Andrés MuñozSEA · RP

2026 review

Andrés Muñoz was an elite swing-and-miss closer who still blew saves, converting 28 saves against 10 BS with a 5-6 record, a 4.24 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in 57.1 IP, and a 37.1 K% and a 10.0 BB% over 240 BF for SEA. A right knee inflammation put him on the 15-day IL Sep 25 with no activation on record through Sep 27, 2 regular-season days missed. His fastball climbed from 99.1 mph Mar-Jun (175 pitches) to 100.3 mph Jul-Sep (234 pitches), a change of +1.2 mph. His 18.0 SwStr% and 34.4 CSW% over 953 pitches ranked 3rd and 4th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, and his 37.1 K% over 240 BF was the 6th highest of that same pool. His 4.24 ERA ran 0.97 above his 3.27 xERA over 240 BF. The TDK LABS card had him as an unthreatened STRONG-tier closer in early May, riding a hot streak by late Jun, locking down the ninth with unanimous consensus by mid Sep, then landing on the IL with knee inflammation by late Sep. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 32, he finished 205th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 173 spots below his ADP rank, and 56th of 811 pitchers and 29th of 575 relievers.