The Colorado Rockies promoted prized prospect Adael Amador from Double-A Hartford on Sunday and placed fellow infielder Brendan Rodgers on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain.
With Colorado Rockies second baseman Brendan Rodgers heading to the IL, it was just announced the team will call up their top prospect, infielder Adael Amador to make his MLB debut in Sunday’s game against the St.Louis Cardinals.
Amador started slow in Double-A, but ranked atop the Rockies system entering the year
The Colorado Rockies are taking a chance that top infield prospect Adael Amador might create a spark by jumping him from Double-A to the bigs.
Strike 3: It’s no secret that the Colorado Rockies are knee-deep in another youth movement. Casual fans will need to keep their phones available at Coors Field later this season to get the lowdown on many of the players stepping up to home plate for the guys in purple pinstripes.
While Brendan Rodgers still has plenty of upside, Adael Amador has emerged as the next starter at the position. We don’t need to completely revisit the history of the second base position since the departure of D.J.
Adael Amador was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, on April 11, 2003. Amador was the 16th-ranked prospect in the Top 30 International Prospect rankings in 2019.
The 20-year-old switch-hitting shortstop repeats as the top-overall PuRP To many (but not all), Amador is the clear-best prospect in the system and a fitting repeat number one Purple Row Prospect.
A duo of young bats and a top draft pick lead the Rockies' system
The shortstop was named California League MVP despite only playing in the league until July 2 The 6’2” 23-year-old shortstop was notable leading up to the 2022 draft out of the University of Kentucky for his elite defense, but the righty also hit a respectable .283/.369/.469 in the SEC, which is usually the toughest conference in the NCAA.
The Rockies announced their 40-man roster moves in advance of today’s Rule 5 deadline, bringing their allotment back up to a full 40 players. Colorado selected the contracts of infielder Adael Amador, outfielder Yanquiel Fernandez, and right-handers Juan Mejia and Angel Chivilli.
Who made it out on top? In the process of Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) voting, there were two names that stood above the rest: Colorado’s 2020 first rounder, outfielder Zac Veen, and the breakout player of the minor league system this year, Dominican shortstop Adael Amador.
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