Colorado Rockies Preliminary Prospect List

by John Sickels on Dec 15, 2025 8:00 PM EST

Thin system. ...

Colorado Rockies 36

Cristhian Adames           SS
Nolan Arenado              3B
Chad Bettis                RHP
Bruce Billings             RHP
Charlie Blackmon           OF
Rex Brothers               LHP
Edwar Cabrera              LHP
Albert Campos              RHP
Jared Clark                1B
Sam Deduno                 RHP
Corey Dickerson            OF
Christian Friedrich        LHP
Cole Garner                OF
Hector Gomez               SS
Ethan Hollingsworth        RHP
Tyler Matzek               LHP
Kent Matthes               OF
Dan Mayora                 SS
Mike McKenry               C
Eliezer Mesa               OF
Wes Musick                 LHP
Chris Nelson               SS
Juan Nicasio               RHP
Rafael Ortega              OF
Jordan Pacheco             C
Kyle Parker                OF
Cory Riordan               RHP
Wilin Rosario              C
Rob Scahill                RHP
Josh Slaats                RHP
Erik Stavert               RHP
Will Swanner               C
Peter Tago                 RHP
Casey Weathers             RHP
Tim Wheeler                OF

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Roe

Chaz Roe was dealt to Seattle for Lopez couple weeks ago

by Glorified G on Dec 15, 2025 8:56 PM EST reply actions

roe

forgot that. been a long couple of weeks.

by John Sickels on Dec 15, 2025 9:26 PM EST up reply actions

baseball America

Rated the Rockies as the best draft in 2009, and then 4th overall in 2010. Their Latin program is regarded pretty strongly. I’ll grant there isn’t any elite talent close to contributing, but why do you think the good recipes have resulted in a “weak system”

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 15, 2025 9:11 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I don't want to speak for John, but I think it is important to note that there is a difference between thin and weak

There are some players here, and I don’t think it’s a particularly weak system like jar said below

by Navi's_Navy on Dec 15, 2025 10:12 PM EST up reply actions

Combining your two statements...

that there isn’t a lot of depth, but not a weak system and that the draft and Latin programs are well thought of, does it reason that the Rockies don’t do well in their later picks or that they fail to develop the late round projects into legitimate prospects? Or perhaps, these are just random fluctuations.

by DenverBears on Dec 16, 2025 11:09 AM EST up reply actions

It may not have great depth

But there are a lot of guys in the top 15 that I like.

http://bullpenbanter.com/

by jar75 on Dec 15, 2025 9:14 PM EST reply actions

Love Pacheco

He seems like a really solid catcher/utility guy. Almost never strikes out and hits for a big average, with gap power as well. He’s 25 or so, but he moved to the position really late.

Long time lurker, new time poster.

by Lionsroar10 on Dec 15, 2025 9:32 PM EST reply actions

Parker Frazier

did you just not consider him good enough for the book this year, was he an oversight, or did something happen to him I’m unaware of? Still young and ridiculously projectible (listed at 6’5" - 160 lbs on fangraphs o.0!), but the numbers ARE underwhelming.

by Navi's_Navy on Dec 15, 2025 10:13 PM EST reply actions

frazier

yeah with roe out i’ll put frazier in. but at some point he has to perform.

by John Sickels on Dec 15, 2025 10:21 PM EST up reply actions

I was impressed by Corey Dickerson last year. I mean, it was Rookie ball, so you can’t take much of it, but I’ve read on BP that the tools are pretty solid and the performance was certainly very good. I wonder if the Rockies will be real aggressive with him with perhaps a Hi-A assignment in 2011.

by WrenFGun on Dec 15, 2025 10:55 PM EST reply actions

everything I've seen indicates low A

I saw him in person several times. His stance is very inconsistent, and he put up those rookie league numbers after some college. I’m temperibg my expectations, but I have him in the systems top 20

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 16, 2025 1:49 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

I don't feel thin is quite right

It may be missing the top end talent right now, but it is pretty deep with talent.

by mkorpal on Dec 16, 2025 10:37 AM EST reply actions

Rosario is a top end talent

Matzek and Tago are top end potential talents.
Arenado and Friedrich are tough to evaluate, but are fringe top 100 guys

http://bullpenbanter.com/

by jar75 on Dec 16, 2025 10:58 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe I should re-word that a bit

The organization doesn’t have any elite prospects. All those guys have pretty big issues right now. Rosario needs to prove his knee isn’t an issue (huge deal for a catcher), Matzek needs to start showing control, Tago needs to pitch, Arenado probably won’t stick at 3rd, and Friedrich needs to show health.

Right now, none of those guys are can’t miss prospects. However, the organization is deep in prospects, it’s just that most of it is still in the lower levels.

by mkorpal on Dec 16, 2025 11:02 AM EST up reply actions

Not many organizations have elite talents though

Rosario is a mid level B+ and that’s better than quite a few teams. Matzek’s loss of velocity concerns me a lot more than his control does, and it’s the only reason he isn’t a B+ guy.

It’s an interesting system, but I don’t think deep is the right word.

http://bullpenbanter.com/

by jar75 on Dec 16, 2025 11:58 AM EST up reply actions

the Rockies had Matzek throwing a lot of change ups and tinkered with his mechanics

He was throwing mid nineties in instructs this fall, so I’m not worried about his velocity.

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Dec 16, 2025 2:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

That really doesn't allay my concerns

I hope the stuff is back to where it was late in his HS year, but instructional league reports aren’t enough to go on just yet. Still a solid B prospect with huge upside, but his stock has slipped a bit.

http://bullpenbanter.com/

by jar75 on Dec 16, 2025 3:10 PM EST up reply actions