Yency Almonte is a legitimate name to watch

Recently named as number eighteen on the midseason PuRPs list, Yency Almonte's season in Modesto has shattered even the highest expectations since his acquisition this past winter. That continued on Sunday night, as Almonte pitched seven shutout innings against the San Jose Giants, striking out eleven and only walking one. Almonte's high velocity fastball was perfect all night, he struck out seven of the Giants hitters, including Jonah Arenado twice.

The right handed pitcher was originally a 17th round draft pick by the Angels in 2012. He's since been traded twice, the last time for Tommy Kahnle, but Almonte's plus fastball and high potential has started to gather the eye of scouts as a pitcher who could reach as high of a ceiling as a consistent mid-rotation starter.

The 22-year-old lowered his ERA to 3.40 with the outing and raised his K/9 to a sterling 9.0. Almonte's arm may not be as talked about as much as Jeff Hoffman's or German Marquez's, but it's certainly not one to miss as the Rockies system continues to build towards the major leagues.

Other news and notes from the Rockies farm affiliates are below:

Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes 4, Tacoma Rainiers 2 (12)

Jordan Patterson (No. 16 PuRP): 3-for-6, 2 RBI, 2B, R

Tom Murphy (No. 10 PuRP): 1-for-5

Matt Carasiti: 2 IP, 1 K

Miguel Castro: IP, K, 2 BB

Double-A: Postponed (Rain)

Class-A Advanced: Modesto Nuts 4, San Jose Giants 1

Yency Almonte (No. 18 PuRP): 7 IP, 11 K, 5 H, 1 BB

Josh Fuentes: 1-for-3

Forrest Wall (No. 11 PuRP): 0-for-3

Class-A: Asheville Tourists 4, Columbia Fireflies 1

Suspected Infant Peter Lambert: 5 2/3 IP, 7 H, 5 K, 1 R

Ben Bowden: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB

Brendan Rodgers (No. 4 PuRP): 1-for-4, R

Class-A Short Season: Eugene Emeralds 7, Boise Hawks 6

Daniel Suero: 1-for-4, RBI

Alec Kenilvort: 1 IP, 3 K

Rookie: Idaho Falls Chukars 9, Grand Junction Rockies 6

Manuel Melendez: 1-for-5, R

Colton Welker: 1-for-4

Vince Fernandez: 1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI

Monday Probables:

Triple-A Albuquerque: TBD vs. Tacoma

Double-A Hartford: OFF

Class-A Advanced Modesto: Parker French (6-7, 2.81 ERA) vs. Visalia

Class-A Asheville: Jesus Tinoco (2-4, 4.88 ERA) vs. Greenville Drive

DSL Rockies: TBD vs. DSL Tigers