Rockies recall Brothers, to place Daley on DL
The Colorado Rockies have recalled left-handed reliever Rex Brothers from Triple-A Colorado Springs and placed right-hander Matt Daley on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right shoulder retroactive to June 1.
Brothers, a supplemental first-round pick by the Rockies in 2009, is 3-2 with a 2.89 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 28 innings with Colorado Springs. He has risen quickly through the Rockies system, spending 2009 after being drafted with short season Class A Tri-City and low Class A Asheville. In 2010, he split time between high Class A Modesto and Double A Tulsa.
Brothers, 23, works primarily with two pitches, an above average fastball that sits at 94-95 mph and a late-breaking slider, but also occasionally uses a changeup. Early on Brothers, who is viewed as a potential closer, will likely serve primarily as a specialist against left-handed hitters, against whom he has a 1.64 ERA.
Daley has a 10.50 ERA in seven appearances with the Rockies since being recalled on May 20. He started well and didn’t give up a run in three of his first four appearances, but has struggled of late, allowing three runs in two of his past three appearances.
Well most of you got your wish with this move. Funny though because Daley was everybody’s answer a couple weeks ago. I do like bringing Brothers up, but nothing will cure the Rox win/loss struggles until the offense steps up.
I like Brothers’ potential but he’s not ready. I guess the Rockies felt like they had no choice. He will now have his baptism by fire.
Big league hitters will know, because scouting tells them so, that Brothers is not Billy Wagner or John Franco and he’s hittable and prone to walks too. So be disciplined, wait for the pitch you can handle and your success goes way up. His ERA likely will be over 4.
Eventually, if he makes adjustments, I see him as either a set-up man (ceiling) or strong situational guy.
I commend the Rockies on finding him, no matter whom they may have passed up. This guy is better than the vast majority of high picks the organization has had. Superior actually.
I know one thing he’s awhole lot better that Morales every thought of being.
Well poster MATT,we were right and got our wish,so prepare to become the whipping boys on this site if Brothers doesn’t cut it.
Gary, whose MATT?