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Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 11, Colton Welker

11. Colton Welker (401 points, 19 ballots)

Colton Welker is a corner infielder with an above-average-to-plus hit tool and already has some major league experience. The 6’1”, 235-pound 24-year-old infielder has been in the system since getting drafted out of high school in 2016. Welker seemed to be on the verge of a big league breakout in 2021 after a big league spring training performance where he hit .362/.392/.553 in 47 at bats. Instead he got popped for an 80 game suspension in May when the PED DHCMT was found in his system — the same PED Justin Lawrence tested positive for in 2020.