Brayan Rocchio was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 13, 2001. He wasn’t ranked in the Top 30 International Prospects in 2017.
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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. He also played for their rookie league team. Rocchio participated in 60 games and slashed .335/.390/.442 with a .832 OPS. He had 12 doubles, four triples, and two home runs. He also had 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, and five home runs. Rocchio also recorded 27 RBI, 33 runs scored, 14 stolen bases, and 20 walks.
2020
The minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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, and 15 home runs. Rocchio also scored 63 RBI, 79 runs, and had 21 stolen bases. He walked 33 times. 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, and two home runs. Rocchi scored six RBI and 11 runs. He also had 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. Rocchio had 27 doubles and one triple. He also hit 18 home runs. Rocchio tallied 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. Rocchio had 33 doubles, six triples, and seven home runs. He also had 65 RBI, 81 runs scored, 25 stolen bases, and 60 walks. Rocchio 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.
2024
Rocchio entered 2024 as the 80th-ranked prospect by Baseball American and the 91st prospect by MLB.com. He played in 143 games for the Guardians hitting .206 with a .614 OPS. He had 18 doubles, eight home runs, 36 RBI, 50 runs scored, ten stolen bases, and 44 walks.
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