{"id":26755,"date":"2020-11-16T14:10:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T19:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prospects1500.com\/?p=26755"},"modified":"2020-11-16T14:10:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T19:10:04","slug":"colorado-rockies-a-pint-sized-decision-to-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prospects1500.com\/nl-west\/rockies\/colorado-rockies-a-pint-sized-decision-to-make\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Rockies: A Pint Sized Decision To Make?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Colorado Rockies have a big decision to make before the Rule 5 Draft coming up in early December. Should they place former first-round draft pick Riley Pint<\/a><\/strong> on their 40-man roster, thus protecting him from being drafted by another team? Or should they not protect him, assuming no other team is willing to take a chance on Pint, a fourth overall pick who has been a bust so far? And if another team were to draft him, how much really would be lost? Is it time to quit throwing good money after bad?<\/p>\n

Club officials have continued to express faith in Pint, even as recently as instructional league last month in Arizona. But this Pint-sized decision is a big one, as the 6-4 high schooler has grown into a 6-7, 23-year-old man who retains impressive stuff, the best fastball in the system according to MLB Pipeline, but lacks control and command.<\/p>\n

That, plus injuries, is why Pint has yet to pitch above A ball.<\/p>\n

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