Is Anthony Molina an interesting reliever?
Your average Quad-A reliever doesn’t have a 96-97 MPH fastball and a 85 MPH curveball
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 19: Anthony Molina #43 of the Colorado Rockies reacts during the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Geneva Heffernan/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images I didn’t really know (or care to know) anything about Anthony Molina before this week. The only really notable thing about him is that he pitched in the Colorado Rockies organization.
The Braves have a thing for Rockies relievers. He doesn’t really strikeout anybody (career 15% K rate), had a 6. 82 career ERA, and didn’t do anything particularly interesting in Gwinnett this year.
But Molina has a 96-97 MPH fastball and a decent curveball. He might become a useful guy for Atlanta. And with 2 option years, we might be seeing more of him.
Molina’s pitch usage was all over the place with the Rockies. The slider was working for him, but the Braves have culled his pitches and made him into a fastball-curveball guy with a changeup to lefties. The curveball has an okay shape, and he was getting 26% putaways with it in 2024 before he shelved it for the slider.