The Rockies announced that they have acquired left-hander Brennan Bernardino from the Red Sox, a move that was previously reported. They also selected the contracts of left-hander Welinton Herrera, right-hander Gabriel Hughes and outfielder Sterlin Thompson. They began the day with a 40-man count of 38, meaning they needed two spots for those four additions. They made space by designating first baseman Michael Toglia and right-hander Ryan Rolison for assignment.
More to come.
Toglia has Japan written all over him
Rolison too now that I think about it
Forrest Whitley went to Japan earlier. I can’t imagine anyone wanting Michael Toglia, they’d rather have Christian Walker. Toglia is Japan. What about Ryan Rolison? I mean, he is a left handed pitcher but anyone want him? Or is it a Japan flag.
What a difference a year makes… Toglia goes from Rockies’ best player to DFA’d in a season. Wowza
He and Nolan Jones are confusing to me.
Nolan Jones was a great performer for one season, but the Rockies gave he and Toglia every opportunity to succeed and neither were able to fix their individual issues.
On the surface a young core built around Toglia, Jones, Tovar and Doyle looked like they’d be a quality core; but they all had difficult years.
Tovar was due to injury; Toglia and Jones just became after thoughts.
Doyle had a rough year at the plate; his wife lost their baby back in May and it took a toll on him as a player; as July and August came around his numbers improved greatly.
Well said. I’m not totally giving up on Doyle. His defense keeps him somewhat useful and I think his bat can improve. Hard to explain other than hitting a baseball is very damn hard.
I don’t know. Personal issues have a lot of impact on players. Someone said Christian Walker performed bad because he had a baby. Also, what about Adael Amandor. Tell me if I spelled it wrong.
Dang
Toglia has KBO written all over him.
He should go international.
Brenton Doyle is going to rebound and put the hardships of 2025 behind him. We saw him coming around the last 2 months. I’ve been faithful and a strong critic of the Rockies since the beginning. I believe there is change for the better happening.
Two more failed first round picks to toss on the fire. The Rockies first rounders in the second half of the 2010s,
2015 – Brendan Rodgers (3), Mike Nikorak (27), Tyler Nevin (38)
2016 – Riley Pint (4), Robert Tyler (38)
2017 – none (11) forfeited to sign Ian Desmond
2018 – Ryan Rolison (22), Grant Lavigne (42)
2019 – Michael Toglia (23)
Brendan Rodgers and Toglia each had one really good year, but 50% of them never played for the Rockies at all and Riley Pint pitched a grand total of 5 games and 3.2 innings. And don’t get me started on the Desmond pick.
2020 and 2021 honestly don’t look much better as Zac Veen (20 #9) and Drew Romo (20 #35) have both been passed on depth charts in the system and Benny Montgomery (21 #8) has not been Rule 5 protected for 2 years now and just finished his second year in AA hitting .201.
That is how you build a 119 loss team.
Zac Veen will be fine; he has dealt with some crazy injuries, similar to David Dahl. Veen has hit very well at all of the system. All of their picks have been touted top picks by the entire league, unfortunately they haven’t panned out in Colorado. 1/2 of it is skill development, 1/4 of it is on player motivation, and 1/4 of it is on mental skills development… The organization and the player need to want it; while Bud Black was manager he didn’t give young players the room to breathe and develop which is a MAJOR part of the issue.
You cannot blame any of those failures on Bud Black. They all failed in the minor leagues. Rodgers and Toglia were both everyday starters under Bud Black.
Are you a Rox fan?
Toglia to the ChiSox.