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Colorado Rockies Quick Hits: London not calling, DH news

By Kevin Henry

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 16: A general view of the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known and Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on January 16, 2019 in London, England. The government suffered a historic defeat in the House of Commons last night as MPs voted 432 to 202 to reject Theresa May's Brexit Deal. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn immediately tabled a motion of no confidence in the government that will be debated and voted on later today. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 16: A general view of the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known and Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on January 16, 2019 in London, England. The government suffered a historic defeat in the House of Commons last night as MPs voted 432 to 202 to reject Theresa May's Brexit Deal. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn immediately tabled a motion of no confidence in the government that will be debated and voted on later today. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) /
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How about some news and notes to kick off your Saturday, Colorado Rockies fans?

Major League Baseball is attempting to make a big splash in the United Kingdom this season with a series featuring the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees in late June. With the 2019 series not even played yet, MLB is already contemplating which teams will fly to England to play in 2020 … and the Colorado Rockies are supposedly not in the mix for that international event.

Reports say matchups featuring the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs or New York Mets and Washington Nationals are being considered for 2020. Could a Rockies-Dodgers series be on the table for 2021? Here’s hoping.

Back in the States, there are times that we all speculate about how the Rockies could trade off some of their prospects to gain players who could help them immediately. Our friends at Call to the Pen wrote an interesting article comparing how the Rockies have kept homegrown talent (and players brought in from other teams) for much longer periods over the years, especially in comparison to the Miami Marlins, who came into Major League Baseball in the same season as Colorado.

This article shows that, of the top 25 players in terms of WAR in Marlins history, Miami has traded away 23 of them. Wow. In comparison, the Rockies have kept nine of their top 25 players and an additional four (Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon, Trevor Story and Chris Iannetta) are on the current roster.

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While the Marlins and Rockies came into the league in the same year, how they have handled their personnel has been vastly different.

On a final note, there was some discussion late in the week about the universal designated hitter coming to the National League as early as next season. Now it looks like it may be a while (possibly 2022) until the DH is in play at Coors Field.

Colorado's Double-A affiliate makes a bold move. dark. Next

Don’t worry Rockies fans, you’ll still get plenty of chances to see Silver Slugger German Marquez bat this season and beyond. However, if you’d like an idea of who might make a great DH for Colorado in the immediate future, we explored some ideas that you can read here.

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