Friday Morning Rockpile:

post from Purple Row on 06 June 2008 10:16:54 AM. © Purple Row

What do fellow 2008 draftees Buster Posey, Jason Castro, and Gordon Beckham have in common with Christian Friedrich? He struck them out in succession last summer while he pitched for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod League. He should have plenty of opportunities in the future to strike out Posey some more.

What did Friedrich do while he waited for his name to be called?

“I was sitting upstairs in my parent’s bedroom watching (the draft) by myself,” Friedrich said from his home in Evanston, Ill. “I just kept watching time go by and (time) was just standing still for me. It was crazy just waiting, hoping.”

At the end of the story, there's an indication that Friedrich wants to work things out with the club in the next few days.

According to Gregg Ellis (of the Daily Journal) at his Mississippi State Bulldogs blog, Aaron Weatherford is ready to put college behind him and sign quickly.

Kiel Roling plans on signing with the Rockies once the NCAA tournament is over. If Arizona State goes deep into the College World Series, we should see plenty of him on TV.

Even with the new draftees, let's not forget that we have a y oung pitcher trying to find his way back to the majors .

Yorvit Torrealba appealed his three-game suspension, meaning he continues to play until a decision is made on the appeal. Also in that article, the outfield situation is brought up. Poll question.

The Rockies return home to face Ryan Braun and the Milwaukee Brewers tonight.

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