Colorado Rockies 2024 first-round pick and top prospect Charlie Condon (no. 2 PuRP) has not seen his professional career start as expected.
Condon struggled with an undiagnosed bone spur in his right ring finger that required him to alter his bat grip and swing mechanics during his first short stint with the High-A Spokane Indians. He had the spur surgically removed during the off-season and showed up to spring training ready to turn heads.
He then suffered from a non-displaced radial styloid fracture in his left wrist during his first minor league spring training game that caused him to miss the first month and a half of the 2025 season.
Condon, 22, is now back with the Indians and playing every day. Through his first six games with Spokane, he’s hitting 5-for-21 with two doubles, three RBIs, and six walks to five strikeouts.
“I feel great!” Condon said.
“You know, the wrist break was untimely, as far as first game of spring training and things like that. It’s always hard when you’ve had a long off-season of good work, (you’re) really ready to go and then have a setback like that. It’s tough, but (I) got that all healed up, got dialed back in for the season, feeling 100% now and happy to be healthy out here.”
Now that he’s healthy, Condon is ready to put injuries behind him.
“I’m really just just focused on on playing my best baseball today. I’m not really thinking about what happened in the past,” he said. “As far as I’m concerned, that doesn’t do any good for me. So I’m focused on where my feet are right now, and looking forward for the rest of this year playing the best baseball I can.”
Condon got a taste of victory when the Indians won the Northwest League Championship in 2024. He wants to see that vibe and culture carry up through the Rockies farm system and to the big league team.
“Once this wave of prospects makes it up, you’re just kind of bringing that culture back,” he explained. “We’ve got talent all throughout. We’ve got talent at the big-league level. We’ve got talent coming up through [the system]. It’s just about bringing those good vibes and bringing that good energy of winning baseball and knowing what that’s like with each other, and knowing what we’re looking for there.”
Condon recognizes his place in bringing up that winning culture.
“I plan on being a piece of that, obviously, and just bringing it all the way up to the top with this organization.”
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Weekly Pebble Report: May 20th-May 26th
Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes (3-3, 22-28 Overall)
After dropping the first three games of the series to the Reno Aces (Arizona Diamondbacks), the Isotopes caught figure and surged to three straight wins. They outscored the Aces 30-9 as they evened out the series over the last three games.
⬆️ Stock Up: A bat so hot you could say he’s fryin’ critters
Isotopes shortstop Ryan Ritter (no. 17 PuRP) continues to be white hot at the plate. He is now riding an 11-game hitting streak and is 23-for-52 with 16 extra-base hits during that stretch. In nine of those games he had multiple hits.
Ritter went 13-for-30 with nine extra-base hits during the series against the Aces, including an insane three home run game on Sunday, the first since Michael Toglia in 2022. Ritter was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for the second straight week, becoming the first player to do so in team history.
Yep, he’s done it again.@RyRit47 becomes the first Isotope to ever win back-to-back PCL Player of the Week awards.
Ritter was 13-for-30 with five doubles and four long balls in the series at Reno, highlighted by a three-homer game on Sunday.
He’s batting .442 with 16… pic.twitter.com/N3foYuYHUP
— Albuquerque Isotopes (@ABQTopes) May 26, 2025
⬇️ Stock Down: It remains to be Veen…
Outfielder Zac Veen (no. 4 PuRP) suited up just twice against the Aces, once in left field and once as the designated hitter. In those two games, Veen went 0-for-8 with three strikeouts, no walks, and one RBI.
Since being optioned to Triple-A at the end of April, Veen is hitting just .224/.277/.342 in 19 games with five walks, 18 strikeouts, and six extra-base hits.
Double-A: Hartford Yard Goats (1-5, 22-22 Overall)
The Hartford Yard Goats fell to .500 on the season after a brutal series against the Erie Sea Wolves (Detroit Tigers) in which they lost five of six. The Yard Goats were outscored 44-15 and they gave up double digit runs in two games during the series. They narrowly avoided a sweep with a 3-0 shutout for the Sunday finale.
⬆️ Stock Up: Sullivan doesn’t sulk
Left-handed pitcher Sean Sullivan’s start to open the series didn’t go as planned. In just his second start since returning to the Yard Goats after his off-season hip surgery, Sullivan pitched just four innings and gave up three earned runs on six hits and two walks. However, I still consider his stock up after an excellent rebound to close out the series against the Sea Wolves. On Sunday Sullivan (no. 8 PuRP) worked 5 2⁄3 scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and striking out a season high six batters.
⬇️ Stock Down: An offensive Jorge to cross
Yard Goats middle infielder Dyan Jorge (no. 21 PuRP) was largely absent absent at the plate in a series where offense was sorely needed. Jorge went just 2-for-18 with five strikeouts over 20 plate appearances despite playing in all six games against the Sea Wolves. In the month of May he’s hitting just .108/.157/.123 with one extra-base hit.
High-A: Spokane Indians (3-3, 23-22 Overall)
The Indians worked a series split against the visiting Tri-City Dust Devils (Los Angeles Angels) thanks to solid pitching performances and a few hot offensive nights. However, three of the games—including the series opener and the two final games of the set—were close affairs decided by just one run.
⬆️ Stock Up: I hope the opposing batters wore their Brown pants.
Indians right-handed starter McCade Brown is making a case for a promotion to Double-A Hartford this season. Through nine starts and 33 2⁄3 innings he’s carrying a 1.60 ERA with 48 strikeouts. Brown had another excellent start last week, pitching five scoreless frames against the Dust Devils while giving up just one hit and two walks. He struck out a season high 11 batters on his way to being named Northwest League Pitcher of the Week.
⬇️ Stock Down: Perdomo in peril
Right-handed reliever Alan Perdomo had his first difficult series of the season, seeing his ERA hump from 1.69 to a (still good!) 2.70 after two outings against the Dust Devils. Perdomo gave up three earned runs on five hits—three of which were home runs—in two total innings against Tri-City and struck out just one batter.
Low-A: Fresno Grizzlies (2-4, 19-26 Overall)
The Grizzlies dropped the series against the San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants) in what was mostly a close series. However, there were two blowouts. The Giants walloped the Grizzlies 16-2 on Thursday, and Fresno returned the favor on Saturday with a 10-4 victory.
⬆️ Stock Up: The Hittin’ Hawai’ian
Undrafted free agent infielder Jacob Hinderleider has been quietly putting together a solid resumé since joining the Grizzlies earlier this season. In 29 games he has hit .311/.377/.388 with eight doubles and six stolen bases. Hinderleider went 8-for-21 with two doubles and an RBI while playing in all six games against San Jose. He’s currently riding an 18-game hitting streak dating back to May 6th.
⬇️ Stock Down: Hopfeing for a bounce-back
It’s worth noting that the Grizzlies are trying something new with Tommy Hopfe. The 2024 ninth round pick has played second base for the last 15 games, a position he has not played before. It is also worth noting that Hopfe struggled in the series against the Giants. He played the first four games and went 0-for-12 with three strikeouts. Hopfe left game four after two at-bats and did not appear in the series again. It is unknown if he was injured.
Arizona Complex League: ACL Rockies (3-1, 10-6 Overall)
The ACL Rockies won three of their last four games down at the Complex, though the lone blemish was a rough one. The ACL Rockies were blown out of the water by the ACL Angels (Los Angeles Angels) 18-1
⬆️ Stock Up: He’s staying on a Roldy
Young Dominican second baseman and center fielder Roldy Brito continues to be one of the most exciting hitters down on the Complex for the Rockies. Over the last for games he has gone 7-for-15 with a double, a triple, and three stolen bases. Brito is currently hitting .404/.500/.500 this season.
⬇️ Stock Down: Not portrayed by Terry Crews
18-year-old right-handed pitcher Reiver Camacho was on the receiving end of the beatdown from the ACL Angels on Saturday. He lasted just one inning while giving up six earned runs on six hits and a walk. He did strike out two batters, but the Rockies were unable to recover after finding themselves in such a deep hole so early.
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