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Colorado Rockies: Predicting who will be All-Stars in 2020

By Colin Gaiser

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 07: David Dahl #26 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates his eighth inning two run home run against the New York Mets with teammate Raimel Tapia #15 at Citi Field on June 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 07: David Dahl #26 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates his eighth inning two run home run against the New York Mets with teammate Raimel Tapia #15 at Citi Field on June 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, COLORADO – JUNE 28: Pitcher Scott Oberg #45 of the Colorado Rockies throws in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on June 28, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO – JUNE 28: Pitcher Scott Oberg #45 of the Colorado Rockies throws in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on June 28, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

Scott Oberg

Oberg was disgracefully robbed from the 2019 All-Star Game; his first-half ERA of 1.24 was the second-lowest in the National League.

And this was probably his best shot of being an All-Star. Given the rocky road of relief pitching, asking the same thing out of another half-season is a stretch.

Charlie Blackmon

Blackmon is another “face of the league,” but will Chuck Nazty continue to deliver? He’s lost some pep in his step in the outfield (he’s currently sporting a rough -1.2 dWAR, and the eye test is not pretty), though it’s not like poor defense makes a big difference to All-Star voters. And if the season ended today Blackmon would have the second-best OPS of his career at .995.

However, Blackmon will be 34 by July of next season. Younger outfielders like Juan Soto or Hunter Renfroe will be gunning for that spot. It will be a legitimate challenge for Blackmon to make a fourth consecutive All-Star Game.

Trevor Story

Story’s strikeout percentage has crept back up to 26.8 percent this season, while his offensive statistics are a little down. Plus, the cast of NL shortstops is improving, such as Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres and even Nick Ahmed.

Thankfully the should-be Gold Glover will continue to turn heads with web gems on defense, but will it be enough to earn him a third consecutive appearance?

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