The Braves announced Monday that they’ve selected the contract of right-hander Rolddy Munoz to the 40-man roster. In doing so, they’ll protect Munoz from next month’s Rule 5 Draft. The deadline to protect players from Rule 5 eligibility is tomorrow evening. Atlanta’s 40-man roster is now up to 39 players.
Munoz, 25 in April, split the 2024 season between High-A and Double-A. His twin brother, Roddery Munoz, was once in Atlanta’s minor league system as well and made his big league debut with the Marlins in 2024. Roddery bounced from the Braves to the Nats to the Pirates to the Marlins via waivers before that debut. He’s since been claimed by the Cardinals and is currently on the 40-man roster in St. Louis.
Rolddy Munoz, meanwhile, has yet to make his big league debut but is now one step closer to doing so after joining the 40-man roster. He logged a combined 4.24 ERA in 51 innings between High-A and Double-A last year, spending more time and enjoying more success at the more advanced of those two levels. Rolddy Munoz fanned a hefty 34.6% of his opponents overall, though his combined 10.1% walk rate was about 1.5 percentage points higher than average.
FanGraphs’ Eric Longenhagen ranked Rolddy Munoz 18th among Atlanta prospects last summer, noting that he has one of the best sliders in all of minor league baseball: a bat-missing 85-89 mph breaker with incredible movement. He sits upper-90s with his heater and can touch triple digits but has below-average command of the pitch, which has “ineffective movement,” per Longenhagen. Munoz figures to head to Triple-A Gwinnett early in the 2025 season and could have a chance at breaking into the majors next year.
Those names are so close, I wonder how often their parents messed them up.
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They need to trade for Kumar Rocker so Rolddy and Kumar can get back together.
My parents used to get me mixed up with the dog, so…
I cannot stand when parents name their twins similar names like that. They already have to go through life sharing everything including a birthday. Why not give them at the very least 100% separate identities. You don’t a gold star for naming kids Barry and Larry. Call one Joe and one Adam. It’s the one thing they can have to themselves.
@hiflew: How do you think Huey, Dewey, and Louie used to feel? Figures though. Their parents were a couple of quacks………………………
At first glance, I thought his name was Roiddy and then thought, ‘This won’t end well’.
@pinkerton: Yikes. Sounds like a deadly intestinal disease.
You can clear that up with some Jack Daniels, some lemon, some honey and cayenne pepper
No way lol
Watching this kid throw gas during spring training was unexpected. If he can improve his command a little, that arm could be lethal in the pen.
Will Rowdy Tellez luck his way into another ML contract this year?
I wouldn’t mind getting him as a LH DH/bench bat for the Rockies. I think his bat could play well in a late innings PH role.
No, but his brother Rowldy will.
He’s not a real prospect. AA is clearly hoping to keep him for depth or planning to deal him. He won’t add much value to a trade, but in the right deal, he’s a perfect add on to a package
“Meanwhile” has to START the sentence. It can’t come in the middle, between commas.