NASHVILLE — In the Rockies’ perfect world, young, hard-throwing right-hander Anthony Molina will blossom into the next German Marquez. For now, however, the Rockies simply need Molina to provide quality depth to their pitching staff.
Molina, 21, was selected by the Rockies Wednesday from Tampa Bay in the major league phase of the Rule 5 Draft and will be added to the active 26-man roster.
Sterling Monfort, Colorado’s director of professional scouting, said longtime scout Jack Gillis believes Molina has a huge upside.
“Jack kind of (compared) this guy to German Marquez when Marquez was the same age,” Monfort said.