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Rockies activate Mickey Moniak for Monday return

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Mickey Moniak

COL Left Fielder #22

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Rockies activated OF Mickey Moniak from the 10-day injured list.

Moniak returns to Colorado’s lineup for Monday’s series opener against the Red Sox at high-octane Coors Field following a one-month absence due to ankle tendinitis. The 28-year-old slugger has been a bit of a revelation for fantasy purposes this season, slashing a robust .280/.335/.607 with 12 homers, 28 RBI and one steal in 164 plate appearances over 43 games. He’s worthy of a roster spot, even in shallow fantasy formats, in any leagues where he may have been dropped.

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COL Left Fielder #22

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Mickey Moniak went 1-for-3 with a solo homer against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Moniak put the Rockies on the board, leading off the third inning with a solo homer off Michael Soroka. The 28-year-old outfielder has hit 23 homers with 65 RBI while slashing .242/.282/.489 across 429 plate appearances. While the power has been valuable, his lack of full playing time and weak on-base skills have made it mostly empty power with low counting stats. Still, expect him to be a late-round power option for deeper leagues again in 2027.
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Mickey Moniak had a three-run homer and an RBI single against the Cardinals on Sunday.

Moniak homered on the day of the trade deadline and then again a day later, when his two-year, $16.5 million extension was announced. He had been awful in 26 games since then, hitting .163/.202/.261, but he did drive in half of the Rockies’ runs in today’s loss. He’ll be a weak play in mixed leagues next week with the Rockies going on the road for six games in the Bronx and Detroit. He’s hit just .206/.256/.331 away from Coors Field this year.
Zac Veen

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Zac Veen is on the bench for Saturday’s game against the Braves.

Mickey Moniak and Jordan Beck are in the outfield corners with Cole Carrigg in center field. Veen has started just nine times in 17 games since being called up earlier this month, hitting .250 (7-for-28) with two homers, seven RBI and one steal. The 24-year-old prospect figures to continue sitting against left-handed starters, but he should do enough damage against right-handers to be useful in deeper fantasy leagues, especially when the Rockies are at home.
Hunter Goodman

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Hunter Goodman and Mickey Moniak aren’t in Colorado’s starting lineup against the Nationals on Thursday.

Both will miss a chance to face RHP Jake Irvin. Zac Veen and Brett Sullivan will get the call. This is likely just a normal rest day for Goodman as a catcher in a day-game-after-a-night-game situation.
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Cole Carrigg is out of the lineup for Monday’s series opener against the Nationals.

Carrigg has hit a bit of a rough patch recently, hitting .230 (17-for-74) with zero homers and four steals across 20 games since the start of August. It’ll be Ezequiel Tovar handling shortstop with Mickey Moniak, Jake McCarthy and Zac Veen in the outfield for this one. The 24-year-old rookie offers enough all-around fantasy production to hang onto a roster spot in deeper mixed leagues, but can be cut loose in shallow formats with five weeks left on the calendar.
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Mickey Moniak hit a solo homer off the Guardians on Saturday in a loss for the Rockies.

It’s now 21 homers for Moniak, and this one came at the expense of Tanner Bibee. The former first overall pick has enjoyed his new confines since joining Colorado -- that’s an understatement, Moniak’s OPS is close to .400 points higher at home than away -- and while he’s a vastly different player than he looked to be as a prep, he does offer some upside as long as he continues to make Coors Field his home.
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Mickey Moniak finished 3-for-5 with a two-run homer Wednesday versus the Dodgers.

Moniak, who came into the night 5-for-36 with one extra-base hit over the previous two weeks, hit a game-tying homer off Alex Vesia in the seventh. It was his third homer off a lefty this year and 20th overall.
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Mickey Moniak went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI against the Rays on Tuesday.

Moniak put the Rockies on the board with a groundout that brought a run in to score in the first inning. He then tied the game with a three-run blast off Freddy Peralta in the third inning. The home run comes on the same day the 28-year-old slugger signed a two-year, $16.25 million contract extension. Moniak is up to 19 homers and 52 RBI while slashing .278/.318/.574 across 286 plate appearances.
Mickey Moniak

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Rockies signed OF Mickey Moniak to a two-year, $16.5 million contract extension.

The deal is now official. Moniak and the Rockies have agreed to buy out his final arbitration-eligible season, along with one additional year of free agency, keeping him in Colorado through 2028. The 28-year-old former first-overall pick has delivered top-40fantasy production among outfielders this season, hitting .277/.318/.565 with 18 homers, 49 RBI and one steal in 283 plate appearances across 75 games.
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The Rockies and Mickey Moniak are in agreement on a two-year, $16.5 million contract extension, according to MLB.com’s Thomas Harding.

Moniak missed time at the start of the year with a finger injury, but has still delivered top-50 range fantasy value among outfielder this season, hitting .273/.317/.547 with 17 homers, 47 RBI and one steal in 278 plate appearances across 74 games. The 28-year-old has emerged as a middle-of-the-order run-producer for Colorado and makes a ton of sense as a stabilizing presence as they continue searching for their next foundational pieces. The new agreement will buy out his final arbitration-eligible season in addition to one year of free agency.

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Rob Zastryzny has elected free agency.

The 34-year-old southpaw was sent outright to Triple-A Nashville by the Brewers near the end of September. Rather than waiting it out to see if he could be an option to work out of their bullpen at some point during the remainder of the postseason, Zastryzny will head to the free agent market. He made just 11 appearances at the Triple-A level this season, registering a stellar 1.93 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and a 9/2 K/BB ratio over 9 1/3 innings.
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FA Relief Pitcher #71
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Ian Hamilton has elected free agency.

The 31-year-old hurler made just four appearances with the Braves during the 2026 campaign, registering a 7.71 ERA, 1.93 WHIP and a 4/3 K/BB ratio over 4 2/3 innings. He’ll get a head start on free agency.
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Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Globe reports that imaging on the injured leg of right-hander Garrett Whitlock revealed that he had been pitching through a fractured tibia that wasn’t properly diagnosed.

Given the severity of the injury, it’s awfully impressive that Whitlock was able to continue pitching — and pitch as well as he was — down the stretch and into the postseason for the Red Sox. The 30-year-old hurler isn’t expected to require surgery, but he will be in a walking boot for the next 4-6 weeks while the injury heals. Whitlock should still be able to go through his regular off-season routine and should be a full participant at the start of spring training.
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