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Colorado Rockies: This is their perfect lineup for the 2021 season

By Noah Yingling

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 16: A detail of the scoreboard honoring the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues on display during a game between the Colorado Rockies and the Texas Rangers at Coors Field on August 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 16: A detail of the scoreboard honoring the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues on display during a game between the Colorado Rockies and the Texas Rangers at Coors Field on August 16, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /
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Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies
HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 17: Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies during game action against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on August 17, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /

Charlie Blackmon would hit third for the Rockies.

Hitting third would be Charlie Blackmon and he would be the designated hitter. Even though Blackmon has stated his disdain for the DH, of the Rockies outfielders, he is the worst defensively (-39 fDRS in the past three seasons) so that’s why he would DH. If the NL doesn’t have the DH, he would play right field and the Rockies’ outfield defensive alignment would have to change.

Blackmon started 2020 off on a terror as he was hitting .500/.527/.721 in the Rockies’ first 17 games but like the Rockies for the last three-quarters of the season, he fell off a cliff. He hit .216/.283/.327 to make his season total slash line .303/.356/.448 with an OPS+ of 103 (wRC+ of 97, so, essentially, league average).

If the DH is a permanent fixture in the NL, the Rockies will likely rotate several players through the position as a “half-day off” but Blackmon should be the primary player in this role.

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