Valente

Bellozo

Bellozo has been shipped back to the minors ahead of Tuesday’s series opener against the Astros after making three disastrous relief appearances where he was pounded for 10 runs on 10 hits, including five home runs, and seven walks over 10 2/3 innings of work.

He’ll take the roster spot of the injured Jose Quintana (hamstring). What’s still unclear is whether the 26-year-old hurler will take Quintana’s spot in the Rockies’ starting rotation or if he’ll work as a long man out of the bullpen. Either way, he’s unlikely to carve out any mixed league fantasy value and should be ignored.

The 26-year-old hurler gets a spot on the Rockies’ 40-man roster with RJ Petit shifting to the 60-day injured list, but he’ll open the season at the Triple-A level where he’ll continue to function as extra rotation depth. Bellozo should get an opportunity to pitch for the Rockies at some point during the 2026 campaign.

Bellozo and Brebbia were in Rockies camp this spring as non-roster invitees attempting to make the club’s season-opening relief mix. Bellozo will presumably head to Triple-A Albuquerque to open the year while Brebbia has been cut loose to pursue opportunities elsewhere.

Bellozo punched out one and didn’t allow a base on balls in the ballgame. The only blemish on his day came as Matt Chapman pulverized a first pitch cutter for a titanic 460-foot blast in the opening inning. Aside from that, Bellozo was in complete command. He got just three whiffs on 36 pitches on the day, posting an underwhelming CSW of 22 percent. With a strong showing in the spring, he could crack the Rockies’ Opening Day rotation though there’s no reason fantasy managers to be looking here.

Bellozo augments Colorado’s pitching depth entering spring training but history suggests his soft-tossing movement-oriented approach is unlikely to find success at high-octane Coors Field. The 26-year-old projects as a versatile swingman for the Rockies after occupying a similar role for the Marlins over the past two seasons, posting a pedestrian 4.20 ERA – 5.12 xERA – and 98/44 K/BB ratio across 150 innings over 45 appearances (19 starts) during that span. He can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats.

Bellozo was one of five pitchers jettisoned from Miami’s 40-man roster earlier this week. The 25-year-old right-hander doesn’t miss a ton of bats, but he shouldn’t have too much trouble finding a new opportunity as an innings-eating swingman somewhere this offseason after compiling a serviceable 4.20 ERA across 150 innings over 45 appearances (19 starts) in the big leagues over the past two seasons.

All players will have the ability to enter free agency, if they so choose. Bellozo has been an up-and-down option for Miami over the past couple of years, and likely will have interest on the market as a depth piece if he doesn’t stay with Miami.

Bellozo hadn’t started a game since the middle of May, but he managed to throw 48 pitches in the first three innings of Friday’s game. He has a 3.99 ERA while mostly pitching out of the bullpen this year. Bellozo doesn’t posses a profile that’s enticing for fantasy managers should he get stretched out for the rotation.