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Is Colorado Rockies Starter Eddie Butler Still A Prospect?

The Colorado Rockies love to tout their top two pitching prospects to anyone that will listen — but does it matter if one might not actually be very good?

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The Colorado Rockies have two legitimate, high-level minor league/big league ready pitching prospects (or so they say) in Jon Gray and Eddie Butler. Gray is another post for another time; he’s thrown well for the past several months in AAA, has a big-time pedigree with legitimate power offerings, and certainly deserves a sustained shot in the big leagues before a judgment call is made about him.