Colorado Rockies: 3 players who will underperform in 2018

Antonio Senzatela

I had a hard time picking the next player. I want to go with Mark Reynolds. He had an above average season and many could say he was the MVP in the first couple of months. He then fell off a little as the season went on, but still exceeded expectations. However, Reynolds will be a free agent this offseason so there is no guarantee that he will be back with the Rockies next year.

The next player I considered was Pat Neshek. Last year, Neshek was fantastic. He was an All-Star and rightfully so. However, his production from the beginning of the season with the Phillies fell off as he was traded to the Rockies (fair, since Coors is a hitters park). If he was to play for the Rockies next year, his production wouldn’t be as great as it was last season, since he will be pitching an entire season in Coors not just 28 games. However, Neshek is also a free agent this year so who knows if he will end up with the Rockies next year.

So after process of elimination, the next Rockie that is guaranteed to be with the team (unless in the unlikely event of a trade) and who I think won’t produce like he did this year is Antonio Senzatela. Last year, Senzatela was lights out the first two months of the season and then eventually began to cool off as the season went on.

As another rookie pitcher, he didn’t have a lot of expectations coming into the season, but after the way he played this year, he will have to live up to some high hopes next season. I don’t see that happening, especially seeing his production decline towards the end of the season.

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Overall, the Rockies have a great lineup and rotation returning next year. However, many of them are young and inexperienced which could lead to some production issues having to live up to all those expectations.