WASHINGTON -- Last week, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said he was throwing touted righty Jeff Hoffman "right into the fire." But two starts in, both with their challenges and both losing efforts, Hoffman thinks it's all pretty cool.
Hoffman, the Rockies' No. 3 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, went six solid innings and gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits that included solo homers by Jayson Werth in the first and Daniel Murphy in the fifth as the Rockies fell to the Nationals, 8-5, at Nationals Park on Friday night.