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Colorado Rockies: A look at All-Star snubs throughout their history

By Noah Yingling

DENVER, CO - JUNE 19: Adam Ottavino #0 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the New York Mets in the seventh inning of a game at Coors Field on June 19, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - JUNE 19: Adam Ottavino #0 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the New York Mets in the seventh inning of a game at Coors Field on June 19, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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8 Jul 1996: First baseman Andres Galarraga of the Colorado Rockies sits in the dugout during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Rockies won the game 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport
8 Jul 1996: First baseman Andres Galarraga of the Colorado Rockies sits in the dugout during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The Rockies won the game 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport /

In 1996, the Rockies improved on their All-Star number as they had three representatives for the team at the All Star game held at Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium. They had Dante Bichette (who started in right field for manager Bobby Cox and the National League), Ellis Burks, and Eric Young.

As we mentioned on the previous slide, though, Andres Galarraga was a frequent snub for the All-Star Game and 1996 was no exception. Take a look at his first half numbers from 1996.

First or Second Half
Split G GS PA AB R H 2B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip tOPS+ sOPS+
1st Half 83 82 360 321 55 88 20 22 75 6 23 91 .274 .333 .548 .882 .307 85 125

As you can see by the tOPS+, he did even better in the second half of the season (100 is his whole season). However, as shown by the sOPS+ (which is in comparison to everyone else in the league), he was still very good.

He finished the season with 47 home runs, 150 RBI (both of which led the NL), a .304 AVG, an OPS of .958, and a 127 OPS+.

Another snub was across the diamond from him: third baseman Vinny Castilla, who also posted pretty good first half numbers

First or Second Half
Split G GS PA AB R H 2B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip tOPS+ sOPS+
1st Half 85 83 362 338 46 103 24 17 56 20 48 .305 .345 .527 .872 .313 97 123

Castilla finished the season with 40 home runs, 113 RBI, a .304 AVG, and an OPS of .892. He would not garner a single vote for NL MVP.

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