Colorado Rockies: At the trade deadline, the club must be sellers

DENVER, CO – JULY 25: Troy Tulowitzki #2 of the Colorado Rockies reacts after flying out in the seventh inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Coors Field on July 25, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

Last year, in the midst of a contending first half, the Colorado Rockies found themselves as buyers. This season, however, the team is fighting to keep its head above water.

The 2017 Major League Baseball season was one of success for the Rockies. Finally finding the postseason for the first time in nearly a decade, the club made baseball fun again in the Mile High City.

During the midpoint of the season, the team found themselves in a unique position to buy, as the trade deadline arrived. In years past the Rockies have been involved in some significant trades. The Matt Holliday-for-Carlos Gonzalez swap worked well, while selling the former golden boy of the club, Troy Tulowitzki, in 2016, did not.

Nevertheless, the team is back in the passengers’ seat this season. Following a relatively fair start, the Rockies are in another nosedive, having lost four of sixand eight of the last ten within the National League West. They currently sit 8 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks, needing to put it back together.

As we enter July, and the midway point of the regular season, there will foreseeably be many contending teams as buyers. The Rockies, however, should see themselves as sellers.

Last year, in the midst of a contending first half, the Colorado Rockies found themselves as buyers. This season, however, the team is fighting to keep its head above water.

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