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Rockies announce 22 non-roster invites to spring training, including top prospects Zac Veen and Drew Romo

Colorado’s top prospects are coming to major-league spring training.

The Rockies’ top overall prospect, Zac Veen, and top catching prospect Drew Romo are among the club’s 22 non-roster invitations to 2023 spring training. The 2020 first-round picks will be making their Cactus League debuts.

Veen finished last year in Double-A Hartford before starring in the Arizona Fall League and could find himself as a late-season call-up if he plays well. Meanwhile, Romo projects to climb the ladder in the upper minors this year. Also included on the list are a couple of notable right-handed starting pitching prospects, Karl Kauffmann (Colorado’s pick at No.