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

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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Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies
Apr 12, 2019; San Francisco, CA, USA; Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) stands in defensive position during the third inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports /

Nolan Arenado, the Rockies best bat, would hit cleanup

Arenado suffered through an injury-plagued 2020 season as he injured himself early in the season. His bat suffered as he hit .253/.303/.434 but his defense did not as 2020 was his best defensive season ever. He had 15 DRS in just 48 games, which would put him on pace for one of the best defensive seasons in MLB history if the season was 162 games.

His bat will undoubtedly return as long as he is healthy in 2021 as in the previous five seasons, he had at least 37 home runs, 110 RBI, 124 OPS+, and five top 10 finishes in the NL MVP voting. Like with Story, the Rockies could trade Arenado this offseason but their “perfect lineup” has Arenado in it and if it doesn’t, they need to acquire someone to replace his bat in the lineup.