Brayan Rocchio was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 13, 2001. He wasn’t ranked in the Top 30 International Prospects in 2017.
When Was Brayan Rocchio Signed?
Rocchio signed with the Cleveland Guardians in July of 2017.
Brayan Rocchio Guardians Tenure
2018
Rocchio played for the Guardians Dominican Summer League team and their rookie league team playing in 60 games and slashed .335/.390/.442 with a .832 OPS; he had 12 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 29 RBI, 40 runs scored, 22 stolen bases, and 15 walks.
2019
Rocchio played for Mahoning Valley in Low-A and in 69 games he slashed .250/.310/.373 with a .683 OPS; he had 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 27 RBI, 33 runs scored, 14 stolen bases, and 20 walks.
2020
The minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021
Rocchi played for High-A Lake County and Double-A Akron. In 108 games he slashed .277/.346/.460 with a .870 OPS; he had 26 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs, 63 RBI, 79 runs scored, 21 stolen bases, and 33 walks. In the winter he played in the Venezuelan Winter League playing in 17 games and he slashed .391/.440/.597 with a 1.034 OPS; he had six doubles, one triple, two home runs, six RBI, 11 runs scored, two stolen bases, and five walks.
2022
Rocchio was ranked the 66th overall prospect by Baseball America and the 84th prospect by MLB.com. He played for Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus in 132 games, and he slashed .257/.336/.420 with a .755 OPS; he had 27 doubles, one triple, 18 home runs, 64 RBI, 83 runs scored, 14 stolen bases, and 54 walks. He once again played in the Venezuelan Winter League and in ten games he slashed .171/.262/.286 with a .548 OPS; he had four doubles, six RBI, four runs scored, and five walks.
2023
Rocchio ranked as the 77th overall prospect by Baseball America and the 75th prospect by MLB.com. He played for Triple-A Columbus in 116 games and slashed .280/.367/.421 with a .788 OPS; he had 33 doubles, six triples, seven home runs, 65 RBI, 81 runs scored, 25 stolen bases, and 60 walks. He also made his big-league debut with Cleveland playing in 23 games and he slashed .247/.279/.321 with a .600 OPS; he had six doubles, eight RBI, nine runs scored, and four walks. He once again took part in the Venezuelan Winter League in 20 games and he slashed .377/.457/.541 with a .998 OPS; he had seven doubles, one home run, eight RBI, 13 runs scored, two stolen bases, and six walks.
Future
ITD ranks Rocchio as the 89th overall prospect and the Guardians third-ranked prospect. He will likely start 2024 at Triple-A.
