Joe Rock

Joseph Richard Rock

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 6", Weight 200 lb.
• School Ohio University
• High School Hopewell High School

• Born July 29, 2000 in Sewickley, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Joe Rock was a second pick of the Colorado Rockies in the 2021 amateur draft; his signing bonus was $953,100. He was the second pitcher the Rockies organization took in that round, the first being Jaden Hill.

He was 8-3 with a 2.94 ERA and 11.9 K/9 IP ratio in his final year at Ohio University in 2021, then 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA in 8 innings for the ACL Rockies in his pro debut. Between the Spokane Indians and Hartford Yard Goats in 2022, he was 7-8 with a 4.82 ERA in 22 starts. In 115 2/3 innings, he allowed 120 hits. In 2023, he split his time between Hartford and the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes, going a combined 1-10, 4.66 in 20 starts. On March 21, 2024, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in return for IF/OF Greg Jones, in a trade of former top picks who had raw skills, but had not yet been able to put it all together in the minor leagues.