The Rockies reassigned Montes to minor-league camp Thursday.
Montes lost his spot on Colorado's 40-man roster toward the end of last season and was looking to re-earn a place on the team during spring training. However, he will come up short after going 7-for-26 with four RBI in the Cactus League. Montes will presumably begin the season at Triple-A Albuquerque, where he slashed .317/.400/.550 in 2023.
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Rockies' Coco Montes: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Montes was outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday.
Montes was designated for assignment Tuesday and cleared waivers. He'll now remain in the organization and head to Albuquerque, where he has maintained a .947 OPS across 443 appearances this season.
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Rockies' Coco Montes: Designated for assignment
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Montes was designated for assignment by the Rockies on Tuesday.
Montes has posted strong numbers this season with Triple-A Albuquerque, but he's struggled in a couple of different major-league stints and is now off the 40-man roster in Colorado. Cole Tucker will fill the vacancy.
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Rockies' Coco Montes: Optioned to Triple-A
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Montes was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Montes heads back to Albuquerque after being recalled July 31. The 26-year-old saw no action and road the bench for the six games he was active for. In a corresponding move, Cole Tucker was called up from Triple-A.
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Rockies' Coco Montes: Recalled from Triple-A
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Montes was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday.
The 26-year-old second baseman was recalled the same day Brendan Rodgers (shoulder) was activated from the 60-day injured list, so Montes should be assuming a bench role. Montes has hit .184 with one home run in 41 MLB plate appearances but slashed .317/.409/.549 in 73 games in the Pacific Coast League.
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Rockies' Coco Montes: Optioned to Triple-A
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Montes was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque following Sunday's 14-9 loss to the Tigers.
Montes will head back to Albuquerque after being called up June 11. Over 18 games with the Rockies, the 26-year-old produced a disappointing .184/.244/.316 slash line with only three extra-base hits while striking out 12 times over 38 at-bats. He'll look to get back into a groove in Triple-A before potentially making a return to Colorado's roster later this season.
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Rockies' Coco Montes: Raps out three hits
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Montes went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Friday's 7-4 win over the Angels.
After going 2-for-3 with a home run in his big-league debut June 11, Montes went 1-for-21 with 10 strikeouts over his next nine games. He was able to snap out of the slump Friday, but he's still batting just .214 with three RBI and two runs scored over 31 plate appearances while sharing time with Harold Castro at second base.
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Rockies' Coco Montes: Another start at second
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Montes is starting at second base and batting eighth Friday versus Atlanta.
It's the second straight start for Montes, who has delivered three hits -- including a two-run homer -- through his first four major-league games. He started against a righty Thursday and is in there against a lefty (Jared Shuster) on Friday. Harold Castro will again ride the pine.
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Rockies' Coco Montes: Smacks homer in debut
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Montes went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Padres.
Montes capped off his first big-league game with a game-tying blast in the eighth inning. The second baseman slashed .321/.401/.560 with 12 homers and 47 RBI over 59 games with Triple-A Albuquerque to earn the promotion, and he'll likely have a chance to see at least a short-side platoon role at the keystone going forward. He'll likely share the position with Harold Castro, but a strong stretch of hitting could earn Montes a larger share of the playing time.
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Rockies' Coco Montes: Gets first big-league call-up
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The Rockies selected Montes' contract from Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.
Montes has been raking at Albuquerque this season, batting .321 with 12 home runs, 47 RBI, 56 runs and four stolen bases over 282 plate appearances. He'll receive his first call-up to the big leagues and could settle into the short side of a platoon at second base with the lefty-hitting Harold Castro. Colorado optioned Alan Trejo to Albuquerque to clear room on the active roster for Montes.
