Anthony Molina #45

Anthony Jose Molina...Selected by Colorado from Tampa Bay in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 draft, Dec. 6, 2023.

2024

Selected by the Rockies from Tampa Bay in the Major League portion of the 2023 Rule 5 Draft and spent the entire campaign with the Rockies, his first Major League season...Made his Major League debut on Opening Night at Arizona on March 28...Entered the game with the Rockies trailing 8-1 in the third inning and allowed two inherited runners to score and six runs on six hits while recording one out, failing to get out of the inning...Became the 14th player in Major League history to give up six or more earned runs and record one or fewer outs in their Major League debut...At 22 years and 76 days old, became the ninth-youngest pitcher to debut in franchise history...Enters 2025 as the 10th-youngest after Angel Chivilli debuted at 21 years and 311 days old in June...Went 1-1 with a 6.79 ERA (59.2 IP, 45 ER) with 41 strikeouts and 22 walks across 35 appearances (one start)...His 6.52 ERA as a reliever was the highest mark among all qualified relievers...His 16 relief outings of at least two innings were the second-most by a Rockie in 2024 (Peter Lambert, 18)...His seven relief appearances of at least three innings the most on the club, the most by a Rockie since Chris Rusin’s eight outings in 2016...2.05 ERA (22.0 IP, 5 ER) in outings of at least three innings...Posted a 3.82 ERA (35.1 IP, 15 ER) in 17 outings at home and an 11.10 ERA (24.1 IP, 30 ER) in 18 road appearances...Made his first career start May 27 vs. Cleveland and allowed three runs on two hits with three walks over 1.2 innings pitched...Posted a 1.35 ERA (13.1 IP, 2 ER) in seven June appearances, including nine consecutive scoreless frames through five games June 12-28.

2023

Split the season between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham, going 5-7 with a 4.50 ERA (122.0 IP, 61 ER) in 28 games (27 starts)...Held right-handed batters to a .261/.297/.406 slashline...Allowed seven runs (two earned) over three innings for Durham in his lone relief appearance... Named the Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 16-21 after spinning six shutout frames on May 19, allowing two hits and fanning seven... Posted a 1.89 ERA (19.0 IP, 4 ER) in four starts in September for Durham, going 2-0 during the season’s final month.

2022

Went 14-2 with a 3.10 ERA (95.2-IP, 33-ER) in 29 apps (seven starts) between Class-A Charleston and Class-A Bowling Green…his 14 wins ranked second in the minors behind Taylor Dollard (16) and his 13 wins for the Biscuits led the Southern League.