DNVR Rockies Podcast: Cron & Grichuk traded to the Angels - Who are these new Rockies prospects?

GM Bill Schmidt did the thing and traded C.J. Cron and Randal Grichuk to the Los Angeles Angels for a pair of pitching prospects, RHP Jake Madden and LHP Mason Albright. Who’s going to take their spots on the roster? With only 37 players on the 40-man roster, which prospects from Triple-A Albuquerque and Double-A Hartford could be next to debut for the Rox?

A.J. Preller, GM of the San Diego Padres, is working furiously to figure out if the next steps for the Friars. Are they going to buyers or sellers? To improve their playoff odds in the National League West, they may have to deal some of their remaining prospect capital. Is Ethan Salas completely off the table? They could also revamp their farm system with trades of All-Stars like Juan Soto, Josh Hader and Blake Snell.

The DNVR Rockies Podcast welcomes Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune to get the lowdown on the Padres before highlighting the Colorado Rockies’ prospects of the week and previewing the three-game series at Coors Field.

C.J. Cron and Randal Grichuk traded to Los Angeles Angels for a pair of pitching prospects by Patrick Lyons