Rockies' Gonzalez Germen: Designated for assignment

Germen was designated for assignment by the Rockies on Friday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

It's pretty incredible that Germen held onto his roster spot for as long as he did. The right-hander has been hit hard and often over the last two and a half months, giving up 18 runs on 25 hits while posting a 17:18 K:BB over 23.2 innings since the start of June. Colorado finally swapped him out Friday for right-hander Matt Carasiti.