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Colorado Rockies: Three “bold moves” the team should explore

By Kevin Henry

DENVER, CO - APRIL 05: Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Bryan Shaw (29) delivers a pitch during a game between Colorado Rockies and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on April 5, 2018 at Coors Field in Denver, CO. (Photo by Russell Lansford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 05: Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Bryan Shaw (29) delivers a pitch during a game between Colorado Rockies and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on April 5, 2018 at Coors Field in Denver, CO. (Photo by Russell Lansford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 29: Starter Tanner Roark #60 of the Oakland Athletics delivers a pitch during the first inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on September 29, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 29: Starter Tanner Roark #60 of the Oakland Athletics delivers a pitch during the first inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on September 29, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /

Bring in an outside starter

I know, I know. People are already thinking about Coors Field and the horrors that it can do for a pitcher’s numbers. I get it … and so does every MLB pitcher out there.

If the Rockies are looking to make a statement in the back end of their rotation, how about bringing in a pitcher who is less of a Band-Aid and more of a solution?

This won’t be Gerrit Cole or anyone close to that level. However, the Rockies could look to sign a pitcher for two years using the salary that they’ll save with Bettis and Anderson and combining it with some other funds. Could the Rockies swallow a 2-year, $18 million deal? It would seem so, especially if it could possibly solve some (not all, mind you) of the pitching problems with the rotation.

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Now this might mean that last year’s starters Jeff Hoffman and Antonio Senzatela transition permanently into the bullpen as our friend Bryan Kilpatrick has suggested. That’s not a bad thing at all as the two could become middle relievers, a role they could hopefully adjust to knowing they were going to focus on that.

A veteran starting pitcher with a low salary who could shore up the back end of the rotation would be a plus. Maybe someone like a Brett Anderson or Tanner Roark?

Will it happen? It’s unlikely, I hate to say, knowing the past history of the Rockies when it comes to pitching.

Speaking of pitching, here’s one more bold move…

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