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Colorado Rockies: Four Options for First Base in 2017

By Kevin Henry

May 10, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; General view of a Colorado Rockies glove and hat during the seventh inning of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field. The Dodgers defeated the Rockies 9-5. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; General view of a Colorado Rockies glove and hat during the seventh inning of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field. The Dodgers defeated the Rockies 9-5. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
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Option #4 – A current Colorado player moving to first base

On our recent podcast, Thomas Harding of MLB.com said he doesn’t think CarGo moving to first base will happen any time soon. In his words, he believed that was more “down the road.”

As Harding pointed out, the reason that CarGo moving to first base has been brought up was when the All-Star outfielder was recovering from knee issues in 2015. It was a question if CarGo’s knee would hold up in the outfield so a move to first base was discussed. Ever since then, it’s been in the back of the Rockies’ mind.

Harding has also suggested that David Dahl could move to first base and that would help free up the logjam in the outfield. It’s an interesting thought but would require a complete mindshift for Dahl.

Additionally, Ryan McMahon could be asked to make his Major League debut as part of a platoon situation at first base. In the first eight games in which he saw action during his time in the 2016 Arizona Fall League, six of those were starts at first base.

With McMahon as a left-handed hitter with some power, the platoon could make sense, especially with someone like a Matt Holliday or Mark Reynolds who might be a one-year solution at first. The Rockies could let the 2013 second-round pick break into the Majors slowly and learn from a veteran before turning the position over to him on a full-time basis.

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There are options for the Rockies at first base this offseason. It will be interesting to see which way the organization decides to go.

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