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Colorado Rockies: 3 quotes that will define the offseason

By Kevin Henry

SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 7: Bud Black #10 of the Colorado Rockies argues a call with home plate umpire Mark Ripperger during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park September 7, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 7: Bud Black #10 of the Colorado Rockies argues a call with home plate umpire Mark Ripperger during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park September 7, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 20: Newly redesigned $100 notes lay in stacks at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The one hundred dollar bills will be released this fall and has new security features, such as a duplicating portrait of Benjamin Franklin and microprinting added to make the bill more difficult to counterfeit. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 20: Newly redesigned $100 notes lay in stacks at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on May 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The one hundred dollar bills will be released this fall and has new security features, such as a duplicating portrait of Benjamin Franklin and microprinting added to make the bill more difficult to counterfeit. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) /

“I don’t think we have a lot of flexibility next year of making some great big splash. That doesn’t mean we can’t get creative and do some things that will help if the right deal comes along.”

Those are the words from Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort on October 1 when Rockies leadership met with the media to discuss what happened last season during the disappointing campaign and what to expect heading into next season.

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These words have resonated throughout Rockies fandom. Many take them as the fact that the Rockies will do very little in the offseason to improve simply because sizable (and questionable) contracts given to underperforming players such as Wade Davis, Bryan Shaw, Ian Desmond and Jake McGee have backed them into a hole. Big contracts for Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon, as well as a sizable increase that is coming for Trevor Story through arbitration and a potential extension, have also played into Colorado’s financial puzzle for the upcoming season.

A new television deal in 2021 will open up some funds, as will some of the above-mentioned contracts coming off the books. However, until then, unless the Rockies can find the “right deal,” there may not be a “big splash” coming.

But even if a big splash isn’t coming, the Rockies could still make a few ripples here and there. That ties into our second quote.

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