The Colorado Rockies announced on Friday that infielder Aaron Schunk cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque. After being designated for assignment, Schunk will remain in major-league spring training as a non-roster invite. The 27-year-old will most likely open the 2025 regular season with Albuquerque but could eventually rejoin the big-league roster as infield depth. The former second-round pick in 2019 out of the University of Georgia made his major-league debut with the Rockies last summer and hit .234/.265/.330 with a weak .595 OPS, two home runs, seven RBI, 14 runs scored and 31 strikeouts in 98 plate appearances over just 39 games played. Schunk struck out over 30% of the time and walked only four times, and he also didn't hit the ball very hard when he did make contact. He can be avoided in the majority of fantasy leagues.

Colorado Rockies infield prospect Aaron Schunk will look to put up career numbers in his first season for Triple-A Albuquerque. At age 25, Schunk made some adjustments towards the end of 2022 in Double-A and that has carried over to a strong season at the plate for Albuquerque. On the season, Schunk has hit .320 with 12 homers and 49 RBI. His .320 average is by far his career-high and he his two homers away from his current career best. Although he is having a strong season, Schunk projects to be a utilityman at the next level. If Schunk gets the call this summer, his playing time would need to be there to be worth rostering and that's no guarantee. For now, he is just a name to monitor in most formats.