DENVER -- Righty pitcher Yency Almonte, the Rockies' No. 9 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, knew the waiting, striving and physical pain could be taxing if one allows it to be. So last July 4, he pinned a tweet:
"Don't rush anything to happen. Take it day by day and allow it to happen on its own"
After being traded twice for Major League talent earlier in his career and struggling through a right elbow nerve issue and a right shoulder impingement earlier this season, Almonte, 24, received a surprise late Wednesday night -- his first call to the Majors from Triple-A Albuquerque.