Zac Veen
22-Year-Old
7-Day IL
Injury Back
Est. Return 6/20/2024
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
0
RBI
0
R
0
SB
0
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Out with lower-back strain
Veen is on the 7-day injured list at Double-A Hartford with a lower-back strain, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Veen hasn't played since May 18. He is currently at the Rockies' spring training complex in Arizona and is doing some, but not all, baseball activities. It's not clear when the 22-year-old might return. Veen was performing well at Hartford before getting hurt, slashing .326/.418/.568 with five homers and nine steals over 28 games. He also missed a large chunk of the 2023 season at Hartford with a hand injury.
Veen hasn't played since May 18. He is currently at the Rockies' spring training complex in Arizona and is doing some, but not all, baseball activities. It's not clear when the 22-year-old might return. Veen was performing well at Hartford before getting hurt, slashing .326/.418/.568 with five homers and nine steals over 28 games. He also missed a large chunk of the 2023 season at Hartford with a hand injury.
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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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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.
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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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