Both the Grand Junction Rockies (rookie affiliate) and the Boise Hawks (Class A short-season affiliate) begin their 2019 seasons tonight, with Grand Junction traveling to Orem (Utah) and Boise opening at Salem-Keizer (Ore.). Both teams will reportedly have high draft picks of the Colorado Rockies on their rosters for the game.
As we reported earlier today, second-round pick Aaron Schunk was just named as the 2019 winner of the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award. To qualify, a player must have pitched at least 20 innings or have six saves and play in 75 percent of his team’s games.