Chase Dollander was called up by the Colorado Rockies on Friday, setting up the Tennessee baseball product to make his MLB debut. Dollander is the seventh player from the Tony Vitello era to reach the major leagues. He is the third to do so with the Rockies, following outfielder Jordan Beck and pitcher Seth Halvorsen. […]
Chase Dollander was called up by the Colorado Rockies on Friday, setting up the Tennessee baseball product to make his MLB debut.
Dollander is the seventh player from the Tony Vitello era to reach the major leagues. He is the third to do so with the Rockies, following outfielder Jordan Beck and pitcher Seth Halvorsen. Beck and Halvorsen made their MLB debuts last season and are on the Rockies’ roster.
Dollander was the No. 9 overall pick in 2023 MLB Draft by Colorado. He is the highest-drafted pitcher under Vitello and only Christian Moore was drafted higher. Moore was picked No. 8 by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2024 MLB Draft.
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The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Dollander struck out 10 or more batters nine times in 31 starts for Tennessee.
Dollander transferred to Tennessee after a strong freshman season at Georgia Southern, where he was 4-3 with a 4.01 ERA.
Chase Dollander is the seventh Vol coach by Tony Vitello to reach MLB
Pitcher Garrett Crochet debuted with the Chicago White Sox in 2020 when he skipped the minor leagues and debuted in the same year he was drafted No. 11 overall. He earned an all-star bid in 2024 as a star starter for the White Sox. Andre Lipcius made his debut on Sept. 1, 2023 with the Detroit Tigers, who drafted Lipcius in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft with the No. 83 pick.
Washington Nationals on March 30, 2024. He was picked in the third round of the 2022 MLB Draft. Beck, who was the No. 38 pick in the 2022 draft, made his debut with the Colorado Rockies on April 30, 2024.
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