DENVER -- Rookie right-hander Chase Dollander (MLB Pipeline's No. 22 prospect ... But if Dollander, 23, is being educated, it’s hard not to give him a glowing grade. His performance, with seven strikeouts in his six innings, was the complete opposite ...

In the first game of the Warren Schaeffer era, Chase Dollander dazzled like the ace he’s proclaimed to be. But alas, the end result was the same for the team on pace to be MLB’s worst

But when that pitcher is stuck on the Rockies and fails to showcase a consistent #2 pitch (let alone a quality stuff fastball, beyond just the velocity), you can understand why I’ve been out on Chase Dollander .

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There were plenty of positives to be taken from Dollander's performance -- he racked up 10 whiffs, punched out seven and allowed just three hits. However, two of the knocks were homers ...

There was a lot of teeth gnashing and fan ranting when the Rockies did not break spring training with prized right-hander Chase Dollander and gifted outfielder ... It has everything to do with performance or lack thereof. Yes, the Rockies are in a youth ...