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Feb 22

30 Clubs in 30 Days: Colorado Rockies

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MLB

by Zach Hoffmann

colorado-rockies-logoKey offseason additions:

Wilton Lopez, Reid Brignac

 

Key offseason departures:

Jason Giambi

 

 

 

The Colorado Rockies were very bad last year. At one point they used a 4-man rotation with a 75 pitch count. Their best player was injured for most of the year and they had a very bad pitching staff. On top of all that, their manager, Jim Tracy, stepped down at the end of the season.

This season they will be under the helm of first year manager Walt Weiss. It will be though for him to turn a bad team that didn’t add much into a contending team. If he has any chance of this he needs Troy Tulowitzki to stay on the field and the pitching to be better. The Rockies don’t have a problem scoring runs, they scored the 3rd most in the National League, but they do have a problem with allowing them. Their pitching staff had a league worst 5.22 ERA this past season.

The Rockies traded for Wilton Lopez and resigned Jeff Francis this offseason. Lopez will help out in the bullpen but Francis is a number 3 or 4 starter at best. They need more pitching or they will never finish out of the bottom half of the West.

You should look for the Rockies to make some trades this season. They need pitching and should think about trading either Dexter Fowler or Carlos Gonzalez for top pitching prospects. This season will be a rough one for the Rockies.

 

Predicted Finish: 5th NL West

 

 

 

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About the author

Zach Hoffmann

Zachary was born and raised in Fort Myers, FL. He is a senior Chemistry major at Florida Gulf Coast University. Not having a favorite baseball team, some may call him a bandwagon fan, and to that he will say, "Quiz me. I promise I know more than you". He has a vast knowledge of all sports, but baseball is his passion. Follow him on twitter @zhoffmann1

2 comments

  1. Nickolas Hinton

    February 22, 2013 at 1:41 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

    Reply

    Would you say they are going to be the worst team in Baseball I would

    1. Zach Hoffmann

      February 22, 2013 at 3:13 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

      Reply

      You will have to wait an see what my colleague says about the Houston Astros but yes they have a great shot at being the worst team in baseball.