The Rockies announced their 40-man roster moves in advance of todays Rule 5 deadline, bringing their allotment back up to a full 40 players. Colorado selected the contracts of infielder , outfielder , and right-handers and . There wasnt much suspense over the first two moves, as Amador and Fernandez are two of the better prospects in all of baseball. Baseball America and MLB Pipeline each rank Amador as the 21st-best minor leaguer in the game, while Fernandez is ranked 47th by BA and 49th by Pipeline. The duo each reached the Double-A level in 2023 but didnt perform particularly well, though Amador mi sed a lot of time with a broken right hamate bone. It seems likely that Colorado will start both back at Double-A Hartford to begin the 2024 Leury Garcia Jersey campaign, but it wouldnt be a shock if either Amador or Fernandez got a cup of coffee in the majors before the year is out. Mejia had a combined 5.06 ERA over 58 2/3 combined innings with High-A Spokane and Double-A Hartford in 2023, but as wrote this week, Mejia looked quite impre sive in Arizona Fall League action. Though Mejia had nine walks over his 8 1/3 innings in the AFL, he also struck out 17 batters, highlighting in rather extreme fashion his career-long trend towards both mi sing bats and battling control problems. The Rockies felt Mejias live arm is worth the protection, so the 23-year-old will now make a 40-man roster for the first time. The 21-year-old Chivilli ran into some home run i sues in Spokane this season, contributing to the 5.61 ERA he posted over 61 combined innings (57 in High-A ball, four at Double-A). Like Mejia, Chivilli has saved some of his best work for the offseason, pitching well in Dominican Winter League action. Duke Ellis Jersey