The Rockies’ postseason hopes may be over, so all eyes are on the future. What better way than to look
MLB.com on Thursday released its . For the Rockies, the staff chose an outfielder who clubbed two homers at Coors Field on Wednesday and a pitcher who was the team’s first-round pick in 2018.
Outfielder Sam Hilliard:
“Hilliard’s year earned him a callup in late August with the Rockies. On September 18, he became the first player to homer twice off Noah Syndergaard in a Major League game. In 126 games for Triple-A Albuquerque he slugged .558 with 35 homers and 101 RBIs. In 2018 for the Double-A Yard Goats, he slugged just .389 with nine homers.”
Left-handed pitcher Ryan Rolison
The 2018 first rounder out of Ole Miss started the year off with three starts for Class A Asheville, where he allowed just one earned run and three runs overall. Then he moved up to Class A Advanced Lancaster, which was a bit of a different story. He succeeded initially — with a 1.52 ERA through his first five starts there, then struggled at times with a 7.27 ERA through his next 12 starts, before rebounding for a 3.12 ERA in his final five starts at the level for the year.
Also making the list is Mets prospect David Peterson, a left-handed pitcher who was a standout at Regis Jesuit High School: “He’s allowed just 11 home runs in his first two professional seasons combined.”
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