Colorado Rockies minor league players

Yency Almonte

Yency Almonte (born June 4, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Almonte attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida and was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 17th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Angels. He pitched 2013 with the Orem Owlz and 2014 with the Arizona League Angels and Burlington Bees. Prior to the 2015 season, Almonte was acquired by the Chicago White Sox as the player to be named later from an earlier trade for Gordon Beckham. He pitched that season with the Kannapolis Intimidators and Winston-Salem Dash.

On November 24, 2015, Almonte was traded to the Colorado Rockies for Tommy Kahnle. He spent the 2016 season with the Modesto Nuts and Hartford Yard Goats. The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the season.

Shane Carle

Shane Taylor Carle (born August 30, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Carle attended Scotts Valley High School in Scotts Valley, California and played college baseball at Cabrillo College and California State University, Long Beach. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 10th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. On November 11, 2014 Carle was traded to the Colorado Rockies for Rob Scahill. The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.

Ryan Castellani

Ryan Castellani (born April 1, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Castellani attended Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Rockies and made his professional debut with the Tri-City Dust Devils. Castellani played 2015 with the Asheville Tourists where he was 2-7 with a 4.45 ERA. He spent 2016 with the Modesto Nuts where he posted a 7-8 record with a 3.81 ERA.

Noel Cuevas

Noel A. Cuevas (born October 2, 1991) is an outfielder in the Colorado Rockies organization. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 21st round of the 2010 MLB draft out of Universidad Interamericana in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

After a brief appearance (3 games) with the Arizona League Dodgers in 2010, he began 2011 with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League (baseball), where he hit .285 in 60 games. He also appeared in 23 games with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, but hit just .220 with them. In 2012, he played 23 games in the Arizona League, 13 in the Pioneer League and 50 in the Midwest League with the Great Lakes Loons. Overall, he hit .267. In 2014, he spent the entire season with the Quakes and hit .284 with 12 homers and 66 RBI in 123 games. He made the mid-season California League all-star team. He was promoted in 2014 to the AA Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League and hit .231 in 131 games.

On December 16, 2014, he was traded to the Colorado Rockies as the player to be named later in the previous trade that sent pitcher Juan Nicasio to the Dodgers.

James Farris

James Robert Farris (born April 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies organization.

Farris attended Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona, and the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats. He pitched for the Wildcats in the 2012 College World Series. The Chicago Cubs selected Farris in the ninth round of the 2014 MLB draft. After the 2016 season, he pitched for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.

On February 1, 2017, the Cubs traded Farris to the Colorado Rockies for Eddie Butler.

Rayan González

Rayan González (born October 18, 1990) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

González attended Antonio Luchetti High School in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 18th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign with the Athletics and attended Bethune–Cookman University. He was then drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 21st round of the 2012 MLB Draft. The Rockies added González to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.

Rosell Herrera

Rosell Amado Herrera (October 16, 1992) is a center fielder in the Colorado Rockies organization.

He was signed by the Rockies as a non-drafted free agent in 2009. In 2011, Baseball America named him the fifth-best prospect in the Pioneer League.

A shortstop and occasional third baseman throughout his career, he was switched to the outfield in 2015 while playing his second season in High-A Modesto.

Prior to the 2013 season, MLB named him the 12th best prospect in the Rockies system. He was added to the Rockies 40-man roster on November 20, 2013. Following the 2015 season, Herrera was non-tendered and elected free agency, but re-signed with the Rockies on a minor league deal.

Zach Jemiola

Zachary Michele Jemiola (born April 6, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Jemiola attended Great Oak High School in Temecula, California and was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the ninth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.

Peter Lambert

Peter Joseph Lambert (born April 18, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Lambert attended San Dimas High School in San Dimas, California. As a senior, he was the Los Angeles Times prep baseball player of the year after going 13–0 with a 0.34 earned run average (ERA).

Lambert was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Rockies and made his professional debut with the Grand Junction Rockies. Lambert spent 2016 with the Asheville Tourists, where he posted a 5-8 record with a 3.93 ERA.

Ryan McMahon

Ryan Patrick McMahon (December 14, 1994) is a third baseman in the Colorado Rockies organization.

McMahon attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. He played baseball and American football at Mater Dei. The Rockies selected him in the second round, with the 42nd overall selection, of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

He was named a Topps Short Season/Rookie All Star in 2013.

Prior to the 2016 season, MLB.com named him the 3rd best third base prospect in baseball.

Sam Moll

Samuel John Moll (born January 3, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Moll played college baseball at the University of Memphis. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the third round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Tri-City Dust Devils, posting a 1.80 ERA in 30 innings pitched. In July, Moll combined with three other pitchers to throw a no-hitter. He returned to Tri-City in 2014 and appeared in only nine games due to injury. In 2015, he pitched for both the Modesto Nuts and New Britain Rock Cats, where he posted a combined 2.63 ERA with 74 stikeouts in 68.1 innings pitched between both clubs. After the season, he pitched in the Arizona Fall League. Moll spent 2016 with the Albuquerque Isotopes, where he posted a 3-5 record with a 4.94 ERA. The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the season.

Dom Nunez

Dominic Manuel "Dom" Nunez (January 17, 1995) is a catcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Nunez was drafted by the Rockies in the sixth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft out of Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California. He played the 2013 and 2014 seasons with the Grand Junction Rockies before being promoted to Single-A Asheville in 2015.

Prior to the 2016 season, MLB.com named him the 7th best catching prospect in baseball.

Correlle Prime

Correlle Prime (born February 18, 1994) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Prime was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 12th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft out of Manatee High School in Bradenton, Florida. He signed with the Rockies and made his professional debut with the Grand Junction Rockies. Prime returned to Grand Junction in 2013 and spent 2014 with the Asheville Tourists. After hitting .291 with 21 home runs, he was named the Rockies Doug Million Minor League Player of the Year.

Antonio Senzatela

Antonio Senzatela (January 21, 1995) is a Venezuelan right-handed starting pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Senzatela was signed by the Rockies as an amateur free agent and began playing with the DSL Rockies in 2012. He currently plays for the High-A Modesto Nuts.

In 2014, he was named by MiLB.com as one of the Rockies' Organization All-Stars after posting a 15-2 record with a 3.11 ERA for Single-A Asheville, helping the team to a South Atlantic League Championship. Prior to the 2015 season, he was named by MLB.com as the Rockies' 11th best prospect.

The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.

Will Swanner

William Thomas "Will" Swanner (September 10, 1991) is a catcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He currently plays for the Modesto Nuts.

He was drafted by the Rockies in the 15th round of the 2010 amateur draft out of La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, California.

Prior to the 2013 season, MLB named him the eighth best prospect in the Rockies system.

Forrest Wall

Forrest Alexander Wall (born November 20, 1995) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Wall attended Orangewood Christian High School in Maitland, Florida. A four-year starter on the baseball team, he hit .461 with nine home runs, 70 runs batted in and 70 stolen bases in 79 career games.

Wall was drafted by the Colorado Rockies 35th overall in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Rockies and made his professional debut with the Grand Junction Rockies. Wall spent 2014 with the Grand Junction Rockies where he posted a .318 batting average with 3 home runs and 24 RBI's, along with 18 stolen bases. In 2015, Wall played 99 games for the Asheville Tourists and 4 games for the Boise Hawks while on a rehab assignment. Wall ended 2015 with a .286 batting average, along with 7 home runs and 47 RBI's.

Prior to the 2016 season, MLB.com named him the 4th best second base prospect in baseball. Wall spent 2016 with the Modest Nuts, where he posted a .264 batting average, with 6 home runs and 56 RBI's.

Tyler Ybarra

Tyler J. Ybarra (born December 11, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies' organization.

Ybarra attended Wellington High School in Wellington, Kansas, where he played for the school's baseball and basketball teams. As a senior, he had a 2.82 earned run average (ERA) as a pitcher for the baseball team. He signed a letter of intent with Hutchinson Community College, but hoped to be chosen in the first ten rounds of the 2008 MLB draft. However, he wasn't selected until the 43rd round, when he was chosen by the Toronto Blue Jays.

Ybarra pitched for the GCL Blue Jays in 2009, then took a year off from baseball due to an undisclosed family matter. He returned in 2011, when he pitched for the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. He had a 2-0 record and 54 strikeouts in 46 innings pitched. He pitched for the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League in 2012, the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2013, and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Double-A Eastern League in 2014. On February 4, 2015, the Blue Jays traded Ybarra to the Rockies for Jayson Aquino.

Ybarra has a daughter, born in November 2013. His father was a pitcher who was chosen in the fifth round of the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.