The Rockies have placed 25-year old lefty swinging rookie outfielder Charles Blackmon on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured left foot that’s expected to cause him to miss the next 6-8 weeks. Blackmon has played in 27 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 25 for 98 (.255 avg, .573 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 1 homer, 8 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. The Rockies have called up 26-year old righty swinging outfielder Cole Garner to replace Blackmon on the active roster. Garner came into this season as the Rockies’ #22 prospect. Garner has played in 36 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 51 for 150 (.340 avg, .942 OPS) with 32 runs scored, 7 homers, 29 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He has now played in 591 games in his first 7 years in the minors and he is 629 for 2,201 (.286 avg, .822 OPS) with 378 runs scored, 75 homers, 340 RBIs and 75 stolen bases.

The Rockies have placed 28-year old switch-hitting catcher Jose Morales on the 60-day disabled list retroactive to June 16th due to a fractured left thumb. Morales has played in 22 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 16 for 60 (.267 avg, .669 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 0 homers and 7 RBIs. The Rockies have called up 28-year old righty swinging catcher Matt Pagnozzi to backup Chris Iannetta. Pagnozzi has played in 30 games in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 25 for 91 (.275 avg, .758 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 1 homer and 16 RBIs. He has also played in 21 games in parts of two years in the majors and he is 14 for 42 (.333 avg, .844 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer and 10 RBIs.

The Rockies have placed 25-year old switch-hitting CF Dexter Fowler on the 15-day disabled list due to a left abdominal strain. Fowler has played in 57 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 50 for 210 (.238 avg, .688 OPS) with 33 runs scored, 0 homers, 18 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. The Rockies have called up 24-year old lefty swinging CF Charlie Blackmon to replace Fowler on the active roster. Blackmon has played in 58 games in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 82 for 243 (.337 avg, .965 OPS) with 49 runs scored, 10 homers, 49 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. Blackmon has now played in 345 games in his first four years in the minors and he is 449 for 1,420 (.316 avg, .851 OPS) with 231 runs scored, 30 homers, 206 RBIs and 74 stolen bases. The Rockies will likely stick Blackmon right into the starting lineup as he came into this season as the Rockies’ #11 prospect according to Baseball America.

The Rockies have placed 28-year old righty reliever Matt Daley on the 15-day disabled list due to right shoulder soreness. Daley has pitched in 7 games (0 starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 0-0 with a 10.50 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. The Rockies have called up 23-year old lefty reliever Rex Brothers to replace Daley in the bullpen. Brothers came into this season as the Rockies’ #7 prospect according to Baseball America. He has pitched in 25 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 3-2 with a 2.89 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. He has has some control issues with 15 walks in his first 28 innings in the minors this year, but, he’s also very nasty with 45 whiffs already. Brothers has now pitched in 99 games (0 starts) in his first three years in the minors and he is 7-5 with 7 saves, a 3.13 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP.

Lefty starting pitcher Jorge De La Rosa is going to miss the rest of this season and part of next season as he needs Tommy John Surgery. De La Rosa pitched in 10 games (all starts) for the Rockies this year and he was 5-2 with a 3.51 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Righty Greg Reynolds will take over for De La Rosa for the time being. Reynolds has pitched in 3 games (2 starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 0-0 with a 3.07 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. Righty Aaron Cook will take over De La Rosa’s spot in the near future as he is currently on a rehab assignment. Cook has pitched in 3 games (all starts) in AA-ball so far this year and he is 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. The Rockies are going to miss De La Rosa as they were counting on him at the top of the rotation this year.

The Colorado Rockies have placed 25-year old righty starting pitcher Esmil Rogers on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained lat muscle. Rogers has pitched in 5 games (4 starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 3-1 with a 7.66 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP. He has already walked 13 batters and he has given up 29 hits (4 homers) in his first 22 1/3 innings this year, as he has been very generous to opposing hitters. The Rockies have recalled 26-year old righty starter/reliever Clayton Mortensen to replace Rogers. Mortensen pitched in 2 games (0 starts) earlier this year for the Rockies and he is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.50 WHIP. He has given up only 2 hits in his first 8 innings for the Rockies.

The Rockies have placed veteran infielder Ty Wigginton on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right oblique muscle. Wigginton has played in 20 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 14 for 60 (.233 avg, .692 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 2 homers, 10 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. The Rockies have recalled 26-year old lefty swinging 3B Ian Stewart to replace Wigginton on the active roster. Stewart had a rough start to the 2011 season for the Rockies before getting demoted to AAA. He has played in 12 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 2 for 26 (.077 avg, .220 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 0 homers, 0 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Stewart has also whiffed 11 times this year already often looking hopeless at the plate. But, Stewart might be ready to turn things around as he was ripping the ball in the minors. Stewart played in 11 games in AAA-ball this year and he was 13 for 36 (.361 avg, 1.250 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 3 homers, 13 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Stewart will likely share time at 3B until Wigginton is ready to return to action.

The Colorado Rockies have placed 27-year old righty starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez on the 15-day disabled list due to a cuticle cut on his right thumb. Jimenez has started 1 game so far this year for the Rockies and he was 0-0 with a 7.50 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. The Rockies decided is was better to be safe than sorry with Jimenez as they need him for the long haul. The Rockies have called up 25-year old righty Greg Reynolds to replace Jimenez in the starting lineup for a couple of weeks. The Rockies better hope he’s a lot better than he was in 2010. Reynolds pitched in 14 games (13 starts) for the Rockies last year and he was 2-8 with a 8.13 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP. He have up 83 hits (14 of which were homers) last year in only 62 innings pitched as batters were running up to the plate against him! The Rockies need Jimenez to be healthy and ready to go when his 15 days are up on the D.L.

The Rockies have lost 32-year old righty starting pitcher Aaron Cook for at least a month due to a broken finger on his pitching hand. Cook pitched in 23 games (all starts) for the Rockies last season and he was 6-8 with a 5.08 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. The Rockies did pretty well when Cook was out of action last season, so they should be o.k. until he’s ready to return to action.

Starting 3B Ian Stewart could start the 2011 season on the disabled list due to a MCL sprain. This is very bad luck for Stewart as he was in line to get a lot of P.T. this year. The Rockies were smart to sign Ty Wigginton over the winter as he will likely take over as the starting 3B until Stewart is ready to return to action. The Rockies will be in good hands until Stewart gets healthy.