Colorado Rockies: Where Do These 3 Pitchers Fit?

Jun 23, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Eddie Butler (31) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Eddie Butler (31) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 28, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; General view of the game clock at Coors Field as the game ends between the Toronto Blue Jays against the Colorado Rockies. The Blue Jays defeated the Rockies 14-9. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /

Yesterday, we took a look at the second-half rotation that has been announced by the Colorado Rockies. Manager Walt Weiss went as far as to say it was his best rotation since he was hired as Colorado’s manager.

Heading into the All-Star break, Colorado’s starters had posted a 5.07 ERA in the team’s first 88 games. That mark ranks the Rockies 27th out of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams. As a point of comparison, the Chicago Cubs lead the league with a 3.09 ERA while the Cincinnati Reds are dead last with a 5.29 ERA.

With Tyler Anderson, Chad Bettis, Tyler Chatwood, Jorge De La Rosa, and Jon Gray picked as the starters for the second-half of the season, where does that leave three other pitchers who have either started or could start at some point during the rest of the campaign? That’s what we’ll dive into with this article.

So where do the Rockies go from here and what does the rest of the season hold for these three pitchers in question? Let’s find out…

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