April 8: The Rockies have formally announced the moves. Veen is up from Albuquerque for his MLB debut, while Beck has been optioned to Triple-A in his place. April 6: The Rockies are promoting top outfield prospect for their next game against the Brewers on Tuesday, according to a report from . Outfielder will be optioned to make room for Veen on the active roster, and Veen is already on the clubs 40-man roster. Its a slightly delayed big league debut for Veen, who was in the conversation for an Opening Day roster spot but ultimately lost out to Beck, , and non-roster invitee for a shot at regular work in the corner outfield for Colorado to start the year. The 23-year-old was Colorados first-round pick back in 2020 and was a consensus top-50 prospect early in his pro career. That prospect status was built primarily on phenomenal performances at the Single-A and High-A levels, where he posted slash lines of .301/.399/.501 and .269/.368/.439 respectively. Hes been limited to just 111 games by injuries over the past two years, however, which has dropped his prospect stock significantly. A lackluster stint at Double-A in 2022 where he hit just .177/.262/.243 acro s 34 games already presented some red flags, so many prospect evaluators bailed on Veen when he struggled to alackluster .209/.304/.308 slash line in 46 games at the level in 2023, particularly when combined with a wrist injury that cost him most of the season. The outfielders numbers bounced back somewhat in 2024, as he slashed .258/.346/.459 acro s four levels of the minors last year while battling thumb and back i sues that limited him to just 65 games. Fortunately, he finally showed he could hit Double-A pitching in a 36-game sample last year and even held his own at Triple-A, with six homers in 21 games despite a 29.3% strikeout rate. That was enough to earn Veen a shot to prove himself during camp this year, and while he ultimately didnt make the clubs Opening Day roster he made the most Christopher Morel Jersey of the opportunity and hit well with a .270/.352/.460 slash line in 28 spring games. Since being demoted to Triple-A, hes done nothing but hit, posting a scorching .444/.516/.778 slash line with as many extra-base hits (six) as strikeouts in his first seven games of the year at the level. Clearly, that was enough that the Rockies couldnt justify keeping him in the minors any longer. That leaves Beck ticketed for Triple-A, and the 38th-overall pick of the 2022 draft certainly didnt do himself any favors this year when it came to keeping his roster spot. The outfielders showing in camp was solid enough, as he posted a .231/.306/.446 slash line in 24 games, but that line paled in comparison to that of Veen and Beck also struck out at a 34.7% clip. Once the regular season began, however, Becks production tanked as hes gone just 3-for-23 with a 34.8% strikeout rate and zero extra-base hits. Combined with a lackluster .188/.245/.276 showing in 55 games last year, and it seems clear that the 23-year-old needs more time to develop in the minors before hes ready for the majors. Whats unclear is how playing time will be distributed in the Rockies outfield mix going forward. Martini and , both left-handed hitters, have largely platooned with the right-handed Beck and Bouchard in the outfield corners to this point. is locked into center field on a daily basis, and Veen makes little sense as a platoon partner for either Martini or Moniak given his status as a fellow lefty bat. Given Veens status as a (formerly) highly-touted prospect, it seems likely that the club will give him a run of everyday playing time going forward. That could come at the expense of either Martini or Moniak, who would be relegated to a bench role, but its also at least po sible the club is planning to move into a reserve role. The clubs oft-injured $182MM man has struggled badly both during Spring Training and since the season began in his new role as the clubs regular DH, having collected just six total hits in 59 plate appearances between camp and the regular season. To what extent Bryant can handle playing the field is unclear after injuries limited him to just 159 games from 2022 to 2024, but its at least plausible the club could use him as a right-handed complement to Veen, Martini, Moniak, and acro s the outfield corners, first base, and DH if they were to decide to move him to a part-time role. Such a decision would be a bold one given both Bryants ma sive contract (which runs through 2028) and his previous succe s as a four-time All-Star and the 2016 NL MVP award winner. At the same time, the Rockies appear to be years from contention and Bryant simply hasnt produced at the plate since the 2022 season, even when healthy enough to take the field. Perhaps the debut of Veen is enough to convince the club to try and maximize Bryants effectivene s in a more limited role going forward. Curtis Mead Jersey