The Rockies on Friday announced three players have been selected to the 40-man roster: lefty Ryan Rolison, righty Noah Davis and infielder Ezequiel Tovar. All three are now protected from this offseason’s Rule 5 Draft. Colorado’s 40-man roster is up to a total of 39 players.
Rolison, 24, had a rough season in Triple-A this year but is still regarded as one of the better pitching prospects in a thin Rockies system. The 2018 first-rounder was clobbered for a 5.91 ERA in 45 2/3 frames with the Rockies’ top affiliate. An appendectomy operation interrupted his 2021 season and kept him on the shelf for a notable chunk of the summer, but the lefty pitched well prior to that surgery. He’s generally regarded as a potential big league starter with a full four-pitch mix — the type of prospect the Rockies are lacking in the upper minors.
Davis, an 11th-round pick by the Reds in 2018, came to the Rockies in their deadline Mychal Givens swap. He’s yet to advance to the Double-A level but did notch a 3.60 ERA with a 25.2% strikeout rate and 10.2% walk rate in 106 innings at Class-A Advanced between the two organizations. Ranked 18th among Rockies prospects at MLB.com, he’s seen as a potential fifth starter.
Tovar, a slick-fielding shortstop, split the 2021 season between the Rockies’ two Class-A levels and posted a .287/.322/.475 batting line. Most of his damage came in Low-A, and scouting reports on Tovar question how much he’ll ever hit against more advanced pitching. Tovar’s 2021 numbers were sound, however, and if he can continue to defy expectations at the plate he could factor into the big league equation by the 2023 season.
hope the altitude doesnt kill Rolison’s career. liked him coming out.
If the altitude doesn’t his racism sure will
I wouldn’t want to be judged forever on some awful thing I said as a 15-year old, would you?
Or do you have evidence of more recent problems?
A leopard can’t change his spots
That’s underselling Tovar quite a bit. He played most of 2021 as a teenager in both levels of A ball, and hit quite well. He’s extremely well thought of and the author here is likely working from old scouting reports.
Can’t wait to boo Rolison when he comes to my city
What exactly did Rolison say or do?
mlb.com/news/ryan-rolison-addresses-president-obam…
I hope Rolison doesn’t turn out to be the second Matzek. Hurry him along and bust his confidence in the league. Then we ship him and comes up being lights out
Seen it, kids post stupid stuff.