The Rockies stay available in the market for a second baseman, tweets Thomas Harding of MLB.com. Former division rival Thairo Estrada could possibly be a goal, Harding provides.
Colorado moved on from Brendan Rodgers finally month’s non-tender deadline. They instantly adopted up by signing Kyle Farmer to a $3.25MM free agent contract. Farmer is the projected starter on the keystone for now, however he’s coming off a .214/.293/.353 season. He’s a greater match for a utility job than on a regular basis second base work going into his age-34 season.
The Rox are hoping that 21-year-old Adael Amador would be the long-term reply. Amador performed in 10 MLB video games this previous season whereas Rodgers was on the injured checklist. He in any other case spent the 12 months at Double-A Hartford. He had a middling season, hitting .230/.343/.376 throughout 455 plate appearances. That most likely takes him out of High 100 consideration, however he nonetheless ranks because the #6 prospect within the Colorado system at Baseball America.
Amador wants extra reps within the higher minors. Colorado will search for stopgaps on the keystone however isn’t more likely to make a long-term dedication. This 12 months’s free agent class isn’t conducive to a long-term signing regardless. Gleyber Torres and the rehabbing Ha-Seong Kim headline the category. Choices past that embody Jorge Polanco, previous good friend Jose Iglesias, Adam Frazier and Cavan Biggio.
Estrada is a rebound candidate amongst that group. The 28-year-old (29 in February) slumped to a .217/.247/.343 mark over 96 video games. San Francisco outrighted him off the 40-man roster late within the season and let him depart in minor league free company. Estrada was a strong on a regular basis participant between 2021-23. He mixed for a .266/.320/.416 slash in slightly over 1200 plate appearances throughout that stretch. Estrada is a powerful defender, so one thing near league common offense makes him a top quality common.
If the Rockies pursued Estrada, he’d be accessible on both a minor league contract or an MLB cope with a wage near Farmer’s. He hasn’t reached 5 years of service time, so he’d stay eligible for arbitration subsequent offseason.
