With a month left before the MLB draft, the Rockies are preparing to choose from one of the deeper draft classes in recent memory. There is plenty of talent at pick 22 where the Rockies will pick in the first round. Based on recent draft trends, along with my own favorites, I’ve identified three candidates who make sense for the Rockies in the first round.
Denaburg has one thing the Rockies have gravitated towards over the past few years: a power arm. Denaburg was throwing 97 mph over the summer with a lot of run and bite.