Colorado Rockies News: Albuquerque Isotopes season ends, Arizona Fall League about to begin

the Albuquerque Isotopes (2-1, 62-86 overall) wrapped up their 2022 campaign with a series win against El Paso (SD), taking two of the final three games of the season.

Carlos Perez was voted the power hitter of the year for the ‘Topes, and he gave one final example why with a homer, two doubles and 1,198 OPS in the series. It was a tremendous season for Perez, who tied his career-high with 31 home runs this season.

The same sentiment applies to Wynton Bernard, who posted a .300 average in his three games against the Chihuahuas. Bernard finished the season with 31 doubles, 21 home runs and 30 stolen bases on his way to a remarkable .333/.387/.590 slash line. His performance earned him a long-awaited but well-deserved MLB debut in August, providing one of the best stories for the organization in a tough year.

Another veteran minor leaguer that provided a terrific season was DJ Petersonwho eclipsed the 20 homer mark for the first time since 2014.

newcomer Brenton Doyle (No. 10 PuRP) slowed down a touch after his scorching-hot first week with the team, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t still superb. All three of Doyle’s knocks in the series went for extra-bases, two of which went the distance for home runs.

Doyle was one of the many additions to the Albuquerque roster from the Double-A ranks during the course of the year. Elehuris Montero (No. 5 PuRP) spent a considerable amount of the year with Isotopes, posting 15 homers and a .933 OPS in 65 games, before getting a full-time spot with the Major League squad. Sean Bouchard also posted a healthy .300/.404/.635 line in his 69 games before getting the call-up. Albuquerque fans also briefly saw Michael Toglia (No. 7 PuRP) and Ezequiel Tovar (No. 6 PuRP) dawn a uniform before their trip to the majors.

Strong offense was the positive storyline for Albuquerque this season as they belted a league-leading 240 home runs and set a modern record for grand slams in a season by any team, major or minor league. But they only managed to win 62 games, which is tied for third-fewest in team history.

That minuscule win-total can be attributed to the Isotopes’ pitching, which experienced dreadful overall numbers. Their 6.89 ERA was not only the worst in the Pacific Coast League, but the highest total for any full-season affiliate at all four levels of the minors. Ryan Feltner (No. 15 PuRP) posted a 3.83 ERA in 11 starts before sticking on the Rockies roster. His ERA stands as the lone sub-5.00 ERA by any pitcher that made two or more starts for the club.

AFL: Salt River Rafters

Looking ahead, the Salt River Rafters will kick off their 2022 season on Monday against the Surprise Saguaros. They are slated to play six games each week, with Sunday a recurring off-day. The AFL Home Run Derby will be held on November 5th at Sloan Park (CHC) with the Fall Stars Game scheduled for the following day. The AFL Championship Game is scheduled for November 12th.

We’ll keep you posted on the performance of all eight Colorado Rockies’ prospects on the roster during the course of the season.

• Warming up Bernabel (IF)
• Blair Calvo (P)
• Fineas Del Bonta-Smith (P)
• Braxton-Fulford (C)
• Stephen Jones (P)
• Peter Lambert (P)
• Grant Lavigne (IF)
• Zac Veen

Top 30 PURPs

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Week of 9/26-10/2 (Hitters)

Surname	PurP Ranking	levels	HAVE	MR	SO	bb	SB
Surname	PurP Ranking	levels	HAVE	MR	SO	bb	SB
Zac Veen	1	Double-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Benny Montgomery	2	Low-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Drew Romo	3	High A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Elehuris Montero	5	MLB	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Ezequiel Tovar	6	MLB	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Michael Toglia	7	MLB	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Ryan Vilade	8th	Triple A	2/6	0	2	2	0
Brenton Doyle	10	Triple A	3/12	2	7	2	0
Colton Welker	11	SF Triple A (IL)	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Adel Amador	17	Low-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Warming up Bernabel	18	High A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Grant Lavigne	22	Double-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Aaron Schunk	24	Double-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Yanquiel Fernández	25	Low-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Dyan Jorge	26	broadband	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Hunter Goodman	27	Double-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Willie MacIver	28	Triple A	1/7	0	2	1	0
Eddie Diaz	30	High A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Julio Carreras	HM	Double-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Jameson Hannah	HM	Double A (IL)	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Juan Briton	HM	Low-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Bladimir Restituyo	HM	High A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A

Week of 9/26-10/2 (Pitchers)

Surname	PurP Ranking	levels	G/GS	IP	R/ER	SO	bb
Surname	PurP Ranking	levels	G/GS	IP	R/ER	SO	bb
Ryan Rolison	4	Triple A (IL)	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Chris McMahon	9	High A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Jaden Hill	12	Low-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Helcris Olivares	13	ACL (IL)	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Sam Weatherly	14	ACL (IL)	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Ryan Feltner	15	MLB	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Joe Rock	16	Double-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Noah Davis	19	MLB	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Karl Kauffmann	20	Triple A	1/1	4.0	1/1	2	5
Jordy Vargas	21	Low-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Mitchell Kilkenny	23	Double-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
McCade Brown	29	Low A (IL)	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Tony Locey	HM	Double-A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Julian Fernandez	HM	Triple A	1/0	1.0	0/0	1	1
Brayan Castillo	HM	Low-A	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Season to Date (Hitters)

Surname	PurP Ranking	levels	HAVE	MR	SO	bb	SB
Surname	PurP Ranking	levels	HAVE	MR	SO	bb	SB
Zac Veen	1	Double-A	114/466	12	132	64	55
Benny Montgomery	2	Low-A	73/233	6	71	21	9
Drew Romo	3	High A	95/374	5	81	35	18
Elehuris Montero	5	MLB	79/255	15	63	27	4
Ezequiel Tovar	6	MLB	91/285	14	66	27	17
Michael Toglia	7	MLB	107/429	30	149	60	7
Ryan Vilade	8th	Triple A	95/379	6	72	53	11
Brenton Doyle	10	Triple A	130/507	26	171	28	23
Colton Welker	11	SF Triple A (IL)	12/37	2	7	6	0
Adel Amador	17	Low-A	131/449	15	67	87	26
Warming up Bernabel	18	High A	115/367	14	56	31	23
Grant Lavigne	22	Double-A	127/449	10	134	68	2
Aaron Schunk	24	Double-A	116/450	14	115	36	6
Yanquiel Fernández	25	Low-A	135/475	21	114	39	5
Dyan Jorge	26	broadband	66/206	4	35	24	13
Hunter Goodman	27	Double-A	154/523	36	151	40	6
Willie MacIver	28	Triple A	83/367	15	114	39	10
Eddie Diaz	30	High A	102/391	6	89	30	37
Julio Carreras	HM	Double-A	130/462	11	127	36	19
Jameson Hannah	HM	Double A (IL)	27/99	1	25	12	7
Juan Briton	HM	Low-A	115/402	11	71	78	17
Bladimir Restituyo	HM	High A	111/396	8th	87	11	22

Season to Date (Pitchers)

Surname	PurP Ranking	levels	G/GS	IP	R/ER	SO	bb
Surname	PurP Ranking	levels	G/GS	IP	R/ER	SO	bb
Ryan Rolison	4	Triple A (IL)	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Chris McMahon	9	High A	8/6	28.2	18/17	25	5
Jaden Hill	12	Low-A	10/10	17.2	6/6	25	6
Helcris Olivares	13	ACL (IL)	1/1	2.0	0/0	1	0
Sam Weatherly	14	ACL	5/3	11.2	5/5	23	2
Ryan Feltner	15	MLB	11/11	51.2	25/22	60	18
Joe Rock	16	Double-A	22/22	115.2	72/62	120	50
Noah Davis	19	MLB	26/26	133.1	86/82	152	60
Karl Kauffmann	20	Triple A	28/28	141.2	84/78	144	79
Jordy Vargas	21	Low-A	13/11	51.1	23/17	64	17
Mitchell Kilkenny	23	Double-A	24/24	102.0	67/63	76	34
McCade Brown	29	Low-A	18/18	89.2	56/52	118	23
Tony Locey	HM	Double-A	26/20	102.2	82/71	93	67
Julian Fernandez	HM	Triple A	58/0	57.0	46/42	65	32
Brayan Castillo	HM	Low-A	22/22	99.1	72/62	89	51

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Upcoming schedule

Triple-A Albuquerque: Season concluded

Double-A Hartford: Season concluded

High-A Spokane: Season concluded

Low-A Fresno: Season concluded