The right-hander was a headlining international prospect, but was sidelined by Tommy John surgery in 2023 and 2024 Vargas boasts a pitch mix that includes a mid-90s fastball, a potential plus curveball, a promising change, and the ability to throw them for strikes consistently.
The righty was slated to possibly challenge for a top 100-overall prospect status before undergoing Tommy John surgery in July 2023 Vargas was one of Colorado’s headline prospects from their January 2021 amateur free agent class, signing for $500k out of the Dominican Republic.
Mired in their fifth straight losing season and sitting with the National League's worst record, news out of Colorado was not positive on Monday—at least if you're a pitcher.