It was just one in a series of surreal moments for Valaika, who joined the Rockies on Tuesday prior to their game against the San Francisco Giants. Beaming, Valaika said it all still didn’t seem real, especially before he had even taken batting practice for the first time at Coors Field.
We first got a sense of Valaika and his skyrocketing success earlier this season in an article we did highlighting the Hartford Yard Goats. Interestingly, radio broadcaster Dan Lovallo gushed about Valaika on a team that, at the time, also featured David Dahl, Raimel Tapia and others destined for the big leagues.