Colorado Rockies: How far away are they from winning the pennant?

The Colorado Rockies walked out of the 2017 season with high hopes after having a more than successful season. They came away with 87 wins and brought “Rocktober” back for the first time in eight years.

Of course, Rockies fans cannot be really disappointed in this team, which has proved it’s ahead of schedule. However, no fan ever just wants to be happy with a single postseason game. We want a World Series ring … and soon. Looking on the bright side, the Rockies will be hoisting the trophy before the year 2025. Here is why:

The Rockies do not have to worry about replacing many players due to age.

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Look at the Colorado roster. Almost every player is less than 35 years old. Many are less than 30 years old. They have stacked up several rookie sensation pitchers in the rotation and bullpen, and it doesn’t stop there. Young prospects in the minor leagues have more than enough talent to surpass and make the team that much better.

This gives the Rockies a couple years to work with as far as free agency goes. They can devote this season to signing Charlie Blackmon on for a long-term deal. Maybe they can also look into getting a long-term deal to Nolan Arenado and DJ LeMahieu.

We all know what the Rockies need: A bullpen. Getting some key relievers would be huge, but Blackmon is the first priority. What if they don’t get a bullpen? No problem. The Rockies will end up making the playoffs and being a solid team, and then can once again pick up players in the following offseason. This should make the general manager’s job much easier, and that should lead to wins.

The Rockies can put together the best offense in Major League Baseball without spending a lot of money.

The Rockies always have a good offense, and this year was no different. In fact, their offense was particularly great this year, as it contained two legitimate MVP caliber players in Arenado and Blackmon. Now, picture just how explosive the Rockies would have been if Story played like he did his rookie season, and if Carlos Gonzalez performed like, well, Carlos Gonzalez. Especially after the deal that sent Jonathan Lucroy to the Mile High City, the Rockies would really have no weakness anywhere on the field.

The idea is simple: Get Story to perform again, and use either David Dahl or Pat Valaika to take over right field successfully. Let Mark Reynolds go and put Ian Desmond at first base. If Ryan McMahon is ready to go, put him at first and move Desmond into right. The possibilities are endless. All we need is one or two players to step up, and you could have an argument towards Colorado having the scariest offense in all of baseball.

The Rockies do not have to be the best team in baseball to win the World Series. If they have five or six years as an elite-level team, they have a high chance of winning one of those years.

That’s the beauty of baseball. Almost every year, there are two different teams in the World Series. The best teams in baseball usually do not win, and sometimes the best team loses within the first couple of rounds.

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Take a look at this year. Many would say, besides the Rockies and Twins, every playoff team was considered a real contender. That’s eight teams! Put the Rockies as a top five team for multiple years, and their chances to win become real.