Format = Place Participant | Age on 4/1/2024 | Highest Stage Performed | Estimated Time of Arrival
1. 3B Charlie Condon | 21 | A+ | 2026
The 6’6” Condon mashed 37 homers in his junior season whereas slashing .433.556/.1009 regardless of SEC pitchers doing their greatest to work round him. Issues didn’t go as effectively after Colorado chosen him third general on this yr’s draft. I used to be just a little shocked to see him slash .180/.248/.270 with 34 strikeouts in 25 Excessive-A video games. Would possibly create a little bit of a buy-low window in First-12 months-Participant Drafts this winter.
2. OF Zac Veen | 23 | AAA | 2025
Veen entered 2024 carrying extra questions than solutions however performed effectively sufficient to alter the narrative. Right here’s a blurb I wrote on Might 22 in Prospect Information: Festa Full Of Methods or Zac Veen Finds A Treatment:
“After two partial seasons truncated by damage, Rockies OF Zac Veen (22, AA) is having the sort of season dynasty gamers have been anticipating from him since Colorado took him with the ninth decide of the 2020 draft. He’s slashing .326/.418/.568 with 5 dwelling runs and 9 stolen bases in 28 video games.”
And right here’s a snippet from September 18 in Prospect Information: Veen With Envy or El Pollo Loco:
“After a tough first few days, Rockies OF Zac Veen (22, AAA) is making an impression in opposition to Triple-A arms with 4 dwelling runs and 5 steals in his final 12 video games. Even higher, his strikeout charge is eighteen.2 % over that stretch. If he could make sufficient contact to earn a job, his mix of energy and pace may nonetheless sneak up on the dynasty world.”
And that’s the place we’re at the moment: the 6’3” 190 lb hit 11 dwelling runs and stole 21 bases in 65 video games throughout 4 ranges in 2024 and will have an outdoor shot at making the opening day roster in 2025.
3. RHP Chase Dollander | 23 | AA | 2025
Dollander was on monitor to contend for prime general draft decide as a Tennessee sophomore with a 10-and-0 file alongside a 2.39 ERA and 0.79 WHIP throughout 79 innings. His junior season was a battle (4.75 ERA, 1.20 WHIP throughout 89 innings), however he nonetheless went ninth general to the Rockies within the 2023 draft. It’s confirmed to be a wise choice up to now. Dollander closed out the 2024 season with 48 innings throughout 9 Double-A begins, recording a 2.25 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with 58 strikeouts. Rockies pitchers are sometimes shedding playing cards for our recreation, however the subject has performed extra sporadically over the previous few seasons, so I feel there’s an opportunity for Dollander to discover a method to navigate it due to plus command of a various, lab-compliant arsenal of fastball, curveball, changeup, slider.
4. 2B Adael Amador | 21 | MLB | 2024
A switch-hitter at 6’0” 200 lbs, Amador acquired his first take a look at the present this season however couldn’t discover his footing, slashing .171/.194/.200 in 36 plate appearances. May’ve in all probability predicted as a lot contemplating he wasn’t thriving in Double-A, the place he ended the season slashing .230/.343/.376 with 14 dwelling runs and 35 stolen bases. The fantasy enchantment is evident, and there’s loads of upside within the body given his strong plate abilities from either side. Simply may take some time for him to settle into his true talent stage on the prime stage.
5. OF Robert Calaz | 19 | A | 2028
Energy comes simply to the 6’2” 202 lb Calaz, the very best paid worldwide signing of Colorado’s 2023 class at $1.7 million. He’s flashed on the sector, too, posting spectacular strains at every of three ranges, culminating in a spicy 13-game stretch in Low-A to shut out 2024. He hit two dwelling runs, stole three bases and slashed .327/.387/.571 throughout these couple weeks and pumped a bunch of helium into his dynasty inventory heading into the low season.
6. C Drew Romo | 23 | MLB | 2024
Romo ought to be the beginning catcher on opening day, assuming the Rockies don’t block him someway over the winter. The thirty fifth general in 2020, Romo is a plus defender and switch-hitter who slashed .297/.339/.499 with 14 dwelling runs and three steals in 85 Triple-A video games this yr. His main league debut didn’t go as effectively. He struck out 34 % of the time in 16 video games and hit simply .176, however catchers take some time, and Romo is gifted sufficient to earn some persistence.
7. C OF Cole Carrigg | 22 | A+ | 2026
A switch-hitter at 6’2” 200 lbs, Carrigg is a fleet-footed dude who the Rockies are transferring throughout the sector to maintain his bat within the lineup when he’s not catching. In 111 Excessive-A video games, he stole 51 luggage and hit 16 dwelling runs whereas slashing .280/.358/.475 and putting out 19 % of the time. He’s however a dream inside a dream for now, however he provides us that once-upon-a-Varsho glimpse at a catcher-eligible man who performs day-after-day whereas offering pace and energy.
8. OF Yanquiel Fernandez | 22 | AAA | 2025
6’2″ 198 lbs with a swift left-handed swing, Fernandez generates spectacular energy however managed simply 12 dwelling runs in 122 video games this season as a result of he swings at all the pieces. The method punished him in 33 Triple-A video games, throughout which he slashed .211/.268/.313 with two dwelling runs and 28 strikeouts. An adjustment interval at new ranges has been fairly typical for Fernandez, so I’d anticipate him to play significantly better at Triple-A this season and set himself up for an early promotion, the place he’d in all probability battle for some time.
9. 3B Kyle Karros | 22 | A+ | 2026
Eric’s son checks in at 6’5” 220 lbs with strong athleticism for a dude that dimension. This offers him a great opportunity to remain on the sizzling nook or presumably turn out to be plus as a nook outfielder if given time to develop on the market. In 123 Excessive-A video games, he slashed .311/.390/.485 with 15 dwelling runs and 12 steals, good for a 145 wRC+. Why on earth he would wish a full season at Excessive-A is anybody’s guess, however right here we’re.
10. OF Benny Montgomery | 22 | AA | 2025
A large-receiver stage athlete at 6’5” 200 lbs, Montgomery could make any outfield spot appear to be a jog within the park. If I had been working the Rockies, my plan can be to search out three elite defensive outfielders who’re particularly good at coming in on the ball. Gotta shrink that subject on your pitchers, and Montgomery can try this. He hasn’t been wholesome on a regular basis, and he hasn’t been constant when he’s been wholesome, however the topside right here is fantasy gold.
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