In a Friday night news dump, the Rockies announced the Bryan Shaw and Jake McGee would be released, shocking news for anyone who has been following this team in recent seasons. After moving on from that shocking news, the question remained: who will be taking their spots?
Kevin Henry breaks down how a slew of recent scrap-heap acquisitions figures to help remake the Rockies roster in the 60-game season. Henry doesn’t mention Tim Collins, who struck out a batter per inning in the Purple Row Sim, but since the roster starts at 30 and will eventually be whittled down to 26 spots, plenty of relievers have to demonstrate they can pitch effectively in 2020.