- 23 years old – (LoA Asheville / HiA Modesto)
- 5th round – 2015
- French started his first full season in the minors with a four start tune-up at LoA Asheville, posting a 2-1 record and a 1.17 ERA. Getting an early season promotion, the sturdy framed righty impressed with a Cal League leading 2.85 ERA over 24 starts. French projects as a back-end, innings-eating type which he proved in 2016 by throwing 177.2 innings. His stuff would play at Coors, in that he throws a low 90’s fastball with good movement and heavy sink, which produced a near 60% groundball rate. His progression through the system will be dependent on improving his change-up.
- 22 years old – (HiA Modesto / Double-A Hartford)
- 17th round – 2012 (Los Angeles Angels)
- After being involved in two trade deals, Almonte has found a home with the Rockies. So much so, the organization has added him to the 40-man roster and in the discussion of possibly filling a rotation spot in Colorado in 2017. A solid start at Double-A Hartford could expedite those talks. Almonte is a hard-thrower (FB tops at 97 mph), but it’s his solid slider and changeup which induces enough swing & misses and weak contact that could get him to Coors Field very soon.
- 23 years old – (LoA Asheville / HiA Modesto)
- 6th round – 2015
- An intriguing UTR is Wynkoop. My system metric wasn’t fond of the .138 TPS, and that he surrendered 17 HR’s, 187 hits over 170.2 innings, but this also included a ridiculous 12:144 BB:K rate. He should be watched closely in 2017 to see how his stuff plays against more advanced bats. Wynkoop has a 4-pitch mix and only throws his fastball in the upper 80’s. He has mastered the art of changing speeds (among all offerings) that keep hitters off-balance.
- 20 years old – (HiA Modesto)
- 2nd round – 2014
- Fangraphs describes Castellani’s delivery similar to Max Scherzer, with a loose arm action that creates movement of a mid 90’s fastball. The rotation at Hartford could be the headliner in the Double-A Eastern League, as Castellani should join Almonte and Wynkoop, and could be the youngest pitcher at that level in 2017. The right-hander was another workhorse in 2016, throwing 167.2 innings and capped the season by going 3-0 with a 2.37 ERA in the final seven starts. Recently turning 21-years old, Castellani did receive an invite to Spring Training.
- 19 years old – (LoA Asheville)
- 2nd round – 2015
- Lambert is athletic and possesses pure stuff. Still only a teenager, the right-hander displays good fastball command and a described “lethal” change-up.
- 22 years old – (Pioneer League Grand Junction)
- 31st round – 2016
- 22 years old – (LoA Asheville)
- International Free Agent – 2013
- 21 years old – (LoA Asheville)
- International Free Agent – 2013
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