Colorado Rockies: Top 50 Rockies of All-Time 40-31

DENVER - APRIL 4: Fans pour into Coors Field for opening day for a game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies on April 4, 2005 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
DENVER - APRIL 4: Fans pour into Coors Field for opening day for a game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies on April 4, 2005 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
6 of 11
Next
DENVER – AUGUST 27: Garrett Atkins #27 of the Colorado Rockies takes an at-bat at Coors Field on August 27, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER – AUGUST 27: Garrett Atkins #27 of the Colorado Rockies takes an at-bat at Coors Field on August 27, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

36. Garrett Atkins (Rockies career WAR: 5.3)

Rocktober is strongly represented in this installment. He was a bat-first third-baseman that like the last player on this list had his career year in 2006. He slashed .329/.409/.556 with 29 HR and 120 RBI for an OPS+ of 136. Showing flashes of stardom when he was just supposed to be keeping the seat warm for top prospect of the time Ian Stewart.

He didn’t let go of his hold on the position until he fell off a cliff in 2009 and was out of baseball by 2010. We can always look back fondly on the first 6 years of his career in the Mile-High City though.