The Rockies are planning to select the contracts of right-handers Mason Adams and Blake Adams from Triple-A Albuquerque, as first reported by Thomas Harding of MLB.com. There’s no relation between the two. Colorado has multiple vacancies on the 40-man roster.
Blake Adams will be added ahead of tonight’s game against the Nats, filling the roster spot of veteran lefty Kyle Freeland, who’s headed to the 15-day IL due to a pinched nerve in his neck. The Rockies announced that move shortly after Harding’s original report. Mason Adams will start tomorrow’s game in what would have been Freeland’s spot in the rotation. The move to bring him to the majors probably won’t be officially announced until tomorrow. It’s possible that Blake will even be optioned back down to make room for Mason, though that probably depends on which arms are needed in tonight’s game.
More to come.