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Colorado Rockies: The Five Worst Players of the 2016 Season

By Trevor Irvine

Sep 5, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; General view of the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning against San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. The Rockies defeated the Giants 6-0. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; General view of the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning against San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. The Rockies defeated the Giants 6-0. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jake McGee of the Colorado Rockies
May 26, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jake McGee (51) watches the ball as Boston Red Sox left fielder Chris Young (30) runs the bases hitting a double in the ninth inning at Fenway Park. Colorado defeated the Red Sox 8-2. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 2: Jake McGee

Oh dear, where do you start with McGee?

The hope when the Rockies traded outfielder Corey Dickerson for McGee and German Marquez was for McGee to lock down the closer role. In his previous two seasons in Tampa, he had combined for 25 saves and a 2.15 ERA.

McGee’s fastball was consistently around the 94-96 MPH mark in Tampa. However, for the Rockies this season his fastball dipped to the 91-93 MPH area and it flattened out alarmingly, making it a fat pitch in the majority of his appearances.

Sure enough, as a result his performance suffered. A 2-3 record, a 4.73 ERA, 56 hits allowed in just 45 2/3 innings, 24 earned runs, nine HRs allowed, a mere 38 strikeouts and a .301 batting average against.

These numbers all make for ugly reading.

McGee was the seventh-highest paid player on the team in 2016 with a $4,800,000 salary. This was a lot of money for a guy who lost his closer’s job and was hobbled by a knee injury.

Very little went right for McGee in 2016 and this trade didn’t work for the Rockies. Yes, Marquez shows a lot of promise and is a contender to start in 2017, which makes this trade not a complete loss.

One positive for McGee was he showed improvement in August, where his strikeouts went back up, his command improved (2.4 BB/9 in 11.1 innings pitched), and he only allowed one home run in that span.

Whether this is enough for the Rockies to bring back McGee in 2017 remains to be seen. Despite the late improvement, his season was disappointing and he was a no-doubter for this list.

Next: No. 1: Gerardo Parra

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