Reyes Moronta

Reyes Moronta

31-Year-Old PitcherRP
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Angels in May of 2023. Elected free agency in October of 2023.
Passes away in car accident
PFree Agent  
July 28, 2024
Moronta passed away in a traffic accident Sunday, Hector Gomez of Z101Digital.com reports.
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In a tragic turn of events, Moronta lost his life Sunday at 31 years old. The right-hander pitched in parts of six major-league seasons with the Giants, Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Angels from 2017 through 2023, turning in a 3.05 ERA with 202 strikeouts over 177 career appearances out of the bullpen. He had most recently been pitching in the Mexican League with Bravos de Leon before being released last week.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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-18%
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-26%
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .200 59 11 7 10 2 1 1
Since 2022vs Right .245 113 29 14 24 3 0 5
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left .500 4 1 0 2 0 0 0
2023vs Right .500 7 1 3 2 0 0 1
2022vs Left .174 55 10 7 8 2 1 1
2022vs Right .234 106 28 11 22 3 0 4
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-15%
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-19%
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 4.05 1.55 20.0 1 0 1 10.8 4.5 1.4
Since 2022Away 4.74 1.26 19.0 1 2 1 7.6 5.2 1.4
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 6.75 5.25 1.1 0 0 0 13.5 20.3 6.8
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 3.86 1.29 18.2 1 0 1 10.6 3.4 1.0
2022Away 4.74 1.26 19.0 1 2 1 7.6 5.2 1.4
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Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Reyes Moronta See More
Mound Musings: A Look at Pitching in the AL West
February 16, 2023
Mound Musings is back for the season and Brad Johnson takes a look at AL West pitching, starting in Houston where a breakout year for Framber Valdez in 2022 offers hope to a lineup in flux.
Closer Encounters: 2022 Saves in Review, Part 1
October 12, 2022
Ryan Rufe recaps this past season's saves landscape. Just how many teams preferred closer committees over the conventional approach?
NL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
September 25, 2022
Pitching remains Jan Levine's focus for the final week of September.
Mound Musings: The 2022 Pitching Awards Issue
September 22, 2022
Brad Johnson reveals his 2022 Pitching Awards, with Dylan Cease earning Pitcher of the Year honors.
NL FAAB Factor: Waiver Pickups of the Week
September 18, 2022
The regular season is winding down and Jan Levine is here with a few players who could provide a late fantasy boost.
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Moronta is a reliever with a big fastball and a big waistline who has struck out 29.8% of the major-league hitters he has faced in his career. He has also walked 13.6% of those hitters, which is why he has not yet taken that step forward into the closer role. He missed all of 2020 recovering from shoulder surgery, but reports on his recovery have been positive. Manager Gabe Kapler is on record stating Moronta, should he show up to camp in better condition, is very much in the mix for the 2021 closer role. For that to materialize, he will have to cut down on the free passes because closers with WHIP marks over 1.30 walk a fine line. The fastball is impressive, the slider is crisp and if he ever finds control and gets the closer job, his value skyrockets. Start watching him Day 1 in camp for word on his conditioning and pounce early on good news.
It wasn't always pretty, but Moronta put together a second straight 50-plus-inning season with an ERA under 3.00 out of the Giants' bullpen. His 28.5 K% was well above average, but his 13.4 BB% was a bottom-15 mark among qualified relievers. He limited the damage, holding opposing hitters to a .195 batting average while using his swing-and-miss stuff to strand runners at an 81.2% clip. Unfortunately, he suffered a torn right labrum in early September and was forced to go under the knife, sidelining the right-hander for the next 9-to-11 months. Moronta is expected to remain out for the majority of the 2020 campaign, with a possible return coming in August if all goes well in his recovery process.
After rocketing up the organizational ladder in 2017, Moronta had a breakout season with the Giants in 2018. He barely made the Opening Day roster, but the right-hander came out of the gate hot, holding the opposition scoreless in his first seven appearances and not letting his ERA get north of 2.00 until mid-June. Free passes continued to hurt him, as he walked over a batter every two innings even during his good stretch to start the season, but he still finished with a 2.49 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 79:37 K:BB in 65 innings. The 25-year-old’s 3.28 FIP and 6.6% HR/FB suggest some regression is on the way, and there are a few other options to close in San Francisco’s bullpen. Even so, Moronta has the strikeout ability to warrant consideration in deeper leagues, and the potential is there for him to close down the road.
Moronta advanced three levels in 2017 despite dealing with a shoulder muscle issue during the summer months, which speaks to his notable talent. After finishing the 2016 season at High-A, the right-hander began last year at Double-A Richmond, progressed to Triple-A Sacramento in July and then made his big-league debut in September. Moronta has impressive stuff, with a fastball that averages over 95 mph and a good, sweeping slider, but he needs to harness his control to take the next step. His walk rates have been above 4.0 BB/9 at virtually every stop above rookie ball. If he can improve even marginally in that regard this season, Moronta should be able to carve out a prominent role in the Giants' bullpen.
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Goes free-agent route
PFree Agent  
October 5, 2023
Moronta elected free agency Wednesday.
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Clears waivers
PLos Angeles Angels  
May 30, 2023
The Angels outrighted Moronta to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
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Designated for assignment
PLos Angeles Angels  
May 26, 2023
Moronta was designated for assignment by the Angels on Friday.
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Called up from Triple-A
PLos Angeles Angels  
May 21, 2023
Los Angeles selected Moronta's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
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Latches on with Halos
PLos Angeles Angels  
May 11, 2023
Moronta signed a minor-league contract with the Angels on Thursday.
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Could close after deadline
PSan Francisco Giants  
July 13, 2019
Moronta, whose 3.15 FIP ranked 30th among qualified relievers entering play Saturday, could close for the Giants later in the season.
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Will Smith, Sam Dyson and Tony Watson are all on the block, and if all three veterans are moved, Moronta could step in. There's a chance Moronta is traded as well, though that seems rather unlikely given he's under club control through 2023. The big righty gave up a run Friday in his first appearance of the second half, but he had allowed just two runs in his prior 15 appearances, and he has a pretty classic closer profile with a 97-mph heater and a swing-and-miss slider.
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