Colorado Rockies pitching prospect Gabriel Hughes is ready for his redemption tour following recovery from Tommy John surgery last season. Hughes will be pitching in the AFL for the Salt River Rafters.
The 2022 first-rounder was lost to Tommy John surgery in July 2023 Hughes was another Rockies pitching prospect felled by an arm injury that required Tommy John surgery in July 2023.
The Rockies’ injury-plagued season has extended into the club’s farm system, as MLB.com’s Thomas Harding reports that pitching prospects Gabriel Hughes, Jackson Cox and Jordy Vargas will all undergo Tommy John surgeries this week.
Mired in their fifth straight losing season and sitting with the National League's worst record, news out of Colorado was not positive on Monday—at least if you're a pitcher.