Zac Veen
22-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
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0
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Could play winter ball
Rockies director of player development Chris Forbes said in an interview on MLB Network Radio on Thursday that Veen (hand) could play winter ball this offseason, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Veen was limited to just 202 plate appearances this season with Double-A Hartford before undergoing surgery last month to repair tearing and fraying to a ligament in his left hand. It sounds like he should be fully recovered by the fall and getting in some at-bats in winter ball would allow him to make up for lost time. The Rockies don't have to add Veen to their 40-man roster until after the 2024 season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.
Veen was limited to just 202 plate appearances this season with Double-A Hartford before undergoing surgery last month to repair tearing and fraying to a ligament in his left hand. It sounds like he should be fully recovered by the fall and getting in some at-bats in winter ball would allow him to make up for lost time. The Rockies don't have to add Veen to their 40-man roster until after the 2024 season to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.
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Candidate to overcome injuries
Veen underwent season-ending hand surgery in June but still profiles as a "20-homer, 50-steals type player once he arrives at Coors Field," opines Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Veen's 2023 Double-A campaign resulted in a .209 batting average with two home runs and 22 steals in 46 games. Speed is the most enticing factor for the 21-year-old, as he swiped 55 bags in the minors last season. However, he also showcased balance in 2021, hitting 15 home runs and stealing 36 bases at Single-A.
Veen's 2023 Double-A campaign resulted in a .209 batting average with two home runs and 22 steals in 46 games. Speed is the most enticing factor for the 21-year-old, as he swiped 55 bags in the minors last season. However, he also showcased balance in 2021, hitting 15 home runs and stealing 36 bases at Single-A.
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Veen has pedigree (ninth-overall pick in 2020) and will call Coors Field home one day, but his eventual statistical output is tough to project, even after he played a full 2022 season at High-A, Double-A and the Arizona Fall League. Part of the problem is that he was seen as a future plus power hitter when he was drafted, with scouts expecting him to fill out his 6-foot-4 frame, but instead he has remained athletic and wiry with fringe-average game power. He turned 21 in December and had a 42:14 K:BB in 141 plate appearances at Double-A (young for the level), juxtaposed to an 8:15 K:BB in 99 plate appearances in the AFL, where the pitching was notoriously bad. A case could be made for just throwing out his Double-A performance due to his youth and throwing out his AFL performance due to the video-game offensive conditions. Veen was age-appropriate at hitter-friendly High-A Spokane, where he hit .269/.368/.439 with 11 home runs, 50 steals, a 22.5 K% and a 12.5 BB%. Throw out the steals, and this seems like an accurate representation of where Veen is at developmentally. For years, the Rockies have given all their prospects the permanent green light on the bases - plenty of prospects you've never heard of have tallied 30-plus steal seasons in that organization. As for a known commodity, Sam Hilliard stole 60 bases between High-A and Double-A from 2017-2018. Veen gets plus run grades from FanGraphs and has an average run grade from Baseball America. He is a decidedly better base stealer than Hilliard ever was, but you should expect him to be a 20-plus stolen-base threat in the majors at your own risk. Veen will likely return to Double-A and could get to Triple-A this summer.
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Shifts to 60-day IL
Double-A Hartford transferred Veen (hand) from its 7-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Saturday.
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Campaign ended by hand injury
Veen underwent surgery to repair tearing and fraying to a ligament in his left hand on Thursday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
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Back in action at Double-A
Veen (wrist) has gone 5-for-12 with a triple, three doubles, seven RBI, three runs and a stolen base in three games since Double-A Hartford reinstated him from its 7-day injured list Thursday.
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Placed on minor-league IL
Veen was placed on the injured list Tuesday at Double-A Hartford with left wrist inflammation, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.
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Reassigned to minors camp
Veen was reassigned Tuesday to the minor-league side of Rockies camp.
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