Daniel Montano (no. 22 PuRP) finally had a breakout week. He went 11-for-26 (.423) with three doubles, one triple, and a home run. He also had back-to-back three hit games. On June 29, he went 3-for-4 and was a single away from the cycle without a single strikeout. He also stole a base that day, his ninth of the year. On June 30, he again went 3-for-4 with two doubles. After being signed by the Rockies in 2015, this is the Venezuela native’s first full season stateside and he’s been doing OK — hitting .222/.288/.356 before this week. Now he is hitting .242/.310/.396. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come from Montano.

Top 30 PuRPs

Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes, 2-5 (34-49)

Yonathan Daza (no. 14 PuRP) had a really good week last week. He went 14-for-32 (.438) with two doubles, two home runs, two strikeouts, and one walk. The 25-year-old Venezuela native was signed by the Rockies in 2010 and has since been rocketing through the Rockies system. Daza leads the Isotopes in doubles (24) and ranks in the top five in almost every batting category — triples (4, 3rd), home runs (9, T-5th), RBI (39, T-3rd), stolen bases (9, 2nd), batting average (.381, 2nd), on base percentage (.424, 4th), and slugging percentage (.585, 5th). All of this helped propel him to another mid-season All-Star selection.

Double-A: Hartford Yard Goats, 3-4 (42-37)

It was a bit of a rough week for the PuRP’s in Hartford this week. Colton Welker (no. 3 PuRP) went 5-for-23 with eight strikeouts. Bret Boswell (no. 28 PuRP) went 3-for-21 with four strikeouts. Tyler Nevin (no. 7 PuRP) probably had the best week at the plate, going 7-for-25 with four strikeouts. Justin Lawrence (no. 15 PuRP) had his six inning scoreless streak snapped when he gave up two runs in an inning on June 26. However, he came back on June 28 and pitched another scoreless inning. Hopefully next week will be better for the Hartford PuRP’s.

High-A: Lancaster JetHawks, 4-3 (41-38)

Ryan Vilade (no. 9 PuRP) started off the week with back-to-back-to-back multi-hit games. He first went 2-for-5 with a triple, then he went 2-for-4 with another triple, and finally went 3-for-4 with three singles. His worst game came on June 29, when he went 0-for-6 with two strikeouts. On the season, the shortstop is hitting .282/.369/.414 with three home runs, seven triples, and 13 doubles.

Low-A: Asheville Tourists, 2-5 (33-48)

Niko Decolati (HM PuRP) has only been with Asheville for a month and during that month, he has been hitting pretty well — .312/.365/.468 before this week. However, he went 5-for-28 (.179) with 10 strikeouts, which lowered his slash to .276./336/.419.

Boise Hawks, 5-2 (8-9)

Aaron Schunk (Round 2, 2019) continues to light it up in Boise. This week, he went 9-for-23 (.391) with two home runs. He did not strikeout once in six games and only has six total strikeouts on the season. Schunk also stole two bases to up his season total to three.

Grand Junction Rockies, 3-3 (8-7)

Eddy Diaz (HM PuRP) went 8-for-24 (.333) with a double and a triple this week. After spending the majority of last season on the Injured List for DSL Colorado, the 2017 signee out of Cuba made his stateside debut this year and hasn’t been performing too bad — .306/.358/.484 slash with five doubles and three triples, as well as 13 strikeouts and 10 stolen bases.

Dominican Summer League: DSL Colorado, 3-3 (12-13)

Pedro Mota went 7-for-19 at the plate (.368) with two doubles, three strikeouts, three walks, and three stolen bases. The shortstop from the Dominican Republic currently has nine doubles and one home run, but also has 10 RBI and seven stolen bases.

Dominican Summer League: DSL Rockies, 1-5 (12-11)

Juan Guerrero, another shortstop from the Dominican Republic, had a great week at the plate. He went 16-for-25 (.640) with two doubles and a home run. The most impressive thing though is that he had multiple hits in each of his six games this week, including a 4-for-5 performance on June 26, and his home run was his first of the year. Guerrero is hitting .347/.404/.453 so far this season.

Week of 6/24-6/30 Name PuRP Ranking Level H/AB HR SO BB Name PuRP Ranking Level H/AB HR SO BB Brendan Rodgers 1 MLB -- -- -- -- Colton Welker 3 AA 5/23 0 8 3 Garrett Hampson 4 MLB -- -- -- -- Grant Lavigne 6 A- 4/23 0 7 6 Tyler Nevin 7 AA 7/25 0 4 2 Ryan Vilade 9 A+ 8/28 0 7 0 Sam Hilliard 11 AAA 4/23 0 5 0 Terrin Vavra 13 A- 3/10 0 0 3 Yonathan Daza 14 AAA 14/32 2 2 1 Josh Fuentes 16 AAA 1/3 0 1 1 Vince Fernandez 21 AA (restricted list) -- -- -- -- Daniel Montano 22 A- 11/26 1 4 4 Roberto Ramos 26 AAA 8/22 2 8 4 Bret Boswell 28 AA 3/21 0 4 1 Brian Mundell 29 AAA 8/25 1 3 7 Dom Nuñez 30 AAA 4/12 1 5 2 Eddy Diaz HM GJ 8/24 0 3 1 Niko Decolati HM A- 5/28 0 10 1 Willie Abreu HM AA IL IL IL IL Robert Mendoza -- DSL Colorado 3/12 0 3 1 Warming Bernabel -- DSL Colorado 3/24 1 3 3 Pedro Mota -- DSL Colorado 7/19 0 3 3 Aiverson Rodriguez -- DSL Colorado 4/22 0 5 3 Juan Guerrero -- DSL Rockies 16/25 1 0 2 Michael James -- DSL Rockies 4/18 2 6 5 Michael Toglia -- A (Short) 5/18 0 8 4 Aaron Schunk -- A (Short) 9/23 2 0 1 Pitchers Name PuRP Ranking Level IP R/ER SO BB Peter Lambert 2 MLB -- -- -- -- Ryan Rolison 5 A+ 6.0 5/4 7 2 Riley Pint 8 A- IL IL IL IL Ryan Castellani 10 AAA IL IL IL IL Jesus Tinoco 12 MLB -- -- -- -- Justin Lawrence 15 AA 2.0 2/2 3 0 Ben Bowden 17 AAA 2.0 2/2 1 0 Reid Humphreys 18 AA IL IL IL IL Ryan Feltner 19 A- 3.1 4/4 2 5 Rico Garcia 20 AAA 5.0 8/8 3 2 Robert Tyler 23 A+ 2.0 5/5 0 5 Sam Howard 24 AAA 3.0 2/1 4 0 Breiling Eusebio 25 A (Short) 7.0 2/2 8 3 Tommy Doyle 27 A+ 4.0 0/0 8 1 Mike Nikorak HM A- IL IL IL IL Mitchell Kilkenny HM GJ 7.0 1/1 7 0 Gabriel Barbosa -- DSL Rockies 3.0 9/4 3 2 Yeferson Pantoja -- DSL Colorado 1.1 1/1 1 1 Ronald Pereira -- DSL Colorado 4.0 3/3 7 1 Angel Valencia -- DSL Colorado 0.1 3/2 0 1 Enmanuel Pio -- DSL Rockies 5.0 2/0 7 1 Francis Rivera -- DSL Rockies 2.0 5/2 1 0

Season to Date Name PuRP Ranking Level AVG/OBP/SLG HR Name PuRP Ranking Level AVG/OBP/SLG HR Brendan Rodgers 1 MLB .350/.413/.622 9 Colton Welker 3 AA .267/.323/.432 8 Garrett Hampson 4 MLB .266/.310/.422 2 Grant Lavigne 6 A- .244/.352/.354 5 Tyler Nevin 7 AA .231/.333/.327 4 Ryan Vilade 9 A+ .282/.369/.414 3 Sam Hilliard 11 AAA .247/.308/.525 20 Terrin Vavra 13 A- .328/.410/.517 8 Yonathan Daza 14 AAA .380/.424/.588 9 Josh Fuentes 16 AAA .264/.323/.444 5 Vince Fernandez 21 AA (restricted list) .263/.362/.581 13 Daniel Montano 22 A- .242/.310/.396 5 Roberto Ramos 26 AAA .304/.399/.591 18 Bret Boswell 28 AA .188/.277/.348 8 Brian Mundell 29 AAA .349/.426/.553 6 Dom Nuñez 30 AAA .265/.382/.571 10 Eddy Diaz HM GJ .306/.358/.484 0 Niko Decolati HM A- .276/.336/.419 2 Willie Abreu HM AA .214/.300/.308 2 Robert Mendoza -- DSL Colorado .200/.353/.225 0 Warming Bernabel -- DSL Colorado .245/.296/.378 2 Pedro Mota -- DSL Colorado .294/.384/.435 1 Aiverson Rodriguez -- DSL Colorado .303/.385/.404 2 Juan Guerrero -- DSL Rockies .347/.404/.453 1 Michael James -- DSL Rockies .253/.340/.471 4 Michael Toglia -- A (Short) .269/.441/.462 1 Aaron Schunk -- A (Short) .278/.298/.500 2 Pitchers Name PuRP Ranking Level IP ERA Peter Lambert 2 MLB 60.1 5.07 Ryan Rolison 5 A+ 82.0 3.62 Riley Pint 8 A- 17.2 8.66 Ryan Castellani 10 AAA 43.1 8.31 Jesus Tinoco 12 MLB 29.0 4.34 Justin Lawrence 15 AA 18.2 7.23 Ben Bowden 17 AAA 28.2 1.57 Reid Humphreys 18 AA 3.0 15.00 Ryan Feltner 19 A- 69.2 5.68 Rico Garcia 20 AAA 78.0 2.65 Robert Tyler 23 A+ 5.2 9.53 Sam Howard 24 AAA 38.1 4.46 Breiling Eusebio 25 A (Short) 11.2 2.31 Tommy Doyle 27 A+ 21.1 2.95 Mike Nikorak HM A- 13.0 9.69 Mitchell Kilkenny HM GJ 10.0 0.90 Gabriel Barbosa -- DSL Rockies 11.2 10.03 Yeferson Pantoja -- DSL Colorado 8.0 6.75 Ronald Pereira -- DSL Colorado 13.0 3.46 Angel Valencia -- DSL Colorado 11.1 5.56 Enmanuel Pio -- DSL Rockies 15.2 4.60 Francis Rivera -- DSL Rockies 10.0 7.20

Upcoming Schedule

Triple-A Albuquerque: 7/1-7/3 @ Sacramento, 7/4-7/7 vs. Las Vegas

Double-A Hartford: 7/1-7/3 vs. Bowie, 7/4-7/7 @ Trenton

High-A Lancaster: 7/1-7/3 vs. Inland Empire, 7/4-7/7 @ Lake Elsinore

Low-A Asheville: 7/1-7/3 vs. Lexington, 7/4-7/7 @ Rome

Boise Hawks: 7/1-7/3 @ Everett, 7/4-7/6 vs. Tri-City, 7/7 @ Hillsboro

Grand Junction Rockies: 7/1 @ Rocky Mountain, 7/2-7/3 vs. Rocky Mountain, 7/4-7/5 vs. Orem, 7/6-7/7 @ Orem

DSL Colorado: 7/1 @ DSL Tigers2, 7/2 vs. DSL Pirates2, 7/3 @ DSL Pirates2, 7/4 vs. DSL Royals2, 7/5 @ DSL Royals2, 7/6 vs. DSL Giants

DSL Rockies: 7/1 @ DSL Cardinals Blue, 7/3 @ DSL Angels, 7/4 @ DSL Yankees, 7/5 vs. DSL Nationals, 7/6 @ DSL Mets1