Colorado Rockies: May 8 Minor League Report and Prospect Update

AA Hartford Yard Goats (10-17, Fifth in Eastern League – Eastern)

Team chemistry in Hartford hasn’t yet come to fruition as the Yard Goats are only 3-7 over their last 10 games. Although, they have won two in a row. Some would call that a winning streak. There are two big pieces of news coming out of Hartford.

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The first is that raising star Yency Almonte who owns a sub-2.00 ERA was placed on the disabled list. In his last start, Almonte was pulled in the early innings due to shoulder stiffness. Hopefully, a few weeks rest does the trick.

The other big news is that top prospect Ryan McMahon was named Double-A Player of the Month for April. McMahon led the Eastern League in hits, and RBI while maintaining a .375 average. McMahon is 22 years old.

Transactions:

5/8/17 – RHP David Holman assigned to Hartford Yard Goats from Boise Hawks.
5/8/17 – RHP Luis Niebla assigned to Hartford Yard Goats from Rockies Ext. Spring Training.
5/6/17 – RHP Luis Niebla assigned to Albuquerque Isotopes from Hartford Yard Goats.
5/5/17 – Hartford Yard Goats placed RHP Yency Almonte on the 7-day disabled list.
5/4/17 – RHP Matt Pierpont assigned to Hartford Yard Goats from Rockies Ext. Spring Training.
5/4/17 – C Jan Vazquez assigned to Albuquerque Isotopes from Hartford Yard Goats.