Roddery Munoz

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Atlanta Braves #22 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 40/High
  
  Track Record: Munoz signed with the Braves out of the Dominican Republic in 2018, then spent his first two years in the Dominican Summer League as a teenager. After the Covid pandemic, Munoz came to the U.S. and made his domestic debut with Low-A Augusta where he showed solid stuff in a brief stint. The 2022 season was a strong one for Munoz. He racked up plenty of strikeouts with High-A Rome and was promoted to Double-A Mississippi for three starts at the end of the season.
  
  Scouting Report: Munoz has a solid, 6-foot-2 frame with a strong lower half and has explosive pure stuff out of a longer arm action that isn't always synced up. Munoz mostly pitched off a loud two-pitch combo: a 95-mph fastball that gets up to 98-99 mph with average carry and a potentially wipeout slider in the 88-91 mph range. His slider is his best pitch currently and had heavy usage during the 2022 season with solid spin in the 2,400-2,500 rpm range with power and bite that led to a 45% whiff rate. It's a plus or better offering now. Munoz has also used a firm changeup in the 89-91 mph range, but it's a distant third pitch that doesn't have enough separation from his fastball--in either velocity or shape.
  
  The Future: Munoz has pitched well as a starter to this point in his career, but he has the sort of power arm and scattered control that could lead to a better role in the bullpen, where he could scrap his changeup and add more power to his fastball in shorter outings.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Slider: 65. Changeup: 30. Control: 40.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 40/High
  
  Track Record: Munoz signed with the Braves out of the Dominican Republic in 2018, then spent his first two years in the Dominican Summer League as a teenager. After the Covid pandemic, Munoz came to the U.S. and made his domestic debut with Low-A Augusta where he showed solid stuff in a brief stint. The 2022 season was a strong one for Munoz. He racked up plenty of strikeouts with High-A Rome and was promoted to Double-A Mississippi for three starts at the end of the season.
  
  Scouting Report: Munoz has a solid, 6-foot-2 frame with a strong lower half and has explosive pure stuff out of a longer arm action that isn't always synced up. Munoz mostly pitched off a loud two-pitch combo: a 95-mph fastball that gets up to 98-99 mph with average carry and a potentially wipeout slider in the 88-91 mph range. His slider is his best pitch currently and had heavy usage during the 2022 season with solid spin in the 2,400-2,500 rpm range with power and bite that led to a 45% whiff rate. It's a plus or better offering now. Munoz has also used a firm changeup in the 89-91 mph range, but it's a distant third pitch that doesn't have enough separation from his fastball--in either velocity or shape.
  
  The Future: Munoz has pitched well as a starter to this point in his career, but he has the sort of power arm and scattered control that could lead to a better role in the bullpen, where he could scrap his changeup and add more power to his fastball in shorter outings.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Slider: 65. Changeup: 30. Control: 40.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 40/High
  
  Track Record: Munoz signed with the Braves out of the Dominican Republic in 2018, then spent his first two years in the Dominican Summer League as a teenager. After the Covid pandemic, Munoz came to the U.S. and made his domestic debut with Low-A Augusta where he showed solid stuff in a brief stint. The 2022 season was a strong one for Munoz. He racked up plenty of strikeouts with High-A Rome and was promoted to Double-A Mississippi for three starts at the end of the season.
  
  Scouting Report: Munoz has a solid, 6-foot-2 frame with a strong lower half and has explosive pure stuff out of a longer arm action that isn't always synced up. Munoz mostly pitched off a loud two-pitch combo: a 95-mph fastball that gets up to 98-99 mph with average carry and a potentially wipeout slider in the 88-91 mph range. His slider is his best pitch currently and had heavy usage during the 2022 season with solid spin in the 2,400-2,500 rpm range with power and bite that led to a 45% whiff rate. It's a plus or better offering now. Munoz has also used a firm changeup in the 89-91 mph range, but it's a distant third pitch that doesn't have enough separation from his fastball--in either velocity or shape.
  
  The Future: Munoz has pitched well as a starter to this point in his career, but he has the sort of power arm and scattered control that could lead to a better role in the bullpen, where he could scrap his changeup and add more power to his fastball in shorter outings.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Slider: 65. Changeup: 30. Control: 40.