When the Colorado Rockies first drafted right-handed pitcher Karl Kauffmann (no. 23 PuRP) with their competitive balance pick in 2019, I’m not sure they expected his path to Major League Baseball to be quite like this. After missing his first season of professional baseball with the Rockies farm system due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kauffmann is on the precipice of his big league debut after just two seasons and change of minor league ball.
Karl Kauffmann played three seasons with the University of Michigan as a key member of the pitching staff. Though he was a reliever his freshman season, he was moved to the rotation in 2018.