Left-handed pitcher Tyler Matzek, out with biceps tendinitis, might miss one start. Shortstop Hector Gomez will be sidelined indefinitely with back problems.
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The Colorado Rockies promoted catching prospect Jordan Pacheco to Double-A Tulsa, following a season-ending knee injury to Drillers catcher Wilin Rosario
Shortstop prospect Hector Gomez, sidelined more than three months with back injury, resumes season at Tri-City.
Colorado Rockies pitching prospect, the 34th player taken overall in the 2009 draft, among handful of minor leaguers promoted.
Shortstop Chris Nelson will join Triple-A Colorado Springs on Saturday. Left-hander Christian Friedrich should return to the Double-A Tulsa rotation in about 10 days. And Greg Reynolds will start Saturday for high Class A Modesto.
Colorado Rockies shortstop prospects Chris Nelson and Hector Gomez, both of whom have been plagued by injuries, are again sidelined. Gomez is expected to return soon, but Nelson is headed to extended spring training.
The Colorado Rockies announced their first roster moves of the spring, sending 16 players to their minor league camp including prospects Christian Friedrich and Hector Gomez.
When Hector Gomez steps in the batting cage, Colorado Rockies hitting coach Don Baylor says, “Let me hear it.” The reason being Gomez has such quick hands and generates far more bat speed than most players. And that’s evident from the wonderfully loud sound when he squares up a ball on the barrel.
The Colorado Rockies farm system placed three prospects — all pitchers — on Baseball America’s annual Top 100 prospects list including last year’s No. 1 pick Tyler Matzek, who has yet to throw a regular-season pitch in the organization.
The Colorado Rockies decided about 10 years ago to build around their slugging first baseman. Now, while the team is no longer built around a single player, Troy Tulowitzki anchors the middle of the lineup and the middle of the diamond, making shortstop the one position where the Rockies have no questions.
Offseason rumors linked the Colorado Rockies to many free agent infielders, any of whom would have impacted this position in some way if they had signed. Yet, after all the shopping, the Rockies likely end up with the same second baseman to start 2010 as they finished 2009.
