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COLORADO ROCKIES TOP 10 PROSPECTS

1. BRENDAN RODGERS, SS/2B

AGE: 23. B-T: R-R. HT: 6-0. WT.: 185. DRAFTED: HS—Lake Mary, Fla., 2015 (1st round). SIGNED BY: John Cedarburg

TRACK RECORD: The Rockies selected Rodgers with the No. 3 overall pick in 2015, the third shortstop taken in the draft’s first three picks. The other two are established in the big leagues—Dansby Swanson, who went No. 1 overall to the D-backs and was traded to the Braves; and Alex Bregman, taken second overall by the Astros and moved to third base. Swanson and Bregman were three years older than Rodgers, however, and debuted in the majors at the same age Rodgers was last May when he received his first big league callup. Rodgers played only 25 games for the Rockies before going on the injured list with a shoulder injury, and he had season-ending labrum surgery in mid-July. Rodgers compiled a 1.035 OPS in 37 games at the high altitude of Triple-A Albuquerque to earn his callup, but he scuffled to hit .224 with two extra-base hits in 25 games with Colorado.

The Rockies selected Rodgers with the No. 3 overall pick in 2015, the third shortstop taken in the draft’s first three picks. The other two are established in the big leagues—Dansby Swanson, who went No. 1 overall to the D-backs and was traded to the Braves; and Alex Bregman, taken second overall by the Astros and moved to third base. Swanson and Bregman were three years older than Rodgers, however, and debuted in the majors at the same age Rodgers was last May when he received his first big league callup. Rodgers played only 25 games for the Rockies before

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