With Hoffman on neither the Rockies’ 25-man nor 40-man roster prior to the weekend, two moves needed to be made to make room for the young right-hander. To make room on the 25-man roster, Christian Bergman was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. To make room on the 40-man roster, southpaw Jason Gurka given his unconditional release.
Hoffman’s debut is much-anticipated and, talking to Colorado manager Walt Weiss before Saturday’s game, the move has been expected for some time.
“Getting a look at him in spring training, we figured he was going to be in the mix at some point this year,” Weiss said.