Colorado Rockies: The top 5 reasons to keep watching them in 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Carlos Estevez #54 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the Washington Nationals during the seventh inning of game one of a doubleheader at Nationals Park on June 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Carlos Estevez #54 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the Washington Nationals during the seventh inning of game one of a doubleheader at Nationals Park on June 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – APRIL 02: Manager Bud Black #10 of the Colorado Rockies calls for Carlos Estévez #54 from the bullpen to relieve Kyle Freeland #21 during the fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on April 02, 2019 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

Well, Colorado Rockies fans, it’s been a rough few months.

We’ve seen season-ending injuries to Jon Gray, Scott Oberg, Brendan Rodgers and now maybe German Marquez. We’ve seen the team slide from six games over .500 to their current mark of 15 games under. Perhaps saddest of all, we’ve seen the Colorado Rockies fall out of contention for a franchise-record third straight playoff appearance to all-but-guaranteeing that they’ll end the streak at two.

With all this depressing news, it can be easy to just fold on the season and turn your attention to the Denver Broncos who, as of this writing, are tied for the best record in the NFL. There are, however, still some reasons to watch the Rockies as they play out the rest of the 2019 string. There are young players who could establish themselves, roles that can be defined, reclamation projects that can come to fruition, and some milestones that can be reached.

Here now are the top five reasons to continue to watch the Rockies in 2019.

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