It’s fitting that Robert Tyler sits next to Mike Nikorak on this PuRPs list. After all, both are right-handed starters the Rockies spent high draft picks on but who have both struggled and been injured as professionals. Tyler’s injury was shoulder fatigue that kept him from throwing a pitch in a game in 2017.
Future Value: 40+, low probability MLB starting pitcher or set-up man
Contract Status: 2016 Competitive Balance Round A, Not Rule 5 Eligible, three options remaining
Entering 2016, Tyler was in the discussion for a mid to late first-round pick and showed flashes in college of becoming an elite starter.