Adael

Amador

This seems like good news for Rodgers, who might well turn into something more on a major league team that, well, is trying for something more than being a placeholder and a punchline. Rodgers, 28, has posted OPS+s of 102, 97 and 94 in his three relatively full major league seasons, and he’s a solid enough defender at second base. The upside that made him the No. 3 overall pick in the 2015 draft seems long gone now, but he’ll probably be a pretty useful regular for some team. As for the Rockies, Adael Amador is likely the future at second base. He’s probably not ready yet, though.

Amador got into 10 contests for the Rockies last month before hitting the injured list with a right oblique strain. The 21-year-old second baseman is one of the top prospects in the fantasy landscape, but he’s yet to play above Double-A in the minors. His time is coming in Colorado, but it’s probably not going to be until next year.

The 21-year-old infielder was pulled from Thursday’s game due to what had been termed a “mild oblique strain”, but he’ll need more than just a couple of days to recover from this one. Brendan Rodgers was activated from the injured list in a corresponding move on Friday.

Rockies manager Bud Black characterized it as a mild strain that’s similar to one he was dealing with earlier this year at Double-A Hartford. We’ll see. Amador went 1-for-3 with a single prior to being lifted from Thursday’s contest against the Dodgers in the eighth inning and could wind up requiring a trip to the injured list if he’s unable to play through the injury. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

Amador has hit the ball hard on occasion, but he’s sporting a .115/.115/.115 line through seven games. It doesn’t sound like Brendan Rodgers will be sidelined for long, so Amador will probably head back to the minors soon.

Amador will make his third consecutive start at the keystone since making the jump last weekend directly to the majors from Double-A Hartford. The 21-year-old top prospect has gone 1-for-6 at the dish with one stolen base and three strikeouts so far. He’s probably not ready at this stage of his development to make a significant fantasy impact, but he’s still probably worthy of a speculative roster spot in deeper mixed leagues on the chance that he catches lightning in a bottle.

Amador’s single, a 74-mph bloop to right field, came on the first pitch he ever saw as a major leaguer. He later struck out and grounded out. He’s slated to be the Rockies’ starting second baseman for at least the next couple of weeks while Brendan Rodgers is out.

As expected, Amador is up from Double-A to take the roster spot of Brendan Rodgers after Rodgers was placed on the injured list. He’ll hit eighth and play second base in his MLB debut Sunday. Amador is the top hitting prospect in the Colorado system, and while he’s registered just a .664 OPS thus far in Double-A, he’s been much better with the bat as of late with six homers in his last 10 games. There’s some serious risk with a 21-year-old coming up from Double-A, but there’s potential for reward as well.

Black also confirmed what Francys Romero had reported earlier, that Adael Amador would be recalled from Double-A Hartford to take his place on the active roster. It’s a tough break for the Rockies, as Rodgers had been swinging a hot bat and had been extremely productive over the past few weeks. No word yet on just how long they expect Rodgers to be sidelined for.

Independent journalist Francys Romero reported earlier Saturday that Amador, who has homered six times over his last nine games for Double-A Hartford, was being called up for his debut. That’s on hold at least for the moment with Harding adding that the Rockies are waiting to determine whether Brendan Rodgers hamstring strain is severe enough to require a trip to the injured list. Amador has joined Colorado’s taxi squad, and it’s still possible he could be officially recalled in the coming days. However, for the moment, it doesn’t sound like his debut is imminent. We’ll have additional updates on the developing situation as it unfolds.