The Rockies have optioned right-handed pitcher Zach Putnam to Triple-A Colorado Springs to make room for tonights starter: Edwar Cabrera.
The 6-foot left-hander Cabrera has spent the 2012 season at Double-A Tulsa, going 8-4 with a 2.94 ERA (98.0 ip, 32 er), 23 walks and 82 strikeouts in 15 starts for the Drillers. A native of Bani, Dominican Republic, Cabrera was recently named as one of the pitchers for the World team at the 2012 All-Star Futures Game, one of two Rockies prospects selected to play in the game (also Nolan Arenado). Cabrera split his 2011 Minor League season between Single-A Asheville and High-A Modesto, and combined to go 8-3 with a 3.34 ERA (167.0 ip, 62 er), 41 walks and 217 strikeouts. Cabrera’s 217 strikeouts led all of Minor League Baseball and set the Rockies all-time organizational record. Cabrera was originally signed by Colorado as a non-drafted free agent on March 5, 2008.
ROCKIES LINEUP
FOWLER [CF]
SCUTARO [SS]
VOTE CARGO [LF]
CUDDYER [1B]
COLVIN [RF]
PACHECO [3B]
NELSON [2B]
ROSARIO [C]
CABRERA [LHP]
Very interesting. Ringolsby is starting to rip this club. Basically calls out those (read: O’Dowd) who are using Coors Field as an excuse. Says the visiting clubs somehow manage to get quality starts. Points out that the Nats hadn’t scored in double digits all year until twice in a row against Rox pitchers. Says someone has to take control of the situation now. Then calls out Scutaro for not making an effort to block Rosario’s bounced throw to 2B. Says teammates need to help each other out.
Is The Cowboy just frustrated with all things Rockies? Is he aligned with ownership now and helping to pave the way for a major overhaul, Monfort vote of confidence (for public consumption) be damned? He’s a great baseball mind, but he’s always avoided strong criticism of the Rockies management team and players, even in the darkest days of 2003-2006. So this surprises me, and I’m guessing it’s the first sign (along with Apodaca) of a major, major shakeup.
I think both Tracey’s[mgr.,writer]are fed up making excuses for the BIB GM.JT has been more outspoken,emotional,angry in interviews than at any time in his tenure.TR can smell something rotten in Lodo,and as a HOF journalist is reporting,with restraint I believe,that a major upheaval is needed.The DLR situation is an I told you so moment for me,but I wish it weren’t.Lets hope they can get him right for next year without another tommyjohn!If Pomerance doesn’t have a great second half,than DOD should resign for the Ubaldo debacle.First he pissed U.off,didn’t negotiate in good faith,and may have gotten nothing in return.Then with the majority of FA signings the past two winters being busts,many WS team stars[Hawpe,Atkins,Corpas,Morales,Smith] mysteriously losing their skills,and bad drafts with a depleted farm system,how can DOD not tender his resignation?
Who’s the guy who writes that Rockies Prospects Report blog? I only ask because he nailed the Edwar Cabrera thing:
“Cabrera won’t get himself into much trouble by excessive walks but he still pitches too fat in the zone at times and against the best hitters in the world, that’s going to be a dangerous flaw, maybe even a critical one.”
It’s almost like he wrote it AFTER Cabrera’s MLB debut (but it’s time-stamped in the afternoon before the game)