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Breaking Down The Colorado Rockies’ 2016 Schedule

By Bobby DeMuro

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Sep 5, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Rockies shortstop J. Reyes (7) reacts after hitting an RBI triple during the third inning against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

2016: A tough road for the Colorado Rockies

Part of me thinks that this uber-quick analysis of the Colorado Rockies’ 2016 schedule is partially biased and clouded against the club, simply based on how poorly they’ve done this season. Another part of me thinks that, hey, the Rockies aren’t going to be significantly better in 2016, in all likelihood, and thus they’ll still struggle next year.

But looking at the schedule as a whole, the Rockies are facing an uphill battle in 2016. The Orioles, Rays, Red Sox, Yankees, and Blue Jays are all going to be good, and having to face the AL East as your interleague match-up is a tall task for a club that’s already struggling at most aspects of baseball.

Obviously, May is the biggest area of concern for this team. The longest road trip of the year happens in May, and it just so happens to coincide with the two best National League teams (St. Louis and Pittsburgh) and, oh yeah, a pretty tough A.L. foe that’ll be better in 2016 than they are this year (Boston).

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And of course, in June, Tulo returns to Denver. That’ll be bittersweet, and I’m sure the Colorado Rockies will do it right and treat him well. Aside from that though, seeing the Blue Jays is unfortunate, because they’ll likely be as good as ever (though some guys, like David Price, likely won’t be back in Toronto in 2016, so there’s that.)

And then there’s the NL West. I think the Padres will re-tool for 2016 in a smarter way, and instead of general manager A.J. Preller throwing everything against the wall this winter, he’ll be more shrewd about his moves. The Arizona Diamondbacks are getting better by the day under the watchful eye of Tony LaRussa and field manager Chip Hale. The Dodgers and Giants are known entities. This division is tough.

I know it’s painful to think of it this way, but expect 2016 to be another long, rough year for the Colorado Rockies. And that’s ok! As long as they commit to a true re-build. What they do this winter will go a long way to showing their plans for the future, and those plans ought to continue with a painful — but purposeful — 2016 season.

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