Headlines

  • Brandon Lowe Diagnosed With Stress Reaction, Shut Down For At Least Three Weeks
  • DeGrom MRI Reveals “Continued Healing”; Still No Clear Timetable For Return
  • Boras: Michael Conforto Not Ruling Out Late-Season Return
  • Mariners Option Jarred Kelenic, Claim Adrian Sampson
  • Kumar Rocker Signs With Frontier League’s Tri-City ValleyCats
  • Dodgers Place Clayton Kershaw On Injured List
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent Tracker
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • Top 50 Free Agents
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2022
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Arbitration Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Phillies Sign Yairo Munoz To Minor League Deal

By Darragh McDonald | February 12, 2022 at 11:44am CDT

The Phillies have signed infield Yairo Munoz to a minor league deal, per the team’s transactions log at MLB.com. Munoz was outrighted off Boston’s 40-man roster in October and elected minor league free agency at season’s end, making him eligible to sign during the lockout.

Munoz, 27, has seen action in each of the past four MLB seasons, but with his playing time diminishing each year. After playing 108 games for the Cardinals in 2018, that went down to 88 in 2019. Munoz had shown some potential over those two seasons, slashing .273/.331/.391, with strikeout and walk rates of 21.2% and 7.3%. However, before the 2020 season, the Cardinals released Munoz when he left the team during spring training and flew home without notifying the club, reportedly dissatisfied with his lack of playing time.

He signed with the Red Sox a few weeks later and saw sporadic big league action with them over the past couple of seasons, 12 games in 2020 and five games last year. But in 88 Triple-A games last year, he hit .308/.340/.444, with a meager 4.2% walk rate but striking out in just 14.2% of his plate appearances. That amounted to a wRC+ of 109, along with 18 stolen bases to boot.

Munoz primarily lined up at third base last year, though also saw some time at second base, shortstop and all three outfield spots. For the Phillies, this is a no-risk way to improve their depth by taking a flier on a player who has some MLB experience but is still relatively young. They have some uncertainty in their infield mix, given the struggles of Alec Bohm and Didi Gregorius last year. If either player carries those struggles into the future, Munoz could be in line for another shot at the show. Along the same lines, the Phils also signed Johan Camargo to a major league deal just before the lockout began in early December.

Share 0 Retweet 10 Send via email0

Philadelphia Phillies Transactions Yairo Munoz

MLB Argues For Minor League Players To Remain Unpaid For Spring Training
Main
Dodgers Sign Stefen Romero To Minor League Contract
View Comments (24)

Comments

  1. Redsoxx_62

    3 months ago

    Red Sox triple A consecutive games with a hit record holder

    Reply
    • thekid9

      3 months ago

      Get upstairs and make your bed. Go outside with the other kids and get some exercise. Staying in that basement all day responding to inane roster moves is sad.

      Reply
  2. Hippyripper

    3 months ago

    I remember when this guy up and left camp? Officially closed the books on the Stephen Piscotty trade. Good Luck Yario Munoz

    Reply
    • mrperkins

      3 months ago

      Hippytripper, you remember that closing the book on the Piscotty trade? You must have had inside info that the Cubs were going to make that claim on Max Shrock from the Cards 6 months later.

      Reply
  3. stan lee the manly

    3 months ago

    Did the Red Sox actually cut him or did he just decide it was time for a vacation?

    Reply
    • JC#1

      3 months ago

      Munoz left the Cardinals spring training.

      Munoz was a minor league free agent. The Red Sox resigned him after 2020, but not after 2021.

      Reply
  4. wright1970

    3 months ago

    good move by the Phillies

    Reply
    • johnsilver

      3 months ago

      He’ll probably get a real chance there, whereas Boston shortchanged him and gave him less than a handful of games, even letting that rule 5 dude Arauz have more than him.

      Munoz gives it all he’s got, might swing at about everything, but makes enough contact and plays enough positions to be a valuable utility piece for someone not named boston evidently. For them the IF utility piece must have sawdust for a bat.

      Reply
      • VonPurpleHayes

        3 months ago

        If he ends up playing in Philly, it’s likely because something went really wrong with Bohm.

        Reply
  5. iBleeedBlue

    3 months ago

    How much for a one way ticket from Clearwater to the DR? Asking for a friend.

    Reply
  6. DarkSide830

    3 months ago

    Better than Camargo

    Reply
    • 48-team MLB

      3 months ago

      Camargo is a WORLD CHAMPION.

      Reply
      • Tomahawk Takeover

        3 months ago

        Camargo has a ring but his contributions were irrelevant. He’s one of the laziest players in the game.

        Reply
  7. 48-team MLB

    3 months ago

    For the record, Johan Camargo has more World Series rings than Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Fernando Tatis Jr., Aaron Judge and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. combined.

    Reply
    • Tomahawk Takeover

      3 months ago

      You take Camargo, I’ll take players that contribute and aren’t lazy and pouty.

      Reply
      • 48-team MLB

        3 months ago

        Dude…I’m a Braves fan. This is just a shot at the rest of the league. I know Camargo is a waste of a roster spot.

        Reply
  8. rememberthecoop

    3 months ago

    God I will be so happy when this lockout ends…

    Reply
  9. cpdpoet

    3 months ago

    I thought the Camargo was a great pick-up….
    What is the “lazy” cloud hanging above him? Can any Braves fans or anyone else clarify for me…

    Reply
    • 48-team MLB

      3 months ago

      He got all offended when he lost his spot to Donaldson in 2019 and then Riley took the spot afterward.

      Reply
  10. some guy 2

    3 months ago

    You get the feeling that this guy is going to play 100+ games for the Phillies.

    Reply
    • cpdpoet

      3 months ago

      …..and Michael Martinez has entered the chat….

      Reply
  11. Rsox

    3 months ago

    One has to wonder if given a chance could Munoz have filled the role KeKe Hernandez played in Boston last year? (Though i am glad they signed Hernandez). Philadelphia is good spot for an opportunity as they let Ronald Torreyes finish the season as the regular SS last year

    Reply
    • JC#1

      3 months ago

      Hernandez was better defensively, has more power, walks way more, has a better OBP and OPS,……need I go on. Hernandez is a way better player.

      Arauz is a better SS than Munoz for the occasion when Bogaerts needed a break or got Covid.

      Reply
  12. jessaumodesto

    3 months ago

    The A’s were high on the clown penis for years. Sucks

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

ad: 300x250_1_MLB

    Top Stories

    Brandon Lowe Diagnosed With Stress Reaction, Shut Down For At Least Three Weeks

    DeGrom MRI Reveals “Continued Healing”; Still No Clear Timetable For Return

    Boras: Michael Conforto Not Ruling Out Late-Season Return

    Mariners Option Jarred Kelenic, Claim Adrian Sampson

    Kumar Rocker Signs With Frontier League’s Tri-City ValleyCats

    Dodgers Place Clayton Kershaw On Injured List

    Bryce Harper Has Tear In UCL, Won’t Throw For Four Weeks

    Padres Sign Robinson Cano

    Gerardo Parra Retires

    Mariners Promote George Kirby, Place Ken Giles On 60-Day IL

    Diamondbacks To Promote Alek Thomas

    A’s Reinstate Ramon Laureano, Designate Jorge Juan

    Mets Release Robinson Cano

    Twins To Promote Royce Lewis

    Carlos Correa Diagnosed With Bruised Finger, May Avoid Injured List

    Recent

    Injury Notes: Perez, Matzek, McCann

    Dodgers Designate Shane Greene For Assignment

    Rockies Place Antonio Senzatela On Injured List

    Angels Select Cesar Valdez

    Cubs Place Jason Heyward On IL, Select Brandon Hughes

    Astros Place Jake Odorizzi On Injured List

    Matt Harvey Suspended 60 Games For Violation Of Joint Drug Agreement

    Brewers’ J.C. Mejia Suspended 80 Games After Positive PED Test

    MLBTR Chat Transcript

    Orioles Designate Logan Allen, Select Nick Vespi

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Trevor Story Rumors
    • Frankie Montas Rumors
    • Michael Conforto Rumors
    • Arbitration Tracker
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Go Ad-Free
    • MLB Player Chats
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent Tracker
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent List
    • Top 50 Free Agents
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2022
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    ad: 160x600_MLB

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • Feeds by Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    hide arrowsFOX Sports Engage Network scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version