"Blalock has seen major league time in each of the past two seasons, totaling a combined 89 1/3 innings between the Rockies and the Brewers. The 25-year-old has been hit hard, yielding a grisly 8.16 ERA with nearly as many walks (10.2%) as strikeouts (11.1%) during that time. He's worked primarily as a starter but hasn't missed nearly enough bats and has been far too prone to the long ball (2.12 HR/9)."
"Those struggles for Blalock extend to the upper minors. He also has a career ERA north of 8.00 in Triple-A, though the vast majority of his time there came with the Rockies' top affiliate in an exorbitantly hitter-friendly Albuquerque/Pacific Coast League setting this season. Blalock posted a decent 4.36 ERA in two partial seasons of Double-A work and had sub-4.00 ERAs with above-average strikeout rates at both High-A and Low-A earlier in his professional career."
"Blalock saw his average fastball jump from 93.5 mph in 2024 to 94.6 mph in 2025. He pairs that pitch with a slider, splitter, curveball and cutter (in order of usage rate), but his splitter was the only one of those offerings to grade out as an above-average pitch this season. The Rockies will have five days to either trade Blalock or place him on outright waivers. The waiver process takes 48 hours."
Bradley Blalock has been designated for assignment to clear a 40-man roster spot for newly signed righty Michael Lorenzen. Blalock allowed an 8.16 ERA across 89 1/3 major-league innings over the past two seasons, with a 10.2% walk rate, 11.1% strikeout rate and 2.12 HR/9, primarily as a starter. His Triple-A numbers also exceed an 8.00 ERA, though much of that came in hitter-friendly Albuquerque/Pacific Coast League conditions. He posted stronger results earlier in the minors, saw a fastball velocity increase in 2025, and his splitter graded above average. The Rockies have five days to trade or place him on waivers.
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