Rox Pile
Fansided

Colorado Rockies: The 10 best players in franchise history

By Daniel Wettstein II

DENVER, CO - CIRCA 1996: Vinny Castilla #9 of the Colorado Rockies looks to make a throw to first base during aN Major League Baseball game circa 1996 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Castilla played for the Rockies from 1993-99 and in 2004 and 2006. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - CIRCA 1996: Vinny Castilla #9 of the Colorado Rockies looks to make a throw to first base during aN Major League Baseball game circa 1996 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Castilla played for the Rockies from 1993-99 and in 2004 and 2006. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
4 of 11
Next
PHOENIX, AZ – SEPTEMBER 21: Gerardo Parra #8 and special assistant to the general manager Vinny Castilla of the Colorado Rockies share a laugh in the dugout before the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on September 21, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ – SEPTEMBER 21: Gerardo Parra #8 and special assistant to the general manager Vinny Castilla of the Colorado Rockies share a laugh in the dugout before the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on September 21, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) /

8. Vinny Castilla (Rockies Career WAR 17.5)

This is the second-to-last Blake Street Bomber on this list (I am sure you can figure out who the last one is). Regardless of the time spent in Atlanta and other stops, he is forever a Rockie. I chose that picture specifically to show that what Vinny has meant to this organization goes FAR beyond what he did on the field.

But what he did on the field, more than justifies him being 8th on this list. In his Rockies career, he hit below .275 only once, his sophomore campaign. He only made the All-Star game twice but was in the top-25 of MVP voting 4 times.

His best year came in 1998 where he slashed .319/.362/.589 adding 46 home runs and 144 RBI while striking out only 89 times. He was another of those power hitters with patience that made up so many mid-90’s lineups in LoDo. He struck out over 100 times only three times in 16 seasons. Today, people would be claiming I made those numbers up.

Home/Colorado Rockies All-Time Lists