Colorado Rockies Quick Hits: Story, Arenado, Black, Harper
![DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 5: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies rounds third base after hitting a homer in the fourth inning in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on September 5, 2018 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 5: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies rounds third base after hitting a homer in the fourth inning in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on September 5, 2018 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Froxpile-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2018-2F09-2F1027551164-850x560-077cfd1f6c15d0c191a16bcbe6b3545c.jpg)
One week from today, the Colorado Rockies pitchers and catchers will, mercifully, be having their first workout of Spring Training. However, there are still plenty of hot stove notes and rumors in the air.
On Tuesday, Andrew Simon of MLB.com published an article on the 10 best position player duos, based on their 2019 WAR projections. A duo that you may expect to be in there is
and
but, based on the projections, they would not be in the top 10. The snubbed duo is an honorable mention on the list as they would be 11th. Simon used Steamer projections, which is also featured on Fangraphs and their projections have
and
, which would be an 18 and 30 percent drop off from last season to this upcoming season.
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It’s been a slow offseason for Harper, Manny Machado, and many other free agents but with Spring Training right around the corner, they could find themselves a home soon.