Blackmon is Back!

Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon has finally returned to the Rockies after his foot injury from last year. Unfortunately, Blackmon will be up in the majors for only a few games due to the return of Carlos Gonzalez. Gonzalez's grandmother passed away on Friday so he has taken a few days off to visit Venezuela for a minimum of three days but no more than seven. He will attend a funeral and will technically be available on Tuesday.

Blackmon will have trouble finding a spot in the outfield due to the big outfield roster the Rockies have this year. During the offseason, the Rockies picked up Michael Cuddyer and Tyler Colvin. Their regular outfield consisted of Cuddyer, Gonzalez and Dexter Fowler but with Cuddyer on the DL, Tyler Colvin and Eric Young Jr. have taken over. The outfield has been full for the Rockies not allowing many outfield prospects to move up into the majors. Matt McBride and Andrew Brown were the only two who were called up this season. They played outfield only once while playing first three times each. Andrew Brown is now back in the big leagues taking over for Cuddyer as he has returned to the DL.

Charlie Blackmon was in the majors last year playing 27 games while batting .255. Blackmon injured his right foot rounding second base costing him to the rest of the season and the beginning of the 2012 season. He was able to return to short season Tri-Cities rehabbing then was promoted to Triple-A where he hit .303 with 18 doubles, four triples, five homers and 34 RBIs.

It is great to see Blackmon up in the majors again even if he will only be up for a short time.