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Dollander

Dollander was shut down in early September with a patellar tendon strain in his left knee. The 24-year-old former top prospect is expected to have a mostly normal offseason and be ready for the start of spring training after finishing his rookie campaign with a disappointing 6.52 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 82/49 K/BB ratio across 98 innings over 21 starts. The ninth overall pick from the 2023 MLB Draft has the high-octane arsenal required to overcome pitching in Coors Field, but it certainly amplifies the risk as he continues to acclimate to life in the big leagues.

As anticipated, the 23-year-old right-hander lands on the injured list with the knee injury that he suffered during Tuesday’s outing against the Dodgers. He’s expected to miss the remainder of the season. Bradley Blalock was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move on Saturday.

The 23-year-old hurler injured his left knee during Tuesday’s start against the Dodgers. He underwent an MRI exam earlier in the week, the results of which are not yet known. Regardless of the severity, it seems like this injury will end Dollander’s rookie season. He finishes the year with a 2-12 record, 6.52 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and an 82/49 K/BB ratio over 98 innings in his first 21 big league starts.

Dollander was solid for the second time in three outings, with a clunker against the Giants on Monday between these two outings. The 23-year-old rookie struck out five while allowing just one hit and two free passes. Dollander still is the owner of a 6.52 ERA, but there have been just enough outings like this to believe in him in the long-term. He’ll try and repeat this effort over the weekend when he faces the Padres in San Diego on Saturday.

Dollander took a loss despite pitching well against the Astros last time out. This was just a deserved loss. The 2023 first-rounder has not held his own for the most of 2025 and now has a record of 2-12 with an abhorrent 6.77 ERA over his 93 innings. It’s probably obvious to state that it’d be a mistake to start him against the Padres, but it’ll be stated anyway.

Dollander threw 61-of-98 pitches for strikes while walking four. The only run he allowed came on a run-scoring single from Jesus Sánchez in the first, and from that point on the 23-year-old pitched exceptionally. That’s now back-to-back strong outings for Dollander, but his ERA is still a less-than-desirable 6.55 with a ghastly 2-11 record. Dollander has significant upside even pitching in Coors Field, and but it’d still be hard to justify using him as a fantasy option against the Giants on Monday.

Dollander, who was recalled before the game, struck out five in one of his best starts to date as a major leaguer. He averaged 98.5 mph with his fastball, which is a little better than his 97.7-mph average for the season, and he allowed only four hard-hit balls. It’s nothing that should get him picked up in fantasy leagues, but it is encouraging. He’ll face Arizona at home this weekend.

Dollander gave up 11 earned runs and walked eight over 11 1/3 innings in his three starts for Albuquerque, but the Rockies must think they have no one else worth a look. And they’re probably right. Dollander will start against the Cardinals tonight.

The 23-year-old right-hander has gone just 2-9 with a 6.68 ERA over 15 starts for the Rockies this season, but they really don’t have any better alternatives to turn to right now. If you don’t care about your ratios, he could potentially be worth a look for fantasy purposes in deeper mixed leagues.

This comes one day after Dollander gave up three runs in 3 2/3 innings to the White Sox, and since the Rockies have Thursday off, they have some flexibility in how they work their rotation prior to the break. Now we’ll just have to wait and see if Dollander, who is 2-9 with a 6.68 ERA in 15 starts as a rookie, returns right afterwards; he was on track to secure a full year of service time this season, but that would change if he’s kept down for at least 20 days now.