Colorado Rockies: 3 big questions that will shape the 2019 season

How will they spend their money?

Will we see Colorado save its dollars to put toward a mega-contract for Nolan Arenado to combat his potential free agency after the season or will the club continue to spend to build around him? That’s a massive question.

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With Adam Ottavino’s free agency, the Rockies have a question in the bullpen. Mike Dunn, Bryan Shaw and Jake McGee must have bounceback seasons next year. Seunghwan Oh was solid but will he be back? Closer Wade Davis was too, but his home run rate was alarming and cost the Rockies some games.

Let’s face it, there aren’t a lot of options for the Rockies out of the bullpen who were extremely competent last season and are guaranteed to come back in 2019. Will the Rockies re-invest in Ottavino or spend money to bring in another quality arm? Will they count on Harrison Musgrave, Yency Almonte and other young relievers to step up and fill those holes?

And what about LeMahieu? I talked in this article about what he brought to Colorado for seven seasons. Will he be back in a Rockies uniform? Can the franchise spend the money to keep him and Arenado?

There are a lot of financial decisions facing general manager Jeff Bridich and the franchise this offseason. How they answer those will determine much about the future direction of where the Rockies are heading.