Ethan Cash Martin… Engaged to Jennifer Rosene… 2008 graduate of Stephens County High School (GA)… Named a 2007 AFLAC All-American and the 2008 Gatorade Georgia State High School Player of the Year… Entered the 2008 season as a Baseball America Second-Team Pre-Season High School All-American… Also rated by Baseball America as having the 2nd-best fastball and 3rd-best secondary pitch among draft-eligible high school pitchers… **Hobbies:** Hunting, fishing, golfing… **Signed by:** Lon Joyce.
2014
Began the season on the 15-day DL (right shoulder inflammation)... Pitched in 6 games between Clearwater (A) and Lehigh Valley (AAA) as part of a rehab assignment, 5/4-16... Activated from the DL and optioned to Lehigh Valley on 5/17... Recalled on 6/3... Held opposing hitters to a .071 AVG (1-14) in 2 appearances with the Phillies... Optioned back to Lehigh Valley on 6/22, where he spent the remainder of the season
2013
Began the season with Lehigh Valley (AAA)... Named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week twice: 5/6-12 (2-0, 2.25 ERA) and 6/24-30 (2-0, 0.64 ERA)... Selected as International League Pitcher of the Week, 6/24-30... Went 1-2, 7.66 ERA (19 ER, 22.1 IP) in 5 April starts before going 10-3, 3.28 ERA (34 ER, 93.1 IP) in 16 starts from May through July... Twice tied the Lehigh Valley record of wins in 4 straight starts (5/6-23; 6/14-30)... Became the fastest Lehigh Valley pitcher to reach 8 wins in a season on 6/24 (previous: Cloyd, 6/28/12)... Recalled on 8/2 and made his ML debut that night vs ATL (L, 4.1 IP, 6 ER)... Had an active season-long 13.0-inning scoreless streak at the time of his recall and ranked T-2nd in the IL in wins (11) and 4th in SO (107)... Went 2-1, 3.31 ERA (6 ER, 16.1 IP) over a 3-start span, 8/8-19... Pitched 0.2 innings in his start, 8/24 vs ARI (3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, HR), a game which lasted 7 hours, 6 minutes (18 innings), the longest in Phillies history... Had 9 SO in 4.0 innings, 8/29 at NYM, to become the 2nd Phillie since 1916 with 9 or more SO in 4.0 innings or less (Roy Halladay, 9 SO in 3.1 IP, 4/3/13 at ATL)... Was moved to the bullpen on 9/6; went 0-1, 3.86 ERA (3 ER, 7.0 IP) in 7 relief appearances... Averaged 10.58 SO/9.0 IP (47 SO, 40.0 IP)
2012
Began the season with Chattanooga (AA)
... Traded to the Phillies on 7/31 and assigned to
Reading (AA)
... Combined to go 13-6, 3.48 ERA in 27 starts
... Held opponents to a combined .212 AVG (118-557)
... Allowed 3 ER or less in 19 of 27 starts (70.4%)
... Won each of his first 4 starts with Reading
... Following the season, was named the 6th-best prospect
in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America.
2011
Opened the season with Rancho Cucamonga (A)
... Was moved to the bullpen in June after 9 starts
... Promoted to Chattanooga on 6/26
... Combined to go 9-7, 5.95 ERA in 37 games (12 GS) and
averaged 9.8 SO/9.0 IP
... Held double-A hitters to a .215 AVG (31-144)
... In relief for Chattanooga, posted a 3.29 ERA (10 ER,
27.1 IP) with a .194 opponent's AVG and 33 SO.
2010
Pitched for Inland Empire (A) and led the team in wins
(9) and SO (105)
... Threw his 1st professional SHO, 5/27 vs Bakersfield
(9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 9 SO, HB, WP)
... Following the season, was named the 9th-best prospect
in LAD's minor league system by Baseball America.
2009
Led Great Lakes (A) in SO (120)
... Averaged 10.8 SO/9.0 IP
... Held RHH to a .218 AVG (52-238)
... Rated the 10th-best prospect in the Midwest League by
Baseball America.