With just a week and a half remaining on what is pacing to be one of the five worst seasons in franchise history, and with eight of their last 11 games against playoff teams from this year or last year, it’s time for the Rockies to throw in the towel and commit 100 percent to seeing if these three prospects can deliver at the Major League level.
Alternatively, there are players that need to be shelved for the rest of the season – possibly longer.
One Down: Scott Oberg
Oberg started the season in middle-relief – a right-handed matchup guy who could extend for a couple innings if needed. He was thrust into the more important 8th inning role when Adam Ottovino went down with season-ending elbow surgery, and even picked up some closer duties as John Axford dealt with family matters.
As a rookie, he’s probably been asked to do more than his fair share, but his up-and-down performance (3-4 record, 5.33 ERA, 27 BB and 1.52 WHIP) were more a part of the problem than a part of the solution in a Rockies bullpen that is currently the second-worst (4.69 ERA) in baseball. Oberg is on the wrong side of that number and needs to give way to some other young arms down the stretch.
