Colorado Rockies: The best players to wear each number (#0-#10)
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Number 9- DJ LeMahieu
Another close one here: Vinny Castilla‘s nine seasons as a Rockie and a 17.5 bWAR or DJ LeMahieu‘s seven seasons as a Rockie and a 16.1 bWAR.
Based on his average season as a Rockie, I went with LeMahieu.
The three Gold Gloves and good defense are what made me give LeMahieu the *slight* edge over Castilla but really, it could go either way.
Number 10- Dante Bichette
If you go by WAR, Dante Bichette won’t win anything. That’s part of the reason why WAR is a good barometer but not the be-all, end-all.
WAR doesn’t like Bichette because he had a relatively low on-base percentage and he wasn’t a good defender. With that, he only accumulated 4.6 bWAR in seven seasons as a Rockie.
However, considering that he averaged a .316/.352/.540 slash line and 29 home runs and 118 RBI while he was a Rockie, I think that, at the bare minimum, he is the best Rockie to ever don the number 10.
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The only others that may give Bichette a run at it are Mike Hampton (but not for his pitching as a Rockie) and Jeff Baker.