If he breaks camp with the M’s as his talent and dominant bat-missing results would indicate is merited, he’d be arbitration eligible as soon as 2023. So Seattle locked up a rookie-eligible player recovering from injury and looking for some security for up to seven years, he’s talented, not super expensive but gets a near 4x raise over the pre-arbitration rate, end of story? No not quite.īecause Muñoz debuted in 2019 with the Padres and remained on a 40-man roster through all of 20 while on the 60-day IL rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, Muñoz has already accrued over two full years of service time. The book on Muñoz, at least as far as we’ve seen, hasn’t changed much since I wrote him up this spring: he’s a well-built career reliever who throws 100 mph on average with an above-average sweeping slider and a general sense of control that could stand to improve.
Muñoz turns 23 in January and should come into camp competing for high-leverage work in Seattle’s bullpen alongside Paul Sewald, Drew Steckenrider, Diego Castillo, Casey Sadler, and Ken Giles. The context of Muñoz’s talent and service time, however, make it quite possible that Muñoz far outproduces his compensation when all is said and done. The deal is an impressive one given Muñoz has just 23.2 MLB innings to his name and appeared in just one game for Seattle in 2021 due to recovery from Tommy John surgery.
The exact compensation for the team option years has not yet been made public, but Muñoz’s first four years will pay him and average annual value (AAV) of $1.875 million. Seattle agreed to terms with 22 year old RHP Andrés Muñoz on a four-year, $7.5 million deal (thru 2025) that includes team options for 2026, 2027, and 2028. Amidst the introductory press conference late last night for reigning AL Cy Young winner and new Seattle Mariners ace Robbie Ray, another move was made public, locking up a young reliever who might help lock down plenty of wins for Ray and the rest of the rotation for many years to come.
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