Who is your MLB team’s unsung hero so far this season
By Brad Weiss
San Francisco Giants: Reyes Moronta
The San Francisco Giants are always a dangerous team, as has been the case since Bruce Bochy took over as the manager. During the 2018 season, they got off to a rough start, as ace Madison Bumgarner broke his hand during Spring Training, and had to start the year on the disabled list.
While the Giants are always expected to challenge in the NL West, they just could not play consistent baseball over the first four months of the year. They have tread water throughout, but it is time for them to really buckle down and make a run at the teams ahead of them.
The Giants are currently sitting at 60-60 on the year, and are within striking distances of winning the NL West. They finally have Bumgarner healthy, and if they can get this lineup to start hitting on a nightly basis, they could come up and catch the Arizona Diamondbacks.
One arm that has been a constant for them this season has been reliever Reyes Moronta. A product of the Dominican Republic, Moronta made his Major League debut last season, appearing in seven games, but he has firmly cemented himself as a true Major Leaguer in 2018.
In his 56 appearances, strictly as a reliever, Moronta has posted a 2.05 earned run average for the Giants. Over his 52.2 innings of work, he has struck out 62 batters, while filling any role the team has needed in relief.