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The looming Yonathan Daza decision
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Fresh off of a tough 2017 NL Wildcard loss, the Rockies front office had some decisions to make. Just as every club had to do, the Rockies needed to decide who to protect in their minor league system from the upcoming Rule 5 draft.
That year’s list of eligible players to be snagged included LHP Sam Howard, 21-year-old catcher Dom Nuñez, RHP Jesus Tinoco and LHP Harrison Musgrave, among others. Ultimately, the Rockies decided to protect four players: top eligible prospect Sam Howard along with three relatively fringe prospects Tinoco, catcher Chris Rabago, and 23-year-old outfielder Yonathan Daza who was coming off of hitting .341 at High-A Lancaster.
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• The health and safety protocols are now in place for Spring Training and the season ahead, but there is no agreement on the designated hitter or expanded playoffs as part of those protocols (they are viewed as financial issues, even though you could certainly make the argument that the DH is a health and safety issue). It remains the case that the sides could agree on those things at any point during the spring and kick it in for the regular season. So it’s still just status quo on that front.