Farmer to fill in for Estrada in Colorado

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Colorado Rockies
NEWS: The Rockies announced that 2B Thairo Estrada will miss 4-8 weeks with a broken wrist.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Estrada was going to be their main second baseman for 2025, but that looks to now be delayed for a month or potentially two. Estrada was having a strong spring batting .400 with 3 steals, which was starting to erase memories of his difficult 2024. He dealt with left wrist issues in 2024 and now has broken his right wrist, so it is possible that when he returns his power may take some time to ramp up. Kyle Farmer is likely to get the first shot at holding down the keystone. Farmer has roughly league average power and speed and is more than capable defensively. With Farmer in the starting...

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