This was a better week record-wise for the Rockies’ minor league affiliates, as the Isotopes and Indians both posted winning records for their six games. However, the real news comes from some movement amongst PuRPs, namely LHP Ryan Rolison’s (No. 1 PuRP) promotion to Triple-A and RHP Karl Kauffmann’s (No. 11 PuRP) promotion to Double-A. So how did they do in their first appearances at their new levels?
Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes (4-2, 5-11 overall)
Lefty Ryan Rolison (No. 1 PuRP; 1st Round 2020) made his Triple-A debut on May 22 against the Oklahoma City Dodgers. The OKC Dodgers are 4-12 and not much better than the Isotopes (5-11), but their lineup over the weekend featured 2019 NL MVP Cody Bellinger, who is rehabbing a left calf contusion that landed him on the IL on April 6. Unfortunately, Rolison did not pitch against Bellinger, but he did face MLB veterans Steven Souza Jr. and Zach McKinstry. Souza was signed as a free agent on April 12 and assigned to the Triple-A
There are a lot of things that are wrong with the Colorado Rockies and their near-NL-worst record of 18-29 represents that. From an inconsistent offense to a bullpen prone to imploding and the inability to manufacture runs on the road, there are only a few teams in the league with this kind of unique ability to find so many ways to lose games. But what does this team do right? What are its strengths? Are there any?
There are. When you look past all the losses, there’s a few things this team has going.
Speed
This is an aspect of the team that I think often gets taken for granted. The Rockies have some of the best speed in the league with guys like Trevor Story, Garrett Hampson, Raimel Tapia and Yonathan Daza. As a team, they have stolen 27 bases which is sixth-most in the majors. The four mentioned above have combined to score 85 of the team’s 218 total runs. They’ve only been caught stealing seven times this year so there’s an argument to be made that the Rockies could us
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Hartford Yard Goats owner Josh Solomon to receive JNF Tree of Life Award
HARTFORD – New England real estate executive Joshua Solomon, owner of the Hartford Yard Goats minor league baseball team and co-founder and president of The DSF Group, has been selected as the 2021 recipient of Jewish National Fund-USA’s (JNF-USA) prestigious Tree of Life Award in recognition of his outstanding community involvement, professional leadership, and dedication to the cause of American-Israeli friendship with the devotion to peace and the security of human life.
Solomon will be honored at a virtual gala on June 8. featuring an intimate dialogue with Emmy-award winning actor, director, producer Henry Winkler and Academy-award winning actress, producer, and activist Marlee Matlin.