech Hokies.

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