The Rockies are a hurtin’ unit, in a lot of ways: physically, competitively, and emotionally.
The latest piece of bad news came on Friday when word got out that Ethan Holliday, the Rockies’ No. 1 prospect, will undergo surgery for a stress fracture in his left foot and miss the remainder of the season. Colorado has not announced the surgery. The club had not announced the surgery.
According to MLB.com, the decision came after several examinations Holliday underwent since being scratched from Single-A Fresno’s lineup last Thursday. A date for the shortstop’s surgery has not been set. Holliday, 19, will end the season slashing .262/.395/.557 with one steal, two triples, nine home runs, and 32 RBIs across 152 plate appearances.
The Rockies, hit hard by injuries to the big-league club, opened a three-game series vs. the Giants on Friday night at Coors Field, coming off a difficult 1-6 road trip through Arizona and Los Angeles. The Rockies finally got a day off on Thursday, their first after a stretch of 16 consecutive days playing a ballgame. They were 4-12 over that stretch.
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