Colorado Rockies Offense Causing Others to Salivate

Last week, Call to the Pen ranked the top five offenses in Major League Baseball. The Colorado Rockies got some love, coming in fourth behind the Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. It’s always nice to get some attention nationally, and there is very good reason this year. 2017’s lineup could be the best the Rockies have had since 2010.

Also exciting in the article is the labeling of the Rockies as a dark horse pick for the National League wild card. Competing this year is something that Rockies fans has been the expecting for a couple of years now, but the fact that the young guys are here and living up to their potential has the Rockies primed to be at the very least contending for the wild card.

The author continued the love, voting for the Rockies as the best hitting infield in the major leagues. I would have to agree, with the Cubs providing the fiercest competition.

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Lets take a look at Colorado’s probable lineup on opening day. With the addition of Ian Desmond, the only real position battle will be catcher. I think Tony Wolters and Tom Murphy will essentially split time behind the dish, but with Junior Guerra, Zach Davies and Chase Anderson all being right-handed at the top of Milwaukee’s rotation, it seems likely that Wolters will get the nod on April 3.

Charlie Blackmon
DJ LeMahieu
Nolan Arenado
Carlos Gonzalez
Trevor Story
David Dahl
Ian Desmond
Tony Wolters (Tom Murphy)
Pitcher

A similar lineup last year was able to score the second most runs in the major leagues, trailing only the Boston Red Sox. This projected lineup for 2017 is a lot better. Let’s look at the reasons why on the next page…

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