Mark Manfredi did not speed. This is worth establishing up front because he had every reason to. He he ducked out of the clubhouse in Albuquerque the night before to FaceTime his wife and his seven-month-old son before bedtime, and he was back at his apartment when his pitching coach called with a message that was less a request than a summons.
As the August 3 trade deadline approached, it wasn't a matter of if the Colorado Rockies would make some moves under first-year president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta, but a matter of who.
The Rockies are going to select the contract of left-hander Mark Manfredi, reports Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. Colorado has three vacancies on the 40-man roster, so they will only need to make a corresponding active roster move to accommodate Manfredi.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.