The Rockies are in settlement with Stephen Gonsalves on a minor league contract, per the transaction log at MLB.com. The southpaw is headed to Triple-A Albuquerque.
Gonsalves, 29, started this season within the Dodgers system. He inked a non-roster take care of L.A. in January. The Dodgers assigned him to Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis, the place he struggled over 18 innings of aid. Gonsalves allowed 12 runs on 14 hits and an alarming 20 walks. The Dodgers briefly assigned him again to their Arizona advanced earlier than releasing him final week.
A former fourth-round draftee of the Twins, the San Diego native was as soon as a fairly highly-regarded prospect. Gonsalves didn’t carry over his dominant low minors manufacturing as soon as he reached Triple-A, although. He owns a 4.23 earned run common in elements of seven Triple-A campaigns. His 27.1% strikeout proportion is above common, however he’s walked practically 16% of his opponents. Gonsalves hasn’t gotten a lot of a significant league look because of this. He has pitched in 10 MLB video games, logging a 6.21 ERA via 29 innings.
Gonsalves has beginning expertise, although he’s labored out of the bullpen since 2022. He’ll presumably step into lengthy aid for Albuquerque. The Rox have cycled via a number of bullpen arms in current days and evidently wanted to backfill a few of their misplaced higher minors depth.