Colorado Rockies: An uncertain future lying ahead

Recently, I was sitting in my school’s library in downtown Denver and someone in my class asked me what I thought of the Colorado Rockies losing Adam Ottavino and DJ LeMahieu to the New York Yankees, and what the (you can fill in the blank as your mind wishes) is going on with Nolan?!?!

I didn’t even really think about it until right in that moment, but I said, it’s going to hurt the Colorado Rockies. That’s not a brash statement. It’s not an intelligent one either, but the facts are the facts and the facts are, the Rockies haven’t done enough this offseason (yet) to alleviate the pain that will follow these losses.

Adam Ottavino has been one of the better relievers the team has ever had, he has one of the most devastating pitches, his slider, in all of baseball and there were rumors floating around that he wasn’t even offered a contract by the Rockies. The team spent over $100 million on relief pitching last season, shelling out $54 million to Jake McGee and Bryan Shaw, and both of them signed identical contracts to the one that Ottavino signed in New York.

Yes, I understand Otto is from New York, and probably had a strong desire to return to the northeast, but it’s not like he didn’t enjoy playing here, and while Scott Oberg, who we all expect to replace Otto, had a good year, there’s no track record that says he will be the same guy entering 2019.