If you’ve been following Purple Row over the last few weeks you’d be forgiven for thinking that we have a bit of a thing for Matt Holliday. But he’s technically not a prospect so he hasn’t made it much into the Pebble Reports. But that’s because he hasn’t hit a home run like the one he hit on Friday.
As promised, here is video of Matt Holliday's home run from tonight.
— Albuquerque Isotopes (@ABQTopes) August 18, 2018
No report on if the ball has landed quite yet. pic.twitter.com/a43V0DTgSY
After this, Holliday was intentionally walked in the seventh. In all he went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, two RBI, the home run, and the intentional walk. He’s now hitting .370/.473/.652 in 13 games with Albuquerque and it’s getting to the point where Triple-A pitchers don’t want to pitch to him.
The Rockies have said that Holliday, who didn’t participate in spring training this year, will need a few weeks seasoning in the minors before he’s ready. But if he can hit dingers like that, mayyyybeee the time is rapidly approaching where he needs to return to the major leagues.
Last 10 PA's for Holliday:
— Josh Suchon ⚾️ (@Josh_Suchon) August 18, 2018
BB, HBP, HR, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 2B, 1B, 1B
Totals:
.367/.475/.653 in 14 AAA games.
I have zero inside information, but if you want to see him in Albuquerque, I wouldn't wait much longer.
★ ★ ★
Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes 8, Sacramento RiverCats 7
Peter Lambert (no. 2 PuRP): 6 2⁄3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Yency Almonte (no. 8 PuRP): 1⁄3 IP, H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Tom Murphy: 0-for-4, RBI
Matt Holliday: 2-for-2, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
★ ★ ★
Double-A: Hartford Yard Goats 0, Richmond Flying Squirrels 3
Brian Mundell (no. 16 PuRP): 4-for-4
Roberto Ramos (no. 23 PuRP): 1-for-4
Dom Nuñez (no. 25 PuRP): 2-for-4
Frank Duncan: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 K
★ ★ ★
High-A: Lancaster JetHawks 9, San Jose Giants 6, F/10
Colton Welker (no. 3 PuRP): 1-for-5, R
Tyler Nevin (no. 12 PuRP): 2-for-4, R, BB
Vince Fernandez (no. 20 PuRP): 0-for-4, R, BB
Justin Lawrence (HM PuRP): 1 IP, H, R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Bret Boswell: 3-for-5, R, 3B, 4 RBI
Matt Dennis: 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R/ER, 2 BB, 8 K
★ ★ ★
Low-A: Asheville Tourists 6, Hickory Crawdads 3
Ryan Vilade (no. 10 PuRP): 0-for-3, R, BB
Tommy Doyle (no. 26 PuRP): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, BB, 0 K
Sean Bouchard: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
Nick Kennedy: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
★ ★ ★
Short Season-A: Boise Hawks 11, Eugene Emeralds 0
Willie Abreu (no. 29 PuRP): 1-for-3, RBI
Terrin Vavra (no. 30 PuRP): 0-for-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
Luke Morgan: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI
Daniel Jipping: 3-for-5, R, 2B, 3 RBI
Trey Jacobs: 3-for-5, 2 R, RBI
Greg Jones: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB
LeeMarcus Boyd: 2-for-5, R
Alec Byrd: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 3 BB, 4 K
★ ★ ★
Rookie: Grand Junction Rockies 8, Helena Brewers 7, F/11
Grant Lavigne (no. 9 PuRP): 1-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
Daniel Montano (no. 14 PuRP): 1-for-5
Coco Montes: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
Niko Decolati: 3-for-5, RBI, BB
Trent Fennell: 3 IP, 1 H, 2 R/ER, 4 BB, 0 K
★ ★ ★
Dominican Summer League: DSL Rockies 10, DSL Angels 8
Francisco Palma: 3-for-5, 2B, RBI
Jesus Bptista: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI
Johendy Vasquez: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
Junior Guerrero: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI
Stalyn Sanchez: 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R/ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Dominican Summer League: DSL Colorado 8, DSL Royals2 1
Bladimir Restituyo: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
Julio Carreras: 2-for-4, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB, SB
Steven Fana: 2-for-5, 2 2B, RBI
Walking Cabrera: 2-for-5, R
Carlos Gonzalez: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 3 K
★ ★ ★
Saturday Probables
Triple-A Albuquerque: David Holmberg vs. Sacramento (SFG), 6:35 PM MT
Double-A Hartford: Sean Nolin @ Richmond (SFG), 4:05 PM MT
High-A Lancaster: Brandon Gold @ San Jose (SFG), 6:00 PM MT
Low-A Asheville: Garrett Schilling vs. Augusta (SFG), 4:00 PM MT
Short Season-A Boise: TBA @ Eugene (CHC), 8:05 PM MT
Rookie Level Grand Junction: TBA @ Helena (MIL), 7:05 pm MT