Sam Moll

American baseball player (born 1992)

Baseball player

Sam Moll

Moll pitching for the Oakland Athletics

Cincinnati Reds – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1992-01-03) January 3, 1992 (age 33)
Lakeland, Tennessee, U.S.

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

MLB debut
September 1, 2017, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through July 30, 2025)
Win–loss record| 8–6
Earned run average| 3.51
Strikeouts| 176
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Oakland Athletics (2017, 2021–2023)
* Cincinnati Reds (2023–present)

Samuel John Moll (born January 3, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Colorado Rockies selected Moll in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Oakland Athletics.

## Career

[edit]

### Amateur

[edit]

Moll attended St. Benedict at Auburndale High School in Cordova, Tennessee. He enrolled at the University of Memphis and played college baseball for the Memphis Tigers.[1] In 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]

### Colorado Rockies

[edit]

The Colorado Rockies selected Moll in the third round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He made his professional debut with the Low-A Tri-City Dust Devils,[4][5] posting a 1.80 ERA in 30 innings pitched. In July, Moll combined with three other pitchers to throw a no-hitter.[6] He returned to Tri-City in 2014 and appeared in only nine games due to injury. In 2015, he pitched for both the High-A Modesto Nuts and the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats, where he posted a combined 2.63 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 68.1 innings pitched between both clubs. After the season, he pitched in the Arizona Fall League, where he gave up four earned runs in seven innings.[7] Moll spent 2016 with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, where he posted a 3–5 record with a 4.94 ERA.[8] The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[9] Moll began the 2017 season with Albuquerque, but was designated for assignment on August 11, 2017.

### Oakland Athletics

[edit]

On August 16, 2017, Moll was traded to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.[10] Oakland optioned him to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds upon his acquisition.

The Athletics promoted Moll to the major leagues on September 1, 2017, and he made his major league debut that night.[11] In 11 games he was 0-0 with a 10.80 ERA.[7] He was designated for assignment after the season on November 20.[12]

### Toronto Blue Jays

[edit]

On November 27, 2017, Moll was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[13] After being designated for assignment by Pittsburgh, the Seattle Mariners claimed Moll off waivers on November 30.[14]

On March 17, 2018, Moll was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays.[15] He was designated for assignment on March 29,[16] and was assigned outright to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons after clearing waivers on March 31.[17] In 15 games with Buffalo, Moll logged a 1-3 record and 5.30 ERA.

### San Francisco Giants

[edit]

On December 13, 2018, in the Winter Meetings, the San Francisco Giants selected Moll from the Blue Jays in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[18] He was assigned to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels to start the 2019 season, and also pitched for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. Between the two teams in 2019, he was 2-2 with 2 saves and a 2.39 ERA in 41 relief appearances covering 49 innings in which he struck out 54 batters.[19] Moll elected free agency following the season on November 4.[20]

Moll re-signed with the Giants on a minor league contract on January 6, 2020. Moll did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] Moll became a free agent on November 2.[22]

### Arizona Diamondbacks

[edit]

On November 17, 2020, Moll signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.[23] Moll was assigned to the Triple-A Reno Aces to begin the 2021 season. In 21 appearances with Reno, Moll recorded a 5.82 ERA with 30 strikeouts and 15 walks in 21.2 innings of work.[7]

### Oakland Athletics (second stint)

[edit]

On July 2, 2021, Moll was traded to the Oakland Athletics organization in exchange for cash considerations.[24] The following day, Moll was selected to the active roster.[25] On July 17, Moll made his first appearance with Oakland in 2021, and first MLB appearance since 2017, pitching a scoreless inning against the Cleveland Indians.

### Cincinnati Reds

[edit]

On July 31, 2023, Moll was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Joe Boyle.[26]

## See also

[edit]

* Rule 5 draft results

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Former St. Benedict, U of M Pitcher Sam Moll One Step Away from the Bigs".
2. ^ "#33 Sam Moll - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
3. ^ "Rockies take lefty Moll with third-round pick". Colorado Rockies. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
4. ^ "Drafted University of Memphis pitchers begin again in pro ranks". Retrieved February 4, 2016.
5. ^ "Colorado Rockies prospect Sam Moll a 'bulldog' on mound for Tri-City Dust Devils – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
6. ^ "Colorado Rockies third-round pick Sam Moll pitches five innings in Tri-City Dust Devils' no-hitter – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
7. ^ a b c "Sam Moll," Baseball Reference.
8. ^ "Sam Moll Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
9. ^ "Rockies promote five young pitchers to 40-man roster – The Denver Post". November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
10. ^ Todd, Jeff (August 16, 2017). "Athletics Acquire Sam Moll". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
11. ^ Slusser, Susan (September 1, 2017). "A's call up Barreto, Moll; Phegley, Smolinski off DL". SFGate.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
12. ^ Todd, Jeff (November 20, 2017). "Athletics Designate Sam Moll, Jaycob Brugman". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
13. ^ "Pirates' Sam Moll: Claimed by Pirates". cbssports.com. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
14. ^ Adams, Steve (November 30, 2017). "Mariners Claim Sam Moll". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
15. ^ "Espinosa signs Minors deal; Moll claimed". MLB.com. March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
16. ^ Adams, Steve (March 29, 2018). "Blue Jays Place Troy Tulowitzki On 60-Day DL, Designate Sam Moll". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
17. ^ "Blue Jays PR on Twitter". Twitter. March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
18. ^ "2018 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick-by-pick". MLB.com.
19. ^ "Sam Moll Stats, Fantasy & News".
20. ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
21. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". MLB Trade Rumors. June 30, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
22. ^ "Full List of 2020-2021 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. November 2, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
23. ^ "Diamondbacks Sign Seven To Minor League Deals". MLB Trade Rumors. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
24. ^ "Athletics Acquire Sam Moll From Diamondbacks". MLB Trade Rumors. July 2, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
25. ^ "A's Select Sam Moll, Designate Jordan Weems For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. July 3, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
26. ^ "A's acquire RHP Joe Boyle from Reds for LHP Sam Moll". MLB.com.

## External links

[edit]

* Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet

* v
* t
* e

Cincinnati Reds current roster

Active roster|

* 2 Gavin Lux
* 3 Ke'Bryan Hayes
* 4 Santiago Espinal
* 7 Spencer Steer
* 9 Matt McLain
* 12 Austin Hays
* 15 Emilio Pagán
* 16 Noelvi Marte
* 23 Graham Ashcraft
* 26 Chase Burns
* 27 Jake Fraley
* 28 Nick Martinez
* 29 TJ Friedl
* 30 Will Benson
* 31 Brent Suter
* 35 Jose Trevino
* 37 Tyler Stephenson
* 38 Miguel Andújar
* 40 Nick Lodolo
* 41 Andrew Abbott
* 44 Elly De La Cruz
* 50 Sam Moll
* 51 Brady Singer
* 52 Zack Littell
* 58 Scott Barlow
* 62 Luis Mey
* 64 Tony Santillan

Inactive roster|

* 17 Connor Joe
* 33 Christian Encarnacion-Strand
* 34 Connor Phillips
* 46 Ryan Vilade
* 57 Rece Hinds
* 59 Blake Dunn
* 61 Chase Petty
* 63 Sam Benschoter
* 66 Joe La Sorsa
* 67 Yosver Zulueta
* 72 Lyon Richardson

Injured list|

* 21 Hunter Greene
* 79 Ian Gibaut

60-day Injured list|

* 22 Wade Miley
* 25 Rhett Lowder
* 32 Tyler Callihan
* 39 Julian Aguiar
* 65 Brandon Williamson
* 68 Carson Spiers

Coaching staff|

* Manager 77 Terry Francona
* Assistant coach 92 Kyle Arnsberg
* Bench/Field Coordinator 45 Freddie Benavides
* First base 54 Collin Cowgill
* Bullpen catcher 91 José Duarte
* Third base/catching 56 J. R. House
* Pitching 36 Derek Johnson
* Bullpen catcher 95 James Keller
* Assistant pitching 96 Simon Mathews
* Bench 73 Brad Mills
* Major League assistant 75 Mike Napoli
* Assistant hitting 93 Alex Pelaez
* Assistant hitting 94 Will Remillard
* Bullpen 90 Matt Tracy
* Hitting 76 Chris Valaika

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template