Rockies 2023 MLB Draft preview: Colorado's options at No. 9

Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt, left, talks with manager, Bud Black during morning practice at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Ariz. on March 20, 2022. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

By Kyle Newman | knewman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: July 8, 2023 at 5:45 AM MDT | UPDATED: July 8, 2023 at 5:48 AM MDT

Getting your player ready...

Operating from spring training headquarters in Scottsdale, the Rockies select at No. 9 overall in the first round in a draft critical to addressing the club's dearth of starting pitchers.

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Rockies 2023 MLB Draft preview: Colorado’s options at No. 9 overall as pitching-needy club enters critical weekend

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