Personally, I would have loved to see top prospect Jon Gray get the call, but Colorado seems hesitant on doing so, especially with a team that is 11 games below .500. Gray struggled in his most recent outing (July 12), giving up four runs on six hits over just three innings of work. Gray needed 82 pitches to close out the third, something that probably caught the Rockies eye.
The Butler call-up caught me by surprise if you will, basically due to the fact he hasn’t pitched well at all. In six starts down at Triple-A, Butler has logged a record of 2-2 with a balmy ERA of 6.