Today, the Colorado Rockies announced that the have designated for assignment RHP Michael Lorenzen and recalled RHP TJ Shook. Lorenzen, 34, joined the Rockies as a free-agent signing for the 2026 season on a one-year, $8 million deal.
The Colorado Rockies have had eight rookies make their MLB debuts so far this year — five pitchers and three position players. One of the debuts was right-handed pitcher TJ Shook, a player the Rockies took in the minor-league phase of the Rule 5 Draft in December from the New York Mets.
The Colorado Rockies made some key announcements on Sunday as it related to their pitching staff. The Rockies announced that they were optioning pitcher TJ Shook back to Triple-A Albuquerque and promoting Sammy Peralta to the Majors.
The Colorado Rockies' 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night was notable for a number of reasons. For one thing, it secured the club's first set of back-to-back series wins since last August.
The Rockies announced they’ve selected right-hander TJ Shook onto the big league roster. He’ll replace Zach Agnos in the bullpen, as the latter has been optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque.
It was a quiet Rule 5 draft for the Mets, who did not make a selection nor have a player selected in the major league phase. In the Triple-A phase, the Mets lost three pitchers but made three selections of their own.
Right-handers Jonah Tong and TJ Shook combined to throw the first perfect game in the history of the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Saturday, but it didn’t come without some fan criticism.