Ben Bowden Works To Tighten His Slider
The 24-year-old reliever gets swings and misses above the belt. Now the Rockies want him to turn his slider into a weapon.
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Bret Boswell Packs A Punch
The lefthanded-hitting Boswell launched 27 home runs at two Class A stops last season while playing two positions.
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Jesus Tinoco’s Future Role Still Undecided
After having success out of the bullpen in the Arizona Fall League, Tinoco could eventually feature in Colorado as either a starter or reliever.
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Josh Fuentes Builds His Own Identity
Fuentes escaped the looming shadow of cousin Nolan Arenado by tweaking his swing and enhancing his positional versatility.
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Tyler Nevin Seizes AFL Opportunity
Health was the biggest factor in Nevin’s career-best season in the California League, but a quiet, disciplined hitting approach didn’t hurt.
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Hunter Stovall Eagerly Goes Behind The Plate
The natural second baseman can play all over the infield, the outfield and even catcher, which he gleefully proved at instructional league.
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Colton Welker Shows Mature Hitting Approach
The hitter-friendly winds of Lancaster never seduced Colton Welker to sell out for home runs.
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Grant Lavigne’s Bat Inspires Confidence
The Rockies love the way Lavigne, a New Hampshire prep chosen 42nd overall this year, talks about hitting. But his bat does plenty of talking, too.
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Peter Lambert Has All The Ingredients
The Rockies quickly promoted Lambert out of the Eastern League and into the hitter-friendly environment of Albuquerque.
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Forrest Wall Improves On Both Sides Of Ball
The former second baseman is healthy and turning a corner at Double-A in his transition to center field.
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Noel Cuevas Earns Long-Awaited Callup
Valuable lessons learned at Triple-A in 2017 paid off with big league callup for the ninth-year pro this year.
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Improved Fastball Puts Justin Lawrence On Fast Track
Working with ex-big leaguer Steve Reed helped the sidearming Lawrence develop better command of his plus fastball.
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Willie Abreu Shows The Natural Power To Excel
Willie Abreu could be on the verge of a breakout if he can tame his aggressiveness and adopt an all-fields approach at the plate.
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More Versatile
The Rockies will move Brendan Rodgers around the infield.
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Cleaner Delivery Carries Jesus Tinoco To 40-Man Roster
Jesus Tinoco improved his pitch quality by improving his direction to the plate.
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Yonathan Daza Rises To The Challenge
Speedy center fielder Yonathan Daza broke out at high Class A Lancaster in 2017.
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James Farris Needs To Keep Working Ahead Of Batters
James Farris has the weapons. Now he just needs to work ahead of batters.
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Riley Pint Stresses Mechanical Improvements
The Rockies are more concerned with Riley Pint’s mechanics than his production.
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Peter Lambert Refines Three-Pitch Mix
Jack Etkin chooses postseason award winners for Rockies prospects.
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Outstanding Makeup Separates Brian Mundell
Brian Mundell never stops working to be a better hitter and first baseman.
