The Rockies announced they’ve placed right-hander Chi Chi González on the COVID-19 injured list. To take his spot on the active and 40-man rosters, Colorado selected righty Jesús Tinoco. Colorado also reinstated Jhoulys Chacín from the COVID list and optioned Justin Lawrence.
Tinoco tossed 44 2/3 innings of relief from 2019-20 between Colorado and Miami. Over that time, he worked to a 4.03 ERA but didn’t manage especially promising peripherals. Tinoco has struck out just 17.6% of opposing hitters at the highest level while walking a too-high 15% of batters faced.
Colorado passed Tinoco through outright waivers last offseason. He’s spent the entire year with Triple-A Albuquerque, tossing 33 2/3 frames of 7.75 ERA ball. Because Tinoco was selected as a COVID replacement, he can be returned to Triple-A without being placed on waivers upon another player’s reinstatement from the COVID IL.
After all the great trade articles today, this one really feels like a cool down article where you get to go to the concession stand and the bathroom while waiting for the next big article to come around.
That’s a great analogy
Once a part of that huge deadline surprise when Toronto flipped Jose Reyes and company for Tulowitzki…
He is the last man standing from that deal. At least for the Rox. Reyes was released. Castro was traded for a minor leaguer that apparently fell off the face of the earth. Hoffman is with the Reds still pitching poorly. And then there is Tinoco, who was loaned to the Marlins last year during their COVID spike, but brought back.
Of course after tonight’s outing of giving up more homers than outs, I don’t really anticipate Tinoco’s stay in Denver being a long one.
And now he has given up 3 HRs
And promptly gives that number 37 to shohayyyyy!!
Yep, bullpen days are usually bad for everyone, but they really just horrible for the Rox. But when your scheduled starter gets COVID, what can you do?