Colorado Rockies - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)
 
   
 

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  Titles: Top Rockies Players of the Twenty Twenties  
  None  
    Pitchers:  
  BallPark: German Marquez (5.72) -   21  
  Coors Field Kyle Freeland (9.58) -   20  
    Daniel Bard (4.33) -   18  
  Team Name: Austin Gomber (4.17) -  16  
  Rockies Antonio Senzatela (4.74) -   9  
    Tyler Kinley (1.31) -  5  
  Owner:  Victor Vodnik (2.4) -  5  
  Consortium led by Dick and Charlie Monfort      
    Catchers:  
  General Managers: Elias Diaz (5.07) -   22  
  Jeff Bridich (2020-2021) Hunter Goodman (2.4) -  11  
  Bill Schmidt (2022-2025)    
  Josh Byrnes (2025) First Basemen:  
    CJ Cron (5.32) -  18  
  Managers:    
  Bud Black (2020-25) Second Basemen:  
  Warren Schaeffer (2025) Brendan Rodgers (6.2) -  17  
    Garrett Hampson (-0.32) -   7  
  No Hitters: Connor Joe (2.38) -  7  
       
  Hall of Famers: ShortStop:  
  None Trevor Story (6.79) -    25  
    Ezequiel Tovar (6.6) - 22  
  Rookie of the Year: Jose Iglesias (1.16) -  7  
  None    
    Third Base:  
  Cy Young Award: Ryan McMahon (13.9) -   31  
  None Nolan Arenado (1.42) -   4  
       
  MVP: Outfield:  
  None Charlie Blackmon (3.25)  -  23  
    Brenton Doyle (5.2) -  23  
  Notable Events: Nolan Jones (4.3) - 13  
    Raimel Tapia (1.77) -   9  
  2020 - The Rockies proved that the '19 season when they went 71-91 was Randal Grichuk (1.25) - 7  
  no fluke as they finished fourth with a 26-34 mark in '20. Colorado is now Mickey Moniak (-0.6) -  7  
  officially a bad team. This all on the heels of two excellent seasons in  Jordan Beck (0.1) -  6  
  17 and '18 when they won 87 and 91 games, respectively. In '19, it was    
  the pitching that totally collapsed while the offense remained potent.  Notable Events:  
  In '20, the pitching remained quite bad, while the offense declined to     
  league average. Based on runs scored and given up in '20, Mountain Men 2024 - The shallow pockets Rockies, coming off of a putrid season, were almost  
  should have only won 23 games. The decliine in hitting was pretty much inert on the transaction market over the winner. Obviously an ominous sign. On top  
  across the board with only a couple of hitters maintaining their production. of that, their farm system sux. Don't look for help there. And, on top of that, they've  
    got a lot of pitchers with broken wings out there. Ace German Marquez is coming  
  □  Dick and Charlie Monfort have owned the club for sixteen years.  back mid season from TJ surgery. Number two Kyle Freeland lost his fastball   
  The Rockies have topped .500 five times during their tenure including last year. Cal Quantrill, picked up from Cleveland over the winter, has a sore   
  three ninety plus win seasons and four post seaons appearances. shoulder, Austin Gomber has a bad back and Dakota Hudson, picked up from   
  Early on in their tenure, '07, the Rockies made it to the World Series the Cards over the winter, also has lost his fastball. If all of these guys get  
  and Colorado fans had hope for the new ownership. However, as  miraculously healthy next season, the Rockies would have a decent starting   
  subsequent events have proved, it was a mirage. By and large, this rotation. Unfortunately, odds are that none of them will get healthy.  
  ownership has not had deep pockets and has not brought in particularly The bullpen situation, believe it or not, actually looks worse. And most of the few   
  savvy management. It will be a struggle to right the ship. guys that look even a little decent have medical issues.  
       
  □  Jeff Bridich has been the Colorado GM since '15. The results have Offensively, it also looks grim. That being said, lets see what it looks like if they   
  been mixed. He has his work cut out for him to get the Rockies back put all their best young players on the field in '24 and see what we get.  
  on track. Biggest problem is not any big sticks which are an absolute must in Coors  
       
  □ Bud Black has been Rockies manager since '17.  □  1B Elehuris Montero, 24, '21 Trade from St. Louis, 11 39 .243 Well below par  
    □  2B Brendan Rogers, 27, '15 3rd overall pick, Has potential, injuries have hurt  
  2021 - Star 3B Nolan Arenado is dealt to St. Louis in his FA walk year. □ SS Ezequiel Tovar, 22, '17 IFA, 15 73 .253, Decent prospect  
  Suprisingly, the Rockies don't finish last (they finish fourth). □  3B Ryan McMahon, 29, '13 2nd rd, 23 70 .240, Has gone from prospect to suspect  
    □ OF Brenton Doyle, 26,  '19 4th round pick, 10 48 .203, Can field and run, not hit  
  2022 - Bill Schmidt takes over for Jeff Bridich as GM. □ OF Nolan Jones, 26,  '23 trade from Cleveland, 20 62 .297, Has a chance  
  Probably won't make a difference for the Rockies, never has. □ OF Hunter Goodman, 24,  '21 4th rd pick, 1 17 .200, Big power numbers in minors  
    □ 2B Adael Amador, 20, '21 IFA, Excellent prospect, best in the organization  
  2022 - Colorado falls to last place.    
    Star SS Trevor Story leaves as a Free Agent prior to the season. Pitchers:   
  The Rockies should have dealt him to at least get something. □  LHP Kyle Freeland,30, '14 8th overall pick, 6-14 5.03  
  Righthander Jon Gray also leaves as a free agent  prior to the season. □  LHP Austin Gomber, 29, '21 obtained from Cards, 9-9 5.50   
    □  RHP Chase Anderson, 35, '23 obtained from TB, 1-6 5.75  
  2023 - The Rockies are in a rut and not a good one. □  Closer Pierce Johnson 32, '23 FA from San Diego, 1-5 6.00 13 saves   
  The cupboard is bare - nothing close to a star and very few good players  □  Closer Justin Lawrence 28, '15 draft 12th round, 4-7 3.72 11 saves   
  on the roster as they finish a putrid 59-103. A glorified AAA squad in actuality. □  Closer Daniel Bard, 38, '20 FA from Boston, 4-2 4.56 1 save   
  With their home the launching pad, Coors Field, the Rockies actually scored    
  less than the league average runs last year. Which means their offense 2025 - The Rockies lose over a hundred once again in '24. They stink.  
  really sucked. And their pitching, always going to look bad with their home Colorado will always have a permanent problem in that they play in a completely  
  field being Coors, was off the charts bad giving up over two hundred runs different atmosphere, literally, at home than on the road. And it is virtually   
  more than the league average. impossible to field a team of players that can thrive in both Rockie land and  
    also the normal universe. The pitchers that can be successful without a breaking  
  2023 - Closer Pierce Johnson traded to Braves at trade deadline  pitch in Colorado are cannon fodder on the road and vice versa. Hitters who  
    murder fastballs and are weak on breaking pitches can have terrific half careers  
    at home in Colorado while being mediocre on the road. And you can get them   
    cheap - a very attractive proposition for Rockie management.  
    On top of everything else, you need a superteam just to compete in this Division.  
    You've got baseball Royalty in the Dodgers, two really good playoff callibre teams  
    in Arizona and San Diego and a strong up and coming Giants team to contend with.  
       
    2025 Pitching:  
    The Rockies top three starters all went down to injury last season. If German  
    Marquez, Antonio Senzatela and Kyle Freeland plus closer Daniel Bard can  
    get and remain healthy, the Rockies can climb towards mediocrity this season.  
       
    2025 Hitting:  
    CF Brenton Doyle; SS Ezequial Tovar; 3B Ryan McMahon can all play.  
    Unfortunately for Colorado you need nine guys.