The tendency for baseball stats to deceive in small sample sizes is why Rockies farm director Zach Wilson’s faith in two of the organization’s top prospects, Isotopes pitcher Jeff Hoffman and Yard Goats infielder Brendan Rodgers, hasn’t wavered this year.
For Hoffman, who’s 1-3 with a 6.04 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 22.1 innings pitched entering the weekend, that faith is despite less-than-stellar stats for the 6-foot-5 right-hander who has battled back from shoulder inflammation that began in spring training and resulted in a 10-day disabled list stint.
“He was injured there leaving spring training, so we had to get him back going,” Wilson said.