The Rockies continue to reshape their outfield, agreeing with Mickey Moniak to a one-year, $1.25 million contract on Wednesday. The deal, which the Rockies have not announced, was first reported by MLB.com. Moniak, 26, was released by the Angels on Tuesday. The left-handed hitter was Philadelphia’ s first-round pick in the 2016 draft out of La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, Calif. A spot on the Rockies’ 40-man roster opened when the team waived Greg Jones, who the White Sox claimed on Wednesday. Moniak spent the last two seasons as a part-time starter in center field for the Angels, playing in 85 games in 2023 and 124 last season. In 2023, he slashed .280/.307/.495 with 14 homers but struck out in 35% of his 323 plate appearances. Last season, he received more playing time and cut his strikeout rate to 27.3%, but his production fell significantly. He slashed .219/.266/.380 with 14 homers over 418 plate appearances. Moniak has a .230/.272/.402 career slash line with the Phillies and Angels. Related Articles Rockies will begin televising games on KUSA (9NEWS) beginning in May Rockies’ Zac Veen hopes big-league call comes sooner rather than later Rockies Recap: German Marquez posts 5.74 ERA, Hunter Goodman hits .444 Rockies Recap: Ryan Feltner closes out so-so spring, Jordan Beck goes 2 for 2 Renck vs. Keeler: Do Rockies have a plan? Why did they demote Zac Veen? The Rockies want to be able to give two-time Gold Glove center fielder Brenton Doyle an occasional break. Right-handed-hitting Tyler Freeman, acquired from the Guardians on Saturday in a trade for left fielder Nolan Jones, started in center in Cleveland for much of last year. Freeman will also be used as a backup infielder. Moniak could not only back up Doyle, but he could play as a corner outfielder.  The Rockies plan to mix and match the starting trio of left-handed-hitting Nick Martini and right-handed hitters Jordan Beck and Sean Bouchard. The addition of Moniak might not leave room on the big-league roster for veteran Sam Hilliard, who had a bad spring training, hitting .137 (7 for 51) with just three extra base hits.  Hilliard struck out at a 48.2% clip.   Want more Rockies news? Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis. ...read more read less