Colorado Rockies: May 22 minor league report and prospect update

AAA Albuquerque Isotopes (23-20, Second in PCL-Pacific Southern)

Hanging steady in second place, the Albuquerque Isotopes had an up and down week. The most notable happening this week is that Rockies’ shortstop Trevor Story is currently on a rehab assignment with the club. Unable to find his stroke so far in 2017, Story is hoping to find some of the magic that made me a rookie sensation. In three games thus far, Story is 3-for-8 with a home run but committed two errors in Sunday night’s game. It looks like Story is going to be activated soon. 

With top prospects Jeff Hoffman and Raimel Tapia currently up with the big club, players are vying to be the next blip on the front office’s radar. Thus far, infielder Daniel Castro and starting pitcher Barry Enright have impressed. Enright masterfully spun a six-inning scoreless gem where he struck out five, walked none and allowed just two hits.

A new addition to the Rockies system, Enright is in the midst of an 11.2 scoreless inning streak. threw his second straight good outing this week.

In a game against El Paso, Hoffman tossed six innings, yielding two earned runs. As a reward for the quality start, Hoffman secured his second victory of the year. Hoffman is now 2-2 with a respectable 3.71 ERA in the hitter-friendly PCL. If he can put together a few more consistent outings, expect Hoffman to land in Colorado early this summer.

Putting together a streak of his own is Castro, who has hits in his last nine contests. Of particular note is a 3-for-4 game where Castro served as the catalyst for a 5-3 victory on Sunday night. During the current hitting streak, Castro raised his average from .236 to .296.

SAD NEWS ALERT: Stephan Cardullo was released this past Thursday. 

Transactions:

5/21/17 – RHP Nelson Gonzalez assigned to Albuquerque Isotopes from Boise Hawks.
5/21/17 –  Albuquerque Isotopes placed RHP Matt Flemer on the temporarily inactive list.
5/19/17 – Colorado Rockies optioned Carlos Estevez to Albuquerque Isotopes.
5/19/17 –  C Jan Vazquez assigned to Hartford Yard Goats from Albuquerque Isotopes.
5/19/17 – Colorado Rockies sent SS Trevor Story on a rehab assignment to Albuquerque Isotopes.
5/19/17 – Colorado Rockies optioned C Dustin Garneau to Albuquerque Isotopes.