Kyle Freeland, the Rockies’ first-round draft pick last year and a former Thomas Jefferson High School standout, remains in Scottsdale, Ariz., and hasn’t pitched in a game this season.
Freeland, a left-hander drafted with the No. 8 pick out of the University of Evansville, is rehabbing from shoulder fatigue and from minor surgery to have bone chips removed from his arm, Rockies senior director of player development Zach Wilson said.
Freeland started throwing and playing catch this week, Wilson said.
“He’s doing very well. He’s making strides every day,” Wilson said. “He’s steadily improving.