According to the Rockies PR team on Twitter, the Colorado Rockies are making another roster move as a result of an injury.
Colorado Rockies left fielder David Dahl will be placed on the 10-day injured list with a left side core injury, according to the Rockies PR team on Twitter.
In a corresponding move, the Rockies have called up outfielder Yonathan Daza from Triple-A Albuquerque.
Dahl, who just turned 25 last week, has been hampered by numerous injuries throughout his young career so this is yet another.
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He was one of only a few hot bats in the Rockies lineup to start the season as he was hitting .343/.385/.629 with two home runs and six RBI and an OPS+ of 154 in 10 games. Last season, in 77 games at the major league level, he hit .273/.325/.534 with an OPS+ of 113.
Daza, 25, will be making his major league debut in the coming days. He just made his Triple-A debut this season as he has only been in 4 games at the Triple-A level. In those games, he is hitting .278/.350/.333 with one RBI.
In 2018, Daza spent the entirety of his season in Double-A Hartford. In only 54 games there, he hit .306 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. He also had an on-base percentage of .330 and a slugging percentage of .461.
What it means for the Rockies
Dahl was one of only a few offensive players that have started out the season well for the 3-8 Rockies. Currently, they are tied for last place in the NL West with the San Francisco Giants.
As of now, Raimel Tapia will take over primary left field duties for Dahl. He’ll be joined by Ian Desmond and Charlie Blackmon in the outfield with help from Garrett Hampson and Daza.
Dahl’s injury makes the Rockies injured list pretty hefty as it has relievers Chris Rusin and Jake McGee, starter Tyler Anderson, infielders Daniel Murphy and Ryan McMahon, pitcher Antonio Senzatela.
Stay tuned as we hear more as Rox Pile’s Kevin Henry and Jake Shapiro are at Coors Field with our coverage of the Rockies-Braves series.