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Colorado Rockies news and links for Sunday, June 13, 2021

The question is what to do about it. The answer — use or lose Jhoulys Chacin. Just to provided updated stats on the relief corps, the Rockies have the worst ERA in the NL and second-worst in baseball at 5.46. They are tied for second-worst WAR at -0.7 and tied for third in the majors for most losses with 12. They rank No. 25 in strikeouts per nine innings at 8.71 and are No. 26 in walks per nine innings at 4.57. They are also the only bullpen in the majors not to currently have at least one left-handed pitcher on the active roster since Ben Bowden is on the 10-day IL, where he was placed af...

Today marks four weeks since the Rockies beat the Dodgers on Opening Day by putting up eight runs, six of which came while Clayton Kershaw was on the mound. The good times were quickly followed by four losses and a week later came a seven-game losing streak. With the Rockies playing better as of late (ignoring Monday’s 12-0 drubbing by San Francisco), I figured four weeks into the year would be a good opportunity to put together a list of the three best players on the club so far this season. Ryan McMahon The organization and fans alike have been waiting for Ryan McMahon to break out for ...

Michael Chow-USA TODAY Sports As Spring Training inches closer and closer (despite the fact that a COVID-related delay seems likely) the Rockies are faced with many of the same story lines that have followed them in recent years: Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story are frequently mentioned in trade rumors, the pitching is going to have to improve for them to compete, and they need help from the lower part of their lineup. The list of players needing to step up is long if the team has any hope of being semi-relevant in the top heavy NL West, but here are the three guys who, in my opinion, have the ...

Tampa Bay stocked up on prospects in the deal that sent Blake Snell to San Diego. If a trade for Germán Márquez could land Colorado a comparable return, should the Rockies do it? A poll on the Monday article “Welcome to the NL West, Blake Snell and Yu Darvish” revealed 90 percent of voters are in favor of the Rockies entering a rebuild. 79 percent of voters were in favor of a rebuild prior to San Diego trading for those two starters, so it isn’t a ‘new’ idea. The Rockies opting for a full reconstruct would put Márquez on the trading block, and the framework has been set from what...