Colorado Rockies minor league news and notes from August 8, 2016.
Monday was a quiet day within the Colorado Rockies’ farm system, as each of their top three affiliates either had a scheduled day off or were rained out. As a result, just one of the team’s top 20 prospects was in action.
That one was No. 3 PuRP Brendan Rodgers, who combined to go 1-for-6 with a home run, walk, and three strikeouts in a doubleheader for the Low-A Asheville Tourists. After a blistering hot April that saw him hit .329/.411/.582, the right-handed shortstop who turns 20 today has cooled off considerably and is now hitting just .