Colorado Rockies: 2 reasons why 2018 is a particularly important season

It’s also time to get into a habit of cyclical reloading instead of cyclical rebuilding. The Rockies are no strangers to the rebuilding process. The most recent and prominent examples of this were the trades of Matt Holliday after the 2008 season and Troy Tulowitzki at the trade deadline in 2015. Both moves traded away arguably the Rockies best player in exchange for largely young and unproven talent.

While this is sometimes unavoidable in today’s marketplace, and admittedly some big-time pieces ended up coming the Rockies’ way in those trades (Carlos Gonzalez, Huston Street, Jeff Hoffman), I think the Rockies would do well to take care and lock down their greatest assets for as long as possible and build around them every year.

Case in point, Charlie Blackmon (2018) and Nolan Arenado (2019) are both nearing the ends of their contracts, and if the Rockies find themselves struggling this year, next, or both, the collective palms of Rockies fans everywhere will get really, really sweaty in July as the trade deadline approaches.

The best way to solve all of these worries is to win. This season is vitally important in keeping that “buyers” mentality from the top of the organization to the bottom. A good year will lead to adding to our team, rather than depleting it and investing in players who MIGHT be ready by the next presidential election. Let’s have a good year and never have to think about what Chuck Nazty’s beard would look like in a different uniform.