Colorado Rockies: Making a move during an important homestand

Here we go. One way or another, it is time to make a move. Starting Friday, the Colorado Rockies begin a nine-game homestand sitting atop of the mediocre National League West at 26-24 with a half-game lead over the suddenly woeful Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Rockies are coming off their first losing road trip of the season and the second-guessers and naysayers are getting louder than ever. What started off as a promising trip ended in disaster as the Rockies managed to score only 14 runs in the final five games, losing four of the last five to end the West Coast swing at 4-5.

Now the Rockies return home where they need to make a move, either in the standings or, more importantly, on the roster. With the National League’s worst team, the Cincinnati Reds, a Madison Bumgarner/Johnny Cueto-less Giants, and a Clayton Kershaw-less Dodgers coming to town, the Rockies need to take advantage of the next nine games and turn their 7-11 home record around.

The excuse that “this team is eventually going to hit” has gotten old and is long past due. If the Rockies don’t start hitting now against the Reds, who have the second-worst team ERA in the National League, and take advantage of the injury-riddled staffs of the Giants and Dodgers, then this team never will.