Antonio Senzatela (SP, COL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela likely helped Colorado feel comfortable with Jon Gray going to the minor leagues by tossing 7 ⅔ scoreless frames with just three hits and a walk allowed to San Francisco’s Triple-A affiliate on June 28. His ERA is now 2.15 alongside a 1.09 WHIP on the farm in 2018. He then mirrored the effort by blanking the big-league Giants and scattering just three hits over seven innings. Seven innings at Coors, that is.

People may scoff due to the lackluster numbers from his 2017 rookie campaign and the small-sample-size 6.23 ERA/1.67 WHIP in the bigs that he entered Tuesday with, but mind the 3.90 SIERA behind it, which surely came down with the strong effort. He will face the Mariners in Seattle next, though he may be out of the rotation if Jon Gray recovers and Chad Bettis’ blister doesn’t linger. Gray did pitch well on Tuesday in the minors, but Senzatela is a good addition for the time being.