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Jordan Beck Enters Camp As Favorite For Rockies’ Right Field Job

By Anthony Franco | February 18, 2025 at 10:03pm CDT

Jordan Beck has the inside track on the Rockies’ right field job, manager Bud Black said this week (link via Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post). The second-year outfielder is “the guy who probably gets the first crack at what you would call everyday at-bats,” Black told Saunders.

Beck is positioned to make an Opening Day roster for the first time in his big league career. Colorado called up the Tennessee product late last April. Beck played regularly in left field over the next few weeks, but he only hit .190 before breaking a bone in his left hand while making a diving catch. He underwent surgery and wound up missing over two months. Beck spent some time in the minors before returning to the MLB team in the middle of August. He continued to struggle after his second call-up, hitting .187/.282/.242 over the season’s final six weeks.

It clearly wasn’t a good rookie season. Beck appeared in 55 games and hit .188/.245/.276 across 184 trips to the plate. He struck out more than 35% of the time while drawing walks at only a 6.5% rate. Hand injuries can impact a hitter’s power, so that may have contributed to his modest output. Beck hit only three home runs with poor exit velocities and a subpar 32.1% hard contact rate.

Beck certainly has greater power upside. Prospect evaluators have credited him with plus raw power in his 6’3″, 225-pound frame. He’s a .284/.380/.509 hitter in nearly 900 minor league plate appearances. The offensive ceiling will largely be determined by how much he develops as a pure hitter. He’ll need to markedly improve upon his rookie-season strikeout and walk numbers. The righty hitter has taken plenty of walks in the minors, but scouts have questioned his elevated swing-and-miss rates since his college days.

It seems the Rockies feel the majors present the best place for that development. Beck only has 39 games of Triple-A experience. He has a full slate of options remaining, so Colorado could start him at Triple-A Albuquerque if they felt that’d be beneficial. Based on Black’s comments, it appears they believe he’s ready for an extended opportunity despite his tough rookie season. Beck tells Saunders that he fought through some mechanical issues with his swing after the injury but is coming into camp at full strength following a typical offseason.

Colorado projects to run a starting outfield of Nolan Jones, Brenton Doyle, and Beck from left to right. Jones is looking to rebound from a .227/.321/.320 showing, a disappointing follow-up to his .297/.389/.542 performance during his first season in Denver. Doyle is one of the biggest bright spots for the organization. He’s a Gold Glove center fielder who hit 23 homers while making major improvements to his plate discipline last season.

Sam Hilliard is lined up as the fourth outfielder, while Sean Bouchard and former top 10 pick Zac Veen could compete for right field work if Beck struggles early in the season. Kris Bryant could still see action there, but he’ll work primarily as a designated hitter after multiple injury-wrecked years.

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14 Comments

  1. Rsox

    7 months ago

    He’s alone in the new pollution…

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    Reply
    • J.H.

      7 months ago

      He’s got a devil’s haircut…

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      • WadeBoggsWildRide

        7 months ago

        I’m a loser baby, so why don’t you kill me?

        Reply
  2. Reynaldo's

    7 months ago

    Does anyone take this Colorado team seriously?

    1
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    • KCMOWHOA

      7 months ago

      Nobody in the MLB lmao

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      Reply
  3. westcasey

    7 months ago

    Colorado ?

    Reply
    • Gwynning

      7 months ago

      Somewhere in the Rocky Mountains that John Denver always lied about…

      Reply
  4. GinaNCRaysFan

    7 months ago

    He looks good enough to start for the Rockies. It’s not like it’s going to make a difference in the playoff races or anything if he is as bad as he looks.

    Reply
  5. DonOsbourne

    7 months ago

    This entire article is depressing.

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    Reply
  6. siddfinch1079

    7 months ago

    A Kris Bryant sighting?!

    Reply
  7. Prospectnvstr

    7 months ago

    The kid turns 24 in mid April. He’s definitely not the 1st to severely struggle in their 1st season in the Majors. Last year was his 2nd full season after getting drafted in 2022.

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  8. mikeyny

    7 months ago

    Somebody tell me why a team would feel the need to announce that a Rookie, who struggled heavily the previous season, has already won a starting job. You don’t want him to try and compete for it. You don’t want Veen, Bouchard, Hilliard or Montgomery to feel like they have a chance if they perform well. This is why the Rockies are the Rockies.

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  9. gbs42

    7 months ago

    What exactly does “pure hitter” mean? Any opinions?

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    • MLB Top 100 Commenter

      7 months ago

      Now serving Beck’s at Coors.

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