The Colorado Rockies announced Monday that they have selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Harrison Musgrave from Triple-A Albuquerque and have placed left-hander Chris Rusin on the 10-day disabled list with a right intercostal muscle strain. Additionally, the Rockies have transferred right-handed pitcher Carlos Estévez from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list with a right elbow strain.
Musgrave, 26, will be making his first appearance on the Major League roster. In three starts with Albuquerque this season, Musgrave has gone 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA (10.2 IP, 4 ER), two walks and 10 strikeouts. He attended his third Major League Spring Training this year and went 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA (10.0 IP, 8 ER), three walks and 15 strikeouts in eight relief appearances.
In his Minor League career, Musgrave is 31-19 with a 4.02 ERA (413.2 IP, 185 ER), 409 hits, 122 walks and 344 strikeouts in 80 appearances, 78 starts, across parts of five seasons. The Morgantown, W.V., native was originally selected by Colorado in the eighth round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of West Virginia University. He will wear No. 59.
Rusin, 31, has posted a 4.97 ERA (12.2 IP, 7 ER) with 11 hits, six walks and 11 strikeouts across eight relief appearances this season. He pitched 1.2 scoreless innings with one walk and four strikeouts against the Cubs on Sunday, his fourth scoreless appearance of the season
Rusin made a career-high 60 relief appearances in 2017, going 5-1 with two saves and a career-best 2.65 ERA (85.0 IP, 25 ER) … in 92 relief appearances with Colorado, is 8-2 with a 2.71 ERA (149.2 IP, 45 ER), the lowest ERA by a Rockies reliever in club history (min. 135 innings pitched).
Estévez, 25, was originally placed on the 10-day disabled list on March 29, retroactive to March 26, with a left oblique strain. He made four rehab appearances with Albuquerque, his last on April 15, allowing two runs on three hits with one walk and four strikeouts across 3.2 innings (4.91 ERA). In 98 career appearances with the Rockies across parts of two seasons, Estévez has gone 8-7 with 11 saves, a 5.36 ERA (87.1 IP, 52 ER), 42 walks and 90 strikeouts.
The Rockies currently have a full 40-man roster.