California League Player of the Week: SS Brendan Rodgers – Rockies

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In 2015, the Colorado Rockies selected Brendan Rodgers with the first pick overall in the MLB Amateur draft. That season he was sent to start his pro career with the Grand Junction Rockies (Rookie) and in 37 games, he batted .273, with eight doubles, two triples, three home runs, 20 RBIs and 15 walks.

In 2016, Rodgers was promoted to the Class-A Full Season Asheville Tourists and in 110 games, he batted .281, with hits, 73 runs, 31 doubles, 19 home runs, 73 RBIs, and 35 walks.

The Rockies #1 prospect is having great 2017 season so far in the California league with the Lancaster JetHawks, as he is batting .418 (33 for 79), with 18 runs, 10 doubles, a triples, three home runs and 18 RBIs in 19 games. Rodgers also currently has a 12-game hitting streak, with seven multi-hit games in that span.

Over the past week from May 8-14, he is batting .560 (14 for 25), with nine runs scored, five doubles, a triple, two home runs, nine RBIs and two walks. On Sunday, he enjoyed a 4 for 4 game, missing just a double to complete the cycle.

Congratulations to Brendan Rodgers for being named Legends on Deck’s California League Player of the Week for May 8-14.

David Conde

David is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Legends On Deck®, as well as a Co-Host on Legends On Deck Podcast. David was a Senior Editor for MetsMerizedOnline.com, MetsMinors.net and Contributor for Hardballchat.com that spanned from 2010 to 2014. David made his MLB Debut as a writer in June 2014, while covering the NY Mets at Citi Field, for MetsmerizedOnline.com. David also coaches baseball for ages 13-15, a Babe Ruth League team in his local community. David's passion is coaching the game he loves to the future Legends of Tomorrow as well as making available a website that people can have fun sharing and reading. David is also passionate about his career as a Mortgage Loan Officer which allows him to help many families reach their dreams of owning a home. Connect with David via his Social Media pages as he loves to chat all about baseball.

David Conde

David is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Legends On Deck®, as well as a Co-Host on Legends On Deck Podcast. David was a Senior Editor for MetsMerizedOnline.com, MetsMinors.net and Contributor for Hardballchat.com that spanned from 2010 to 2014. David made his MLB Debut as a writer in June 2014, while covering the NY Mets at Citi Field, for MetsmerizedOnline.com. David also coaches baseball for ages 13-15, a Babe Ruth League team in his local community. David's passion is coaching the game he loves to the future Legends of Tomorrow as well as making available a website that people can have fun sharing and reading. David is also passionate about his career as a Mortgage Loan Officer which allows him to help many families reach their dreams of owning a home. Connect with David via his Social Media pages as he loves to chat all about baseball.