Sam Hilliard is having the type of season that should warrant a call-up when the Rockies’ roster expands in September, but the Triple-A Albuquerque outfielder isn’t satisfied.
Hilliard already has a career high with 29 homers and 20 steals to make him only the second Isotopes player to ever have a 20/20 season. But the former 15th-round draft pick out of Wichita State is hungry for a 30/30 season, after which he hopes the Rockies call his number.
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t thinking about (a call-up),” Hilliard said. “But I’m definitely trying my best to stay level-headed — if I think too much about that, I know that’s only going to affect me in a negative way.