The Rockies are adding right-hander Tommy Doyle to their roster today, per Thomas Harding of MLB.com and Patrick Lyons of DNVR. He’s not yet on the 40-man roster, so the club will need to make a corresponding move or moves to get him aboard.
Doyle, 27, got a cup of coffee with the Rockies during the 2020 season, logging 2 1/3 innings over three games. Unfortunately, he allowed six earned runs in that time and currently has a career ERA of 23.14. He spent all of 2021 in the minors before being outrighted off of the club’s roster at the end of that season, then spent all of 2022 on the minor league injured list.
This year, Doyle has been in Triple-A, tossing 26 2/3 innings with a tiny 1.01 ERA, striking out 27.9% of opponents and getting grounders on half the balls he’s allowed in play. He wouldn’t be able to continue keeping runs off the board at that rate with an 11.5% walk rate, .226 batting average on balls in play and 78.1% strand rate, but it’s been impressive enough to get him back into the big leagues and a chance to lower that career ERA.
The righty still has a couple of options and just 14 days of service time, allowing him to serve as an optionable depth piece for the club for the foreseeable future, as long as he continues to hang onto that 40-man roster spot.
Wow Tommy Doyle MLB return. Solid 1.01 ERA in AAA. My guess is he won’t maintain that in the MLB.
Tommy Doyle MLB return 3 years later. My guess is he won’t maintain that 1.01 ERA.
Nah man (O)Doyle rules!!
ODoyle rules.
geez Tommy… gotta stay outta them dispensaries on picture day brother…
2 Doyle’s on same team? what are the odds?
Now you made me look up the late Denny Doyle, apparently no relation. I had forgotten that Denny had 2 brothers who also played. The Wikipedia article for Blake Doyle has been edited in a funny way.
Tommy Doyle is from Haddonfield, Illinois not Virginia
I was looking for just that reference.
Brian Doyle played great in place of injured Randolph in….I thiiink ’78