"There'll be plenty of waiver movement as soon as the World Series ends. Teams need to activate everyone from the injured list and get their roster counts down to 40. The Rockies were already positioned to do so with Germán Márquez, Thairo Estrada, Kyle Farmer and Orlando Arcia hitting free agency. They'll only need to reinstate Kris Bryant and Jeff Criswell from the injured list."
"Schunk and Gilbreath will each look for the second teams of their careers. Colorado drafted Schunk in the second round in 2019. The Georgia product has had brief MLB stints over the past two seasons. He has fanned 41 times in 131 trips to the plate, batting .222/.246/.302 over 55 games. The righty hitter owns a .291/.348/.468 line over parts of three seasons at Triple-A Albuquerque."
"Colorado had also tried to sneak reliever Dugan Darnell through waivers this afternoon, but the Pirates intervened. Dropping Schunk and Gilbreath gets them down to 37 players. There could certainly be a few more cuts once they finalize a GM hire. Colorado has top priority on the waiver wire, which they should leverage to churn the back half of the roster next week."
The Rockies outrighted infielder Aaron Schunk and lefty reliever Lucas Gilbreath off their 40-man roster, and both elected free agency. The moves reduce Colorado's roster to 37 players. The club must activate injured-list players and trim the roster to 40 after the World Series; Kris Bryant and Jeff Criswell will be reinstated. Colorado attempted to pass Dugan Darnell through waivers but the Pirates claimed him. Schunk has limited MLB exposure with a .222/.246/.302 line across 55 games and strong Triple-A numbers, while Gilbreath had several productive seasons as a middle reliever. Further roster churn is likely.
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