The Colorado Rockies did the best they could with the Ryan McMahon trade. In fact, they might have done better than the best they could.
Colorado traded the long-time infielder right before the trade deadline to the New York Yankees for two pitching prospects — right-hander Josh Grosz and left-hander Griffin Herring. Grosz, in his second professional season, has some work to do. He went 5-14 with a 4.67 ERA last season, with a 1.-6 record and 5.87 ERA with High-A Spokane after he joined the Rockies.
Herring? Well, that’s a much different story. In his first pro season he went 8-4 with a 1.89 ERA, which included stops with the Yankees’ Class-A affiliate in Tampa and High-A affiliate in Hudson Valley, along with Spokane.
But there is one number that highlights Herring’s bright future in the organization and part of the reason Colorado wanted him in the deal.
Griffin Herring’s Big Deal Stat