Colorado Rockies: Selecting the All-Time 25-Man Roster

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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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 /

Crafting together the all-time 25-man roster for the Colorado Rockies was no easy task. There were certainly times I thought about pretending it was September and bumping it up to a 40-man roster … but ultimately decided to comb through the annals and record books to try to select just the 25 players we would put together on an all-time Colorado roster.

Again, the process certainly wasn’t easy and there will be plenty of discussion about who’s included on the roster … and who isn’t.

Much of the work done for this article was put together by James Keating, who has gone through the history books time and time again to put together our list of the five greatest Rockies at every position. If you haven’t checked these articles out, you absolutely should. You can find the links below…

Colorado Top 5 Left-Handers

Colorado Top 5 Right-Handers

Colorado Top 5 Catchers

Colorado Top 5 First Basemen

Colorado Top 5 Second Basemen

Colorado Top 5 Third Basemen

Colorado Top 5 Shortstops

Colorado Top 5 Right Fielders

Colorado Top 5 Center Fielders

Colorado Top 5 Left Fielders

There’s plenty of history to dive into in those links. We’re also guessing long-time Rockies fans will have many of these names bring back plenty of memories of some great days at Coors Field and even Mile High Stadium.

So which of the men from those above lists made our all-time Colorado Rockies 25-man roster? Let’s dive in and find out.