today: Colorado has officially activated Gunber from 60 days of Illinois. In the corresponding move, right-handed Zach Agnos Selected as triple-a, Ryan Feltner Transfer from 15 days of IL to 60 days of IL. Feltner was initially listed on the injured list on April 29 due to spasms, and since he didn’t expect him to return to the 60-day IL until late June, he could only formalize the schedule.
June 12: Rockies will return to left-handed Austin Gomber Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reported on the 60-day injury list this weekend. He will start Sunday’s game in Atlanta, where he will be in the championship that dominates Cy Young Chris Sales. ROX announced Carson Palm QuestToday, he has been lined up to start the game and was selected as Triple-A today. Right-leaning Anthony Molina recalled in Triple-A while adding another arm to the pen. Colorado will need to make a 40-man roster before Sunday begins to restore Gunber.
Gomber, 31, will debut on Sunday when he attends the mound. He went out all year round due to a left shoulder injury, but looked sharp in four rehabilitation matches, allowing three shots to go into more than a dozen innings in six and five walks. In the process, he sniffed 13 of his 48 opponents.
In 2024, Gunber threw a career-high 165 innings in 30 games to work at 4.75 ERA. His strikeout rate of 16.7% is well above the 22% league average, but his 5.5% walk rate is high. Gomber struggled with home runs, as one expected, a fly ball pitcher who was easy to have tough contact with him and play home games at Coors Field. He averaged nearly two home runs per nine frames at home, a total of 1.64 hr/9 throughout the season.
It was the fifth starter profile, but the pitching Rockies valued his durability and made Gomber a contract pay him 6.35mm in the final year of his club control. He will be a free agent at the end of the season and if he can get a good start in the 2025 campaign, he may also be a trade chip for ROX before next month’s deadline. Traditionally, Colorado tends to avoid trading too many veterans even in non-competitive seasons, but with a 12-55 run difference with -202, no second-half delusion. On the prospect, issuing Gomber won’t pay much, but at least they will trim some payrolls and add some depth to the minor league team.
