Near the end of the 2017-18 international signing period, the Braves signed Roddery Munoz for $30,000, who saw considerable time in the big leagues with the Marlins in 2024. A year after singing Roddery, the Braves added his twin brother, Rolddy, for just $20,000. It took a while for Rolddy to gain any real traction in the system, spending three seasons in Single- or High-A. He had a little more success in 2023 with High-A Rome, then pitched his way from Rome to Double-A Mississippi, having enough success at the upper level for the Braves to add him to the 40-man roster.
Munoz is a 6-foot-2 right-handed reliever only with a very impressive two-pitch power repertoire. He throws both a four- and two-seam fastball at the same velocity, averaging 97-98 mph in 2024 and touching triple digits. While it can get hit at times, his two-seamer has good sink and helps get groundball outs. His 88-91 mph slider plays really well, eliciting a miss rate north of 52 percent last year.
One thing that had held Munoz back previously was his inability to throw enough strikes and not always commanding the ball well within the zone when he found it. He’s cut his hit rate down the last two seasons and limited his walks more in 2024. If that continues, his stuff could be effective in high-leverage situations in the big leagues soon.
How this works:
This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement.
On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown.
Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release.
On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
Standard
Year
Team
Avg HR Trot
Actual HR
xHR
HR-xHR
Doubters
Mostly Gone
No Doubters
No Doubter %
2025
26.93
1
1.0
0
0
1
0
0.0
Player
26.93
1
1.0
0
0
1
0
0.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
Standard
Year
HR
2025
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Player
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift:
three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of
their typical responsible slices of the field. Learn more about
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