Hughes was another Rockies pitching prospect felled by an arm injury that required Tommy John surgery in July 2023. The 6’4” 22-year-old right-hander was Colorado’s first pick in 2022, going 10th overall and getting an under-slot $4 million bonus. Hughes was ranked more as a late-first rounder than a top-10 pick by national prospect watchers, but the Rockies obviously liked the starter’s frame, feel for pitching and the three pitch mix. The former two-way player boasts a fastball that touches the upper 90s but sits in the low-mid 90s and a bulldog mentality that has been compared to Max Scherzer.
Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 10, Gabriel Hughes
