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Rockies, Chance Adams Agree To Minor League Deal

By Steve Adams | December 19, 2023 at 10:37am CDT

The Rockies have re-signed righty Chance Adams to a minor league deal and invited him to big league camp this spring, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. He’d earn at a $740K rate in the Majors.

Adams, 29, once ranked among the best pitching prospects in the sport but hasn’t yet found any success in the big leagues. The 2015 fifth-rounder has totaled 41 2/3 MLB frames, yielding a dismal 8.42 ERA in that time. Adams has a far better track record in Triple-A, where he’s turned in a 4.06 ERA in parts of five seasons (a total of 343 1/3 innings).

Adams hasn’t pitched in the Majors since a brief 2020 look with the Royals. He wound up requiring Tommy John surgery that October and made a very brief return to the Royals minor league ranks late in the ’21 campaign (6 2/3 innings). Adams didn’t pitch with an affiliated club in 2022 and spent the 2023 season in the Rockies organization, where he’ll now return.

Though he worked primarily as a starter early in his career, Adams came out of the bullpen for the Rockies’ Triple-A club last season. In 32 2/3 innings, he worked to a 3.86 ERA with solid walk and ground-ball rates of 7.1% and 44.9%, respectively. Adams fanned only 15% of his opponents in Albuquerque, however.

Back with the Rockies and seemingly back to full strength, Adams will have an opportunity to earn a spot in the Colorado bullpen this spring. The Rockies don’t have a ton of bullpen flexibility, with six relievers who can’t be optioned: Justin Lawrence, Tyler Kinley, Daniel Bard, Nick Mears, Jalen Beeks and Rule 5 pick Anthony Molina. There should still be a couple spots up for grabs, however, particularly if Molina doesn’t end up sticking on the roster and is eventually returned to the Rays.

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  1. Habitual Truth Teller

    2 years ago

    That’s former Yankees hof pitcher chance adams

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  2. baseballpun

    2 years ago

    If you change your mind, I’m the first in line
    (Take a chance, take a-take a chance-chance, take a chance, take a chance)
    Honey, I’m still free; take a chance on me
    (Take a-take a chance-chance, take a chance, take a chance)
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    (Take a-take a chance-chance, take a chance, take a chance)
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    If you got no place to go when you’re feeling down
    (Take a-take a chance-chance, take a chance, take a chance, take a chance)
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    If you’re all alone when the pretty birds have flown
    (Take a-take a chance-chance, take a chance, take a chance)
    (Take a-take a chance-chance, take a chance, take a chance)
    Honey, I’m still free; take a chance on me

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    • Paleobros

      2 years ago

      Yeah we get it

      Reply
  3. SweetBabyRayKingsThickThighs

    2 years ago

    The Rockies will give Adams a Chance.

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    Reply
  4. Old York

    2 years ago

    I don’t understand what they were looking at with him. His BB% in the minors was around 10%. I guess the 24% K-rate but none of that translated well to the majors.

    Reply
    • Newsylux

      2 years ago

      With the current in house options they can’t complain.

      They’re in their “minor league contracts will fix the bullpen” era and not a single person will be able to predict what is coming

      Reply
      • Seamaholic

        2 years ago

        Rockies bullpen is pretty full. Adams is a AAA innings eater (the PCL is brutal and you need guys like him just to survive the season) and injury insurance. He’s very unlikely to make the major league team out of spring training.

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        Reply
  5. Liberalsteve

    2 years ago

    Rockies need Bryant to get on the juice again

    2
    Reply
    • HBRC1987

      2 years ago

      Kris Bryant? He’s still in the show?

      1
      Reply
      • mlb fan

        2 years ago

        Kris Bryant is in his second year of early retirement, aka The Colorado Rockies.

        2
        Reply
  6. whyhayzee

    2 years ago

    Adams, 29, once grossly overrated as one of the best pitching prospects by the Yankees, hasn’t yet found any success in the big leagues.

    Reply
    • jopeness

      2 years ago

      he was ranked #81 in ’17 and 75 in ’18. He performed great on the way up. Yes he was top 10 in Yankees system, though they had just brought up or traded several 2017 top 10. you always post the same type of garbage, your infatuation with the Yankees is borderline attachment disorder.

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  7. JackStrawb

    2 years ago

    It’s difficult to know which is more eye-catching…

    The 15.6 hits per 9 he gave up in 2023, or
    The 8.62 career ERA.

    Welcome to Mile High Stadium, kid!

    Reply
  8. Tom the ray fan

    2 years ago

    Ah yes another cant miss Yankees pitching prospect. Colorado-where pitchers go to die.

    Reply
    • jopeness

      2 years ago

      @tom, 2016 he was 13-1 2.33 in A+ and AA. 2017 13-3 2.45 in AA and AAA. would you not be excited seeing an up and coming pitcher with that stat line?

      Reply
      • Tom the ray fan

        2 years ago

        I said can’t miss, nothing about excitement but interrupt it as you wish to fulfill whatever satisfaction it gives you.

        Reply
        • jopeness

          2 years ago

          your original can’t miss statement came off snarky. I did not think posting a reply to a comment was interrupting. Did you want to finish your post and then leave a note of completion?

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  9. JPR

    2 years ago

    He’s only 29?

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  10. A Raul Cassanova

    2 years ago

    So you’re saying there’s a Chance, he plays in the big again this season.

    Reply
    • Arnold Ziffel

      2 years ago

      He does have a chance to break camp with the Rockies, it is a slim one and Slim just took the last bus out of town.

      Reply

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