The deadline to protect 2017 draftees or 2016 international signees/high school draft picks was last Friday. The Rockies had some decisions to make, and to protect against the Rule 5 Draft in December, they added four young players to the 40-man roster.
Some of the additions were expected and some were more surprising. Let’s look at where each player is in their development and explore when they might be making their MLB debuts:
3B/1B – Colton Welker (Rockies No. 7 Prospect)
Colton Welker was a fourth-round pick out of Stoneman Douglas High School (FL) in the 2016 draft.