Chad Qualls placed on DL, Scott Oberg recalled from Triple-A

DENVER — The Colorado Rockies placed Chad Qualls on the Disabled List on Saturday afternoon after about a week of him not being available due to illness.

In 25.2 innings for the Rockies in 2016, Qualls has posted an ERA of 5.61 while striking out almost five batters per nine and walking a little over two.

Right-handed reliever Scott Oberg was called back up to the MLB team in a corresponding move. The Rockies have gotten the most out of this option year for Oberg, sending him down a number of times and recalling him in a pinch on numerous occasions as well.

Oberg (26) has thrown 13.1 innings for the Rockies in 2016, posting an ERA of 4.05 while striking out over five and walking over three batters per nine innings. In Triple-A, he has thrown 29.2 innings and has a very solid 2.32 ERA while striking out nearly 11 batters per nine innings. Oberg has always had good numbers in the minors but has yet to be able to make that stick at the big league level. The illness to Qualls gives him at least one more shot.