Rockies' Pitchers Fantasy Baseball Preview | German Marquez, Ryan Feltner, Kyle Freeland, Tyler Kinley, Chase Dollander and More

It's time for another fantasy baseball team preview! 

Here, we'll cover fantasy pitchers for the Colorado Rockies. Check back soon for a writeup on the team's hitters. We've already gone over the Tampa Bay Rays (hitters and pitchers), Atlanta Braves (hitters and pitchers) and Chicago White Sox (hitters and pitchers).

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Other Starting Options

Pitching in Colorado is no fun, and it's no surprise to see no pitchers included inside the Average Draft Position list here at FantasySP after the Rockies were the worst team in the National League in 2024.

Colorado is still going to need pitchers to cover innings, and there's going to be some decent fantasy players somewhere. Let's take a look at the projected starting rotation and bullpen on FanGraphs and identify some fantasy options at least.

German Marquez, Ryan Feltner, Kyle Freeland, Antonio Senzatela and Austin Gomber are the projected starting pitchers.

Tyler Kinley is the projected closer, with Seth Halvorsen and Luis Peralta setting him up. Victor Vodnik, Scott Alexander, Justin Lawrence and Lucas Gilbreath are other bullpen arms, while Tanner Gordon is the projected long reliever.

Feltner was the top-scoring Colorado fantasy pitcher in 2024, so let's start by discussing him. He tied for the team lead in starts (30).

Feltner was just 3-10 with a 4.49 earned run average in his starts, which explains just how weak of a top fantasy pitcher he is. He had just 138 strikeouts over 162 1/3 innings.

If Feltner can get in another season of starts, that will keep him on the fantasy radar. But a high ERA, poor win-loss record and less than a strikeout per inning pitched means he's only a deep-league fantasy option, and probably won't ever be a standard league option. He's worth keeping tabs on, but I'd set the bar really low for Feltner.

Gomber was second on the team in fantasy points - he also made 30 starts.

Gomber finished 5-12 with a 4.75 ERA across his 165 innings. He only struck out 116 batters.

Gomber is in a similar boat to Feltner. There's a little fantasy value if he can get to 30 starts again, but a high ERA, rough win-loss record and low strikeout total will only make him a deep-league fantasy option at best. Only in really deep leagues should he be rostered continuously.

Freeland was third on the team in fantasy points. He made just 21 starts.

Freeland was 5-8, but with a 5.24 ERA. He struck out only 85 batters across 113 1/3 innings. Freeland had a breakout season in 2018 (with a 2.85 ERA across 202 1/3 innings) but has been over a 4.00 ERA in every other season, while only topping 160 innings one other time.

I'd keep a closer eye on Freeland than I will Gomber and Feltner because we've seen Freeland be good in the past, but he's just another deep-league option probably. He could be a standard league streamer, but he'd have to be pitching well and facing a weak-hitting offense on the road to warrant a streaming spot.

Marquez only pitched in one game during the 2024 season because of a couple of injuries.

In his nine-year career, Marquez has a career 4.42 ERA and 986 strikeouts over 1,020 innings. He's 65-56 across 177 games (174 starts).

There's a little upside with Marquez, but coming off an injury-plagued season, not many standard league owners are even thinking about drafting Marquez. He's a decent deep-league pick who could become a standard league streaming option with consistent starting efforts.

Senzatela has pitched in parts of nine big league seasons, but has just 20 innings pitched over the past two years.

He has a career 4.90 ERA and 458 strikeouts over 692 innings. Senzatela has made 122 starts over his 148 games pitched. He has a 39-44 record.

He's yet another deep, deep-league option to begin the season. Senzatela is worth keeping an eye on, just like the rest of the team's starting rotation, but it seems pretty unlikely that he'd become a standard league keeper for more than a start or two.

Kinley has a little fantasy value as a closer, but on a bad team, and given his results last season, Kinley is yet another deep-league fantasy option.

Kinley went 6-1 last season, but had a 6.19 ERA across 67 games and 64 innings. He earned 12 saves and struck out 72 batters.

There's enough there to roster him in some deep leagues, but being more than a deep-league option in 2025 seems like a pretty unlikely thing. He's had better seasons in the past, so he's at least worth tracking.

Vodnik earned nine saves last season, so he could be an option at closer if Kinley struggles again. Halvorsen and Perlta had sub 1.50 ERAs last season, albeit in 15 or less games and just 12 1/3 innings each.

Gordon could be a starting option if another starting pitcher is injured. He went 0-6 with an 8.65 ERA across eight starts last season, so that should tell you all you need to know there.

With a lack of big league talent in the rotation and bullpen, there's a great chance some unheralded pitchers (including prospects) carve out roles at some point.

Top Prospects

Chase Dollander is the team's top prospect, coming in 25th on the top-100 list.

Dollander has a 2025 ETA despite only getting to Double-A in his only minor league season. Colorado needs pitching help, and they might give the 23-year-old a chance at some point this season.

Jaden Hill, Bradley Blalock, Carson Palmquist and Peralta are among the top-30 prospects to end 2024 who are on the verge of making a difference in the MLB.

Hill got in nine games and 10 2/3 innings at the MLB level in 2024. It didn't go well, with Hill having a 5.06 ERA. On a team devoid of pitching talent though, he could get some more innings in the big leagues in 2025.

Blalock has a career 3.93 ERA in the minor leagues, and was traded from the Brewers to the Rockies last season. In 30 2/3 MLB innings (with 29 2/3 coming with Colorado), Blalock had a 5.87 ERA, a 1-3 record and 20 strikeouts. He could be the first call up if there's an injury to a member of the MLB starting rotation.

Peralta we discussed a bit before, but is worth talking about a bit more since he pitched well in 2024 and could take over the closer role eventually. He had 14 strikeouts in his 12 1/3 MLB innings last season, while racking up 75 in 47 2/3 minor league innings. 

Palmquist has a career 3.92 ERA across parts of three minor league seasons. He has 279 strikeouts over 211 innings, which could eventually mean he joins the bullpen. He's worth keeping an eye on in dynasty leagues.

Anthony Molina isn't considered a prospect after getting in 59 2/3 MLB innings last season. He had a 6.94 ERA, but has a career 3.64 mark in the minor leagues, so I'd keep tabs on the 23-year-old still.

Jack O'Loughlin, Gabriel Hughes, Zach Agnos and Sean Sullivan are all under 25 years old and in big league camp for spring training, so they are other names to keep an eye on.