Posts tagged ‘Tyler Matzek’

The Rockies have agreed to terms with Tyler Matzek, their first round pick and the top left-handed pitcher in this year’s draft.  This is great news for the organization.  Nobody knew if he would fall to the Rockies in the draft (he was projected to go as high as #2) and if he did fall, the Rox ability to sign him was a big question mark.  Even though the contract is worth about half of what it was originally estimated it would take to sign Matzek (as far as I can recall), it is still a record signing bonus for a Rockies first-year player.  Matzek has a fastball that touches 94 mph (not bad for an 18-year-old), a curve and slider that both can be plus pitches if he can locate them regularly, and a change-up that will likely need to be worked on and  featured more as he faces higher-level competition.  More than anything else, he makes me feel extremely old, having been born in 1990.  While I don’t expect to see him up in the bigs any time soon, it’s nice to know that the Rox are willing to spend a little money on a guy that has tremendous upside and potential to help the club 3-4 years down the road.