The Rockies introduced they’ve chosen reliever Seth Halvorsen onto the MLB roster. He joins the bullpen instead of Noah Davis, who was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. The Rox had a gap on the 40-man roster after passing left-hander Antoine Kelly by outright waivers yesterday.
Halvorsen, 24, will probably be making his massive league debut. The 6’2″ righty spent two years on the College of Missouri earlier than transferring to Tennessee for his junior season. He turned in a 3.81 ERA over 52 innings for the Vols. The Rockies chosen him within the seventh spherical of final yr’s draft.
Colorado received Halvorsen to Double-A by the top of his draft yr. He has cut up this season between Double-A Hartford and Albuquerque. Halvorsen turned in a 4.84 ERA in 35 1/3 Double-A frames, hanging out almost 26% of opponents whereas strolling 12% of batters confronted. Whereas he solely has 9 Triple-A appearances beneath his belt, he has already punched out 15 on the high minor league stage.
In April, Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs ranked Halvorsen the #14 prospect within the Colorado system. Longenhagen credited him with an upper-90s fastball, in addition to an above-average slider and splitter duo. He doesn’t have nice management, doubtlessly pushing him right into a center reduction function. The Rox are determined for dependable contributors within the bullpen. There’s loads of room for Halvorsen to ascertain himself shortly.