Tommy

Doyle

Doyle latched on with the Rockies back in late January on a minor league contract, but wound up only making a pair of relief appearances this spring before being cut loose. The 28-year-old righty has made 18 appearances in the big leagues dating back to 2020.

Doyle heads to Colorado as extra organizational relief depth spending all of last year at Triple-A Gwinnett in the Braves’ system, posting a strong 3.57 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 43/17 K/BB ratio across 40 1/3 innings (32 appearances). The 28-year-old righty broke into the majors with Colorado back in 2020 and made a career-high 15 appearances for the Rockies during the 2023 campaign.

Anderson appeared in three games for Atlanta during spring camp and posted a 6.14 ERA over 7 and 1/3 innings of work. The 25-year-old struggled to keep the ball in play; two of his five hits allowed during camp were home runs. The former first-round pick in the 2016 MLB Draft hasn’t pitched in the majors since the 2022 season after he missed the entirety of last season due to Tommy John surgery.

Doyle made a career-high 15 relief appearances this past season for the Rockies, finishing with an inflated 6.85 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 18/13 K/BB ratio across 23 2/3 innings of work. The 27-year-old righty, who was non-tendered earlier this month by Colorado, bolsters Atlanta’s organizational relief depth heading into the 2024 campaign.

Doyle was Colorado’s lone non-tender after being designated for assignment earlier this week. The 27-year-old reliever made 15 appearances this past season for the Rockies. He’s now officially a free agent.

The move cleared a spot for the newly-acquired Cal Quantrill on the 40-man roster. Doyle, 27, struggled with a 6.85 ERA in 15 relief appearances with Colorado this past season.

The Rockies are attempting to buy-low on the 28-year-old in hopes that 2023 was an outlier season for Quantrill. After five seasons on the big stage, he sports a 3.83 ERA in 570 2/3 career innings. The problem? His 2023 season featured a 5.24 ERA in 19 starts while also seeing him go on the IL multiple times with shoulder inflammation. Earlier the week the Guardians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti commented on Quantrill, “Ultimately, we made the determination that with where we were in the offseason, we wouldn’t be able to commit the resources necessary to keep him through the arbitration process.” To make room for Quantrill on the 40-man roster, the Rockies designated RHP Tommy Doyle for assignment.

Doyle has shuttled back-and-forth between Colorado’s bullpen and Triple-A Albuquerque this season, making 13 relief appearances in the big leagues.

Doyle was only up for Sunday’s contest against the Blue Jays and wound up allowing three runs in his lone inning of work out of Colorado’s bullpen.

Doyle will take Tyler Kinley’s spot on the Rockies’ active roster. The 27-year-old posted a 3.97 ERA and 1.24 WHIP across six appearances with the big league club earlier this season.