Rumors gear up but the Colorado Rockies aren’t dealing Charlie Blackmon

The Colorado Rockies may be five games under .500 but that doesn’t mean that they are going to get rid of the one of the biggest pieces of their offense and identity before the trade deadline.

On Monday, Jon Morosi posted on MLB.com that the Colorado Rockies would be willing to listen to offers on All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon. Semantics are important here as, let’s face it, any team is always willing to listen to offers on their players. That’s part of the business of baseball.

At the age of 33, Charlie Blackmon keeps showing why he is one of the best leadoff men to ever play the game. A 4-for-5 day that included a home run in Sunday’s Colorado win at the New York Yankees not only showed what Blackmon can do away from Coors Field (gasp!) but also exactly what he means to the Rockies.

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Signed through 2021 with player options in 2022 and 2023, Blackmon joins Nolan Arenado as perhaps the most recognizable Rockies players. At the moment, there is no player who controls Coors Field more than Blackmon (.415/.470/.848 slash line with an incredible 1.318 OPS). There is also no other player who gets the Colorado offense kicked into high gear more than Chuck Nazty from his traditional leadoff spot where he has made history time and time again.

Blackmon is not only one of the faces of the Rockies but also a big part of the team’s heart and soul. His contract virtually ensured that he would retire with the Rockies … and that shouldn’t change.

There have been plenty of rumors in the past about Blackmon being traded, including one back in December of 2016 that had Colorado sending him to Toronto in exchange for pitcher Marcus Stroman. Nothing happened then (a very good thing for the Rockies if you look at what Blackmon and Stroman have produced for their respective teams since then) and nothing will likely happen now.

For the Rockies to pull together a trade for one of the biggest pieces of their offense and leaders in the clubhouse this close to the trade deadline and with Blackmon having half of Major League Baseball’s team on his no-trade list (per Morosi), even if a deal was being sniffed it would be very tough to have it come together.

If (and that’s an if) the Rockies decide to do some selling, Colorado may be looking to move a veteran and his contract near the trade deadline (Wade Davis, Chris Iannetta, Daniel Murphy and Ian Desmond fall into this category). Charlie Blackmon isn’t on that list and certainly won’t be on that list.

Are the Rockies selling? Perhaps. Are they selling one of their All-Stars and most popular players who can still produce in a big way on the field? No. Let the rumors swirl and the clickbait stories appear but Charlie Blackmon isn’t leaving the Rockies any time soon.