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Top 5 players to play for the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers

By Nathaniel Sunshine

DENVER - JULY 18: Shortstop Juan Uribe #4 of the Colorado Rockies watches the flight of the ball during the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 18, 2002 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies won 6-4. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
DENVER - JULY 18: Shortstop Juan Uribe #4 of the Colorado Rockies watches the flight of the ball during the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 18, 2002 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies won 6-4. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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DENVER – AUGUST 8: First baseman Todd Helton #17 of the Colorado Rockies congratulates center fielder Juan Pierre #9 after winning the MLB game against the Cincinnati Reds on August 8, 2002 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies won 10-3. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
DENVER – AUGUST 8: First baseman Todd Helton #17 of the Colorado Rockies congratulates center fielder Juan Pierre #9 after winning the MLB game against the Cincinnati Reds on August 8, 2002 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies won 10-3. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

2. Juan Pierre

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Juan Pierre has topped two lists (Phillies and Marlins), and appeared on a third (the Cubs list from a couple of weeks ago). When all is said and done, Juan Pierre could do what he did wherever he played baseball, be that Colorado, Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago, or even the Dodgers.

We have talked so much about him and his accomplishments on previous lists that we are going to focus primarily on his time with the Dodgers. Pierre signed with the Dodgers as a free agent for the 2007 season. This, however, is where Pierre saw his stamina end.

For five straight seasons, from 2003 to 2007, Pierre never missed a game of baseball. The final year of that stretch was with the Dodgers when he stole a fantastic 64 bases in his first year with the club and stole more than 30 in both of the other seasons he remained with the team. Pierre would actually end up playing more games in L.A. than he did for the Rockies. Pierre was a part of both of L.A.’s NLCS runs in the late 2000s, a run of postseason attempts that seemed to be a preview of the Dodgers’ recent success.

Pierre was a gem for the early 2000s Rockies and came in to help the Dodgers become the team that we know them today.

1. Eric Young Sr.

Yes, we end on another repeat appearance on our Top 5 series. This is his first appearance to top a list, this is the third list that Eric Young Sr. has appeared on. He is one of the ultimate Colorado Rockies journeyman and, the funny thing is, this might not be the last list on which he appears.

Young Sr. is the only All-Star to appear on this list and we have talked about his many accolades with the Rockies in the past. What I have glossed over before, though, is where he got his start. The Dodgers drafted Young Sr. in the 43rd round of the MLB Draft out of New Brunswick High School in New Jersey. After spending three seasons in the Dodgers’ farm system, Young Sr. made his debut in 1992. The promising prospect put up good numbers for the club until he was drafted again by the newly formed Rockies in the 1992 expansion draft.

He was a fundamental Rockies player, an important piece to the 1995 squad and, to this day, still leads the club in all-time stolen bases.

Young Sr. was traded back to the playoff-hopeful Dodgers for Pedro Astacio in the middle of the 1997 season and continued to put up consistent numbers. He stole more than 40 bases both full seasons he was in L.A. He was a skilled player and a great original Rockies player. Of course, he earned the top spot on this list.

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Note: Data for this article was found using Baseball Reference and Wikipedia

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