Revisiting the Colton Welker DFA

As the 2022 season winds down, let’s turn back the clock and reconsider the Colorado Rockies’ decision to DFA Colton Welker back in early July.

The Rockies announced today that have selected the contract of RHP José Ureña and have optioned RHP Justin Lawrence to Triple-A. Additionally, INF Colton Welker has been designated for assignment.

Ureña will wear #51.

— Rockies Club Information (@RockiesClubInfo) July 6, 2022 The move came as a surprise to fans who’d been following Welker’s career. He had been, after all, a .309 hitter in the minors.

As a quick refresher, the Rockies drafted Welker, a graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in the fourth round of the 2016 draft. The third…