The Rockies’ pitching future is on hold.
Right-hander Chase Dollander, the franchise’s No. 1 prospect and touted as the future ace, was reassigned to minor league camp on Saturday. The Rockies also reassigned promising right-handed reliever Zach Agnos to minor league camp and optioned right-hander Jaden Hill to Triple-A Albuquerque.
Dollander’s big league camp was a mixture of “Wow!” and inconsistency. The ninth overall pick of the 2023 draft out of the University of Tennessee pitched in five Cactus League games, posting a 5.65 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and .204 average against. Dollander, 23, struck out 18, walked nine and served up three homers.