“From the first time I saw him I thought we had something that wasn’t normal; somebody that had a chance to be a really good player.” — Rockies GM Bill Schmidt on shortstop prospect Ezequiel Tovar
So resounding, in fact, that the 20-year-old shortstop could soon follow in the footsteps of Troy Tulowitzki and Trevor Story, the two best shortstops in franchise history. And while the Rockies are cautious about projecting how soon Tovar will make his major league debut, it’s not out of the question he could be playing at Coors Field this summer.very
It’s typically a huge leap from high-A to Double-A, but Tovar entered the weekend slashing .320/.403/.587 with 10 home runs, 10 doubles, three triples, 30 RBIs, and 16 steals in 43 games. Keep in mind that he’s done that in the Eastern League, with its chilly spring weather, salty pitching and pitcher-friendly ballparks.
“It wasn’t my talent level that I thought a lot about when they moved me up,” Tulowitzki said. “I was still raw, but I was confident in my talent. But I loved to compete and I knew I wasn’t going to be scared of the competition or the bright lights. “He has this trickle-down effect,” Denorfia said. “He makes so many plays, he takes the pressure off the pitching staff and I have to use fewer bullpen guys. He makes my job so much easier. That’s my love poem to him as a defender.”
But is Tovar special enough to make the quantum leap from Double-A to the majors? Or will he need to make a pit stop at Triple-A Albuquerque, this year or next? Tulowitzki bypassed Triple-A and went straight to the majors, and Story played just 61 Triple-A games in 2015. Whether or not Tovar follows a similar fast track remains to be seen.
“Because if you do get called up too early and you fail, and you don’t have the drive or the work ethic, you are playing with fire.”“First of all, he doesn’t raise any red flags to me,” Denorfia said. “He’s very meticulous about his work every day and he’s shown the work habits and routine that older players have.
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