Colorado Rockies: Jon Gray is not the only one at fault

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In 2016, he drafted Riley Pint, who has been a bust in the minor leagues already. Granted, he has been injured this year but he has not fared well in the minors (3-17 with a 5.59 ERA in 34 starts).

Before last season, he signed Mike Dunn, who hasn’t done well in a Rockies uniform (0.2 WAR, 5.56 ERA). He also signed Greg Holland, who did fairly well even though he did have his struggled (particularly in the month of August).

He did acquire Pat Neshek and Jonathan Lucroy last season but he did not resign either of them. Not resigning Neshek was probably a good idea as he hasn’t even pitched this year but Lucroy has done well (0.5 WAR for a one year contract for $6.5 million) especially in comparison to Chris Iannetta (-0.2 WAR, two year contract for $8.5 million and a 2020 team option).

This past offseason, Bridich signed Wade Davis who, despite his recent struggled, has been pretty good for the Rockies this season.

Final Thoughts

Bridich has had some good moves in his tenure as general manager but he has made a lot of bad moves too.

Is he right about Jon Gray needing to step up and be an ace? Absolutely. However, he isn’t the sole reason why the Rockies have struggled. Bridich signed/resigned a bevy of players that are not pulling their weight on the team.

If the Rockies continue down the path that they are right now, there could be a scapegoat to come. That could potentially be Bridich (who’s contractual status is not public knowledge and is obviously under some heat from the Monforts as shown by his comments to MLB.com), Bud Black (which I would highly doubt), or a member/members of the coaching staff.

Next: Will a big trade really be worth it in 2018?

Hopefully, it won’t have to come to that but the pressure is on the Rockies and Jeff Bridich, especially with the high expectations that were set coming off a playoff berth last year.