Doyle missed one game due to a chest injury, though his absence turned out to be short-lived. He hit seventh in the order and now has at least one hit in five of his last six starts. Overall, Doyle has maintained an impressive .291 batting average across 84 plate appearances, though he's still striking out at a 31 percent clip.
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Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Back in action Monday
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Doyle (chest) will start in center field and bat seventh in Monday's game versus the Padres, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.
Doyle sat out the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mariners because of a chest injury, but he's ready to roll a day later. The 25-year-old has been one of the Rockies' better hitters this season, recording an .833 OPS with three home runs and a pair of stolen bases.
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Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Should be fine for San Diego series
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Doyle, who was scratched from the lineup ahead of the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Mariners due to a bruised chest, is expected to be "OK" for the Rockies' four-game series with the Padres that begins Monday, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.
Doyle went 2-for-3 with a triple and a stolen base in the Rockies' 2-1 extra-inning win over Seattle in Game 1 of the twin bill, but he sat out the nightcap in what looked to be a precautionary decision after he took a pitch off the chest during one his plate appearances in the early contest. Though he avoided any major damage beyond a bruise, the injury still affected his ability to swing the bat prior to Game 2, so the Rockies opted to play it safe and hold him out. Fantasy managers planning on using Doyle for the Rockies' upcoming seven-game week will still want to verify that he's in the lineup ahead of Monday's series opener with the Padres, but even if he ends up sitting out another contest, the 25-year-old still looks on track to avoid a stint on the injured list.
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Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Dealing with chest injury
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Doyle is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader with the Mariners due to a chest injury.
Doyle will take a seat after he went 2-for-3 with a triple and a stolen base in the team's 2-1 extra-inning win Sunday's matinee, suffering an apparent chest injury in the process. Jake Cave will draw the start in center field and bat seventh in the series finale.
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Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Moved up to two hole
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Doyle will start in center field and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Doyle has been in the No. 9 spot in the batting order more than any other this season and had yet to hit higher than sixth prior to Wednesday. His move up the order is in part due to injuries (Kris Bryant, Brendan Rodgers) and days off (Charlie Blackmon, Nolan Jones), in addition to the fact that the Rockies are facing a lefty pitcher (Cristopher Sanchez). Nonetheless, Doyle has also earned the move up the lineup by slashing .292/.333/.508 with three home runs over his first 18 games this season.
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Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Smacks third homer
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Doyle went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Blue Jays.
Doyle has had a productive weekend series against the Blue Jays, as he's gone 4-for-9 with three runs scored, a homer and two RBI. He now has three long balls and a .909 OPS for the season but surprisingly has only one stolen base attempt. While Doyle's production may be coming in a different form than projected, he's nevertheless had a primarily positive start to the campaign.
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Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Scores twice
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Doyle went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored Friday against the Blue Jays.
The performance marked Doyle's fourth multi-hit performance in his last seven starts, though this was his first away from Coors Field. He's had an impressive start to the season, highlighted by five doubles and nine runs scored across 54 plate appearances. Doyle will need to cut down on his 33.3 percent strikeout rate to maintain his .314 average, but he should keep a consistent spot in the lineup thanks to his strong defense in center field.
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Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Swats second homer
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Doyle went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in Saturday's loss to the Rays.
Doyle produced the final two runs of the contest for Colorado with his two-run smash to right field in the sixth inning. It was the second long ball of the campaign for the outfielder, who entered the contest in a 2-for-15 skid. Doyle has struck out 35.3 percent of the time this season, and he may need to improve that mark in order to maintain his current respectable .250 batting average.
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Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Slugs first long ball of season
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Doyle went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run in Saturday's 9-4 win against the Diamondbacks.
Doyle's eighth-inning, two-run shot gave Colorado some breathing room, as it expanded the team's lead from three runs to five. The second-year outfielder has gone 3-for-9 through the first three games of the campaign, though he's also struck out four times. Doyle reportedly put on about 20 pounds in the offseason, and he'll look to generate more power this year after slugging a modest 10 homers over 431 plate appearances as a rookie.
Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Cutting down on strikeouts
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Doyle has struck out only four times across 24 plate appearances this spring.
Doyle is the presumptive starting center fielder for the Rockies due primarily to his excellent defense. He also has an intriguing blend of power and speed, though he has regularly had an inflated strikeout rate that threatens to mute that upside. Notably, he hit just .203 while reaching base at a .250 clip in 431 plate appearances in the majors last season, so any ability to lower his strikeout rate could be a significant boost to his fantasy value.
Doyle put on 20 pounds of good weight since the end of the 2023 season, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
Doyle made his big-league debut in 2023 and appeared in 126 games, all of which came in center field. He showed some intriguing power and speed potential, tallying 10 homers and 22 steals in 431 plate appearances. Doyle posted only a .140 ISO, so the added muscle could help him reach more power. However, his primary path to improved production would be cutting down on his 35 percent strikeout rate.
Doyle went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and one steal in Saturday's loss to the Twins.
Doyle came through late for the Rockies, delivering a two-run homer in the seventh inning before plating another run on an RBI single in the eighth. Doyle has now logged three or more RBI in two of his last three games, a span in which he's batting 5-for-13 (.384).
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Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Drives in four in win
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Doyle went 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, four RBI and one run scored in Thursday's 14-5 win over the Dodgers.
Doyle knocked in two runs with each of his two hits in the contest. This was just his fifth multi-hit effort in 24 games in September, and he's batting .250 (20-for-80) for the month. That's better than his .199 mark on the year, which comes with a meager .584 OPS in 123 contests overall. Doyle has added nine home runs, 45 RBI, 46 runs scored and 20 stolen bases.
