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Colorado Rockies: 4 starting pitchers that could help the Rockies rotation

By Noah Yingling

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MAY 21: Sonny Gray #54 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on May 21, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MAY 21: Sonny Gray #54 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on May 21, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, COLORADO – JUNE 01: Starting pitcher Marcus Stroman #6 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on June 01, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO – JUNE 01: Starting pitcher Marcus Stroman #6 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on June 01, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

Marcus Stroman

Stroman, 28, has pitched to a 3-8 record for the Toronto Blue Jays but don’t let that fool you as the Blue Jays offense is one of the worst in baseball.

He has a  3.31 ERA in 14 games (all starts). He has pitched 81 2/3 innings for an average of just under six innings per start, a 133 ERA+, a 3.75 FIP, 1.322 WHIP, 3.1 walks per nine innings, and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings.

He is a free agent after the 2020 season so if Jeff Bridich and co. are looking for somebody that could be in the rotation after this season, Stroman would fit the bill. However, if you check out his stats throughout his career, he has been a bit spotty. He has been great this year but was not good last year (injuries derailed him to a 5.54 ERA in 19 starts) but he was good in 2017 (3.09 ERA in 33 starts, 201 IP, 8th in AL Cy Young voting).

Matthew Boyd

Matthew Boyd, 28, has been one of a few bright spots for the Detroit Tigers this season. He has been a bit of a late bloomer in his career but he has gotten better each of the last two seasons.

If you take a look at Boyd’s numbers in both 2018 and 2019, nearly every single stat has improved in both seasons.

Standard Pitching
Year W L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W
2017 6 11 5.27 26 25 135.0 157 84 79 18 53 110 85 4.51 1.556 10.5 1.2 3.5 7.3 2.08
2018 9 13 4.39 31 31 170.1 146 87 83 27 51 159 102 4.45 1.157 7.7 1.4 2.7 8.4 3.12
2019 5 4 3.08 14 14 84.2 73 30 29 10 15 105 152 2.91 1.039 7.8 1.1 1.6 11.2 7.00

The thing with Boyd is that he would likely cost a bit more in a trade because he is only arbitration eligible for the first time this offseason, meaning he will not be a free agent until 2023 and the Rockies would have 3 1/2 years of team control for him.

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