<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-trades-reliever-to-royals-after-cj-cron-randal-grichuk-additions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Angels trade reliever to Royals after CJ Cron, Randal Grichuk additions');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-01-at-10.12.43-AM.png"></figure><h1>Angels trade reliever to Royals after CJ Cron, Randal Grichuk additions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-01T10:36:32-07:00">August 1st, 10:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-01T11:21:30-07:00">August 1st, 11:21am</time><address><a>Eva Geitheim</a>Eva started as an Associate Editor for Clutch Points in 2023 after recently graduating from UCLA. She has previously written for Lineups.com and is a big fan of all Bay Area sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-last-minute-trade-los-angeles-2023-deadline" rel="noopener">Angels have traded</a> relief pitcher Tucker Davidson to the Kansas City Royals ahead of the August 1st trade deadline. The Angels have been active amid the upcoming trade deadline as they acquired two hitters from the Colorado Rockies this weekend.</p><p>The Angels <a href="https://twitter.com/SamBlum3/status/1686406781579194368?s=20" rel="noopener">announced the move Tuesday</a>, “The Angels announce a trade: Tucker Davidson is headed to the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. He’d been DFA’d on Thursday,” per Sam Blum of The Athletic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Angels announce a trade: Tucker Davidson is headed to the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations.</p><p>He'd been DFA'd on Thursday.</p><p>— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamBlum3/status/1686406781579194368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The move comes after the Angels traded for first baseman C.J. Cron and outfielder Randal Grichuk <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockies-news-colorado-activates-brendan-rodgers-cj-cron-grichuk-trade" rel="noopener">from the Rockies</a> Sunday. Cron returns to the Angels after playing starting his career with them in 2014. He played for the Angels through 2017 and was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018. On the season so far, Cron has hit 11 home runs and has a .258 batting average.</p><p>Grichuk is now on his 4th team after the St. Louis Cardinals originally drafted him in 2009 and he made his debut in 2014. Grichuk has slightly fewer home runs than Cron with nine, but a better batting average this season with a .307 rating.</p><p>Tucker Davidson was traded to the Angels almost exactly a year ago from the Atlanta Braves, who drafted him in the 19th round of the 2016 MLB draft. He made his debut in the majors in 2020 and was part of the Braves 2021 World Series winning team. However, Davidson struggled pitching for the Angels this season, giving up a 6.54 ERA. He now joins the Royals, who have the second worst record in the MLB at just 32-75.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Angels trade reliever to Royals after CJ Cron, Randal Grichuk additions

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockies-news-colorado-activates-brendan-rodgers-cj-cron-grichuk-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockies activate former top prospect after CJ Cron, Randal Grichuk Angels trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rockies-news-Colorado-activates-former-top-prospect-after-CJ-Cron-Randal-Grichuk-Angels-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Rockies activate former top prospect after CJ Cron, Randal Grichuk Angels trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-31T14:57:30-07:00">July 31st, 2:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-31T14:57:30-07:00">July 31st, 2:57pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the trade deadline approaching, the Colorado Rockies have already shipped out CJ Cron and Randal Grichuk. But while the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-shohei-ohtani-gets-additional-help-la-trades-randal-grichuk-cj-cron" rel="noopener">Rockies might be sellers</a>, Colorado will soon see the return of a former top prospect.</p><p>The Rockies <a href="https://twitter.com/RockiesClubInfo/status/1686089656079900672?s=20" rel="noopener">have activated</a> Brendan Rodgers from the 60-day injured list, the team announced. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockies-news-colorado-brendan-rodgers-suffers-spring-training-injury" rel="noopener">Rodgers had been out</a> the entire season recovering from offseason labrum surgery.</p><p>Rodgers seemed to be taking a major step forward in his development last season. On his way to the first Gold Glove of his career, Rodgers hit .266 with 13 home runs and 63 RBI. Over his entire MLB career, Rodgers has hit .266 with 28 home runs and 123 RBI.</p><p>It <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2020/rockies/" rel="noopener">wasn’t long ago</a> that Rodgers was considered to be one of the best prospects in the Rockies’ system. He ranked as the best very prospect in the system as recently as 2020, via MLB Pipeline.</p><p>Colorado is in the midst of yet another disappointing season. At 41-64, the Rockies are 18.5 games out of first place in the NL West. Their slump has been dating back to the 2018 season, which was the last time they made the playoffs. Trading away Cron and Grichuk showed the Rockies waive the white flag once again as they continue to acquire resources for the future.</p><p>But while injuries have set him back, Brendan Rodgers could still be a major part of that future. At just 25-year-old, Rodgers can fit into Colorado’s time frame for success. After starting the 2023 season with a long absence, Rodgers is ready to return to the mound. While he won’t lead the Rockies to the playoffs, Rodgers will look to prove that he deserves to be a member of the team’s foundation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockies activate former top prospect after CJ Cron, Randal Grichuk Angels trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-news-shohei-ohtani-gets-additional-help-la-trades-randal-grichuk-cj-cron');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shohei Ohtani gets additional help after Angels trade for Randal Grichuk, CJ Cron');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Angels-news-Shohei-Ohtani-gets-additional-help-after-LA-trades-for-Randal-Grichuk-C.J.jpg"></figure><h1>Shohei Ohtani gets additional help after Angels trade for Randal Grichuk, CJ Cron</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-30T18:08:28-07:00">July 30th, 6:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-30T18:48:46-07:00">July 30th, 6:48pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Angels <a href="https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1685817063871299584?s=20" rel="noopener">are acquiring</a> outfielder Randal Grichuk and first baseman CJ Cron from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for pitchers Jake Madden and Mason Albright, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-taylor-ward-injury-update-blasted-fastball" rel="noopener">Angels</a> made it clear that they were buyers when they acquired Lucas Giolito from the Chicago White Sox, and now Shohei Ohtani is getting even more help with two players who should upgrade the team’s lineup.</p><p>For the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-mike-trout-message-injury-rehab-fans" rel="noopener">Angels</a>, Randal Grichuk is the headliner of the deal. He <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/randal-grichuk/10243/stats?position=OF" rel="noopener">is hitting</a> .312 with a .367 on-base percentage and eight home runs, according to Fangraphs. He currently has a 119 wRC+ on the season. He played his first four seasons in MLB with the St. Louis Cardinals, the next for with the Toronto Blue Jays, then joined the Rockies in 2022.</p><p>It is a homecoming for CJ Cron, who played his first four seasons in MLB with the Angels. He <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/cj-cron/12546/stats?position=1B" rel="noopener">had one year stints</a> with the Tampa Bay Rays, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers in 2018, 2019 and 2020, before going to the Rockies in 2021, according to Fangraphs.</p><p>For the Rockies, they <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/angels" rel="noopener">are getting</a> the No. 8 prospect in the Angels’ system in Jake Madden and the No. 28 prospect in the system in Mason Albright, according to MLB.com.</p><p>The Angels are doing everything they can to get into the playoffs with Shohei Ohtani, trying to convince him to stay when he hits free agency this offseason. They will need a big run in the second half of the season to pull it off after losing a series to the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shohei Ohtani gets additional help after Angels trade for Randal Grichuk, CJ Cron

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockies-news-randal-grichuk-rehab-assignment');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockies’ outfield depth about to get stronger with latest Randal Grichuk injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rockies-news-Colorado_s-outfield-depth-about-to-get-stronger-with-latest-Randal-Grichuk-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Rockies’ outfield depth about to get stronger with latest Randal Grichuk injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-16T17:40:57-07:00">April 16th, 5:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-16T17:40:57-07:00">April 16th, 5:40pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Colorado <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockies-news-mascot-dinger-tackled-police-suspect" rel="noopener">Rockies have struggled</a> to open the 2023 season. Their offense has lacked a bit in the power department, with a 21st-best in the league 15 home runs. However, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockies-news-daniel-bard-injured-list-opening-day-anxiety" rel="noopener">Rockies are soon</a> due to get a major spark in Randal Grichuk. The outfielder is poised to take a major step in his road back to Colorado.</p><p>Grichuk<a href="https://twitter.com/harding_at_mlb/status/1647652891908542469?s=61&amp;t=yxmXdG8Icx4J0cdIT1A79w" rel="noopener"> is set to begin</a> a rehab assignment with the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes, via Thomas Harding of MLB.com. Grichuk has yet to make his 2023 debut as he makes his recovery from offseason hernia surgery.</p><p>Randal Grichuk joined the Rockies in a 2022 trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. In his Colorado debut, Grichuk hit .259 with 19 home runs and 73 RBI. The outfielder really struggled with strikeouts as he had 127 Ks compared to just 24 walks. However, the Rockies will certainly take his power. While his batting average could improve, Grichuk has shown he could be a power bat throughout his nine-year MLB career.</p><p>Over that career, Grichuk has appeared in 1,023 games. He’s a .247 hitter with 175 home runs, 512 RBI and 25 stolen bases.</p><p>The Rockies are currently 5-11 on the season. They’re tied with the Washington Nationals for the worst record in the National League. Randal Grichuk won’t suddenly make Colorado world beaters. However, he has been productive when given an opportunity. Grichuk will give the Rockies another strong bat in their lineup. An improved offense could at least have the Rockies looking competitive.</p><p>Still, Grichuk will need to go through his rehab assignment before coming back to Colorado. Once he’s cleared, the Rockies will certainly welcome Grichuk’s bat back into the lineup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockies’ outfield depth about to get stronger with latest Randal Grichuk injury update

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Toronto has looked to the trade market once again, as they dealt outfielder Randal Grichuk to the Colorado Rockies <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/raimel-tapia-traded-to-toronto-for-randal-grichuk">in exchange for</a> speedy outfielder Raimel Tapia and minor leaguer Adrian Pinto, as reported by Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Randal Grichuk has been traded from the Blue Jays to the Rockies for Ramiel Tapia, per source.</p><p>— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) <a href="https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1507038855152783371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Grichuk, 29, clubbed 22 homers while driving in 81 runs in 149 games played for the Blue Jays this past year. The veteran outfielder spent most of his time in center field, a spot that will now be occupied by ex-Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia.</p><p>Tapia brings very little power to the table but is a solid contact hitter- a career .280 hitter- and is a threat on the basepaths, as he swiped 20 bags in 133 games played this past season. The 28-year-old can be a solid leadoff man or back end of the lineup hitter for Toronto, whose outfield will also benefit from having the left-handed Tapia.</p><p>As for the Rockies, Grichuk adds pop to a lineup that ranked just 21st in the majors in homers. The former Blue Jays outfielder figures to spend most of his time in center field, with Kris Bryant and Charlie Blackmon manning the corners.</p><p>The Blue Jays added some much-needed balance to a lineup that already looks like one of the best in the majors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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