Five Colorado Rockies that could lose their 40-man roster spots

DENVER, COLORADO - SEPTEMBER 17: Pitcher Carlos Estevez #54 of the Colorado Rockies throws in the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on September 17, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO - SEPTEMBER 17: Pitcher Carlos Estevez #54 of the Colorado Rockies throws in the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on September 17, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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Bret Boswell of the Colorado Rockies
Jul 8, 2020; Denver, Colorado, United States; Colorado Rockies infielder Bret Boswell (82) bats during workouts at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Bret Boswell

Bret Boswell could be a guy that finds himself designated for assignment for a few reasons.

He has never played above Double-A and he will be 27 in October so time’s running out for him age-wise. He also didn’t play particularly well in Double-A Hartford in 2019 either after a good season Single-A and Advanced-A ball.

In Hartford, they starting using him as a utility guy, instead of the second and third base positions he played before. He started playing center field and left field in Hartford and in the 2019 Arizona Fall League.

But if you are 26 and hitting .219 with a .290 on-base percentage in Double-A and then miss the 2020 season for obvious reasons, and part of the second round of cuts in spring training, is he a guy that will play into your future plans at the MLB level?

The Rockies may have to answer that question in the coming weeks.

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