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In his seven years at the helm, Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto has earned a reputation as one of MLB’s most aggressive decision-makers, shaping the team's rebuild with a long list of trades.
It didn't seem like much at the time, but Dipoto made one of his most important deals during the shortened 2020 season, sending catcher Austin Nola and relievers Dan Altavilla and Austin Adams to the Padres for a four-player package that included infielder Ty France, who has become an All-Star in Seattle.
Also part of that deal? Right-hander Andrés Muñoz, who was recovering from Tommy John surgery when Seattle acquired him. Muñoz returned to the Majors on the final day of the regular season last year before making Seattle’s 2022 Opening Day roster.
After a slow start, the 23-year-old has been nearly untouchable during the summer, recording a 0.59 ERA, a 0.19 FIP and a .324 opponents’ OPS over his past 28 games.
Consider these Muñoz numbers:
It didn't seem like much at the time, but Dipoto made one of his most important deals during the shortened 2020 season, sending catcher Austin Nola and relievers Dan Altavilla and Austin Adams to the Padres for a four-player package that included infielder Ty France, who has become an All-Star in Seattle.
Also part of that deal? Right-hander Andrés Muñoz, who was recovering from Tommy John surgery when Seattle acquired him. Muñoz returned to the Majors on the final day of the regular season last year before making Seattle’s 2022 Opening Day roster.
After a slow start, the 23-year-old has been nearly untouchable during the summer, recording a 0.59 ERA, a 0.19 FIP and a .324 opponents’ OPS over his past 28 games.
Consider these Muñoz numbers:
- He averages 100.1 mph with his four-seam fastball, second highest in MLB.
- He has a 41.8% whiff rate, third highest in MLB (min. 100 swings).
- He has a 42.1% strikeout rate, third highest in MLB (min. 100 batters faced).
- He's tied for third in xBA (.156), ranks fourth in xSLG (.241) and ranks second in xERA (1.76) among 365 qualifying pitchers.
- This is pretty cool, 2 pitches that look identical until the last second...
Andrés Muñoz, 100mph Fastball and 91mph Slider, Overlay
