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Colorado Rockies outfielder Sam Hilliard

DENVER, COLORADO – AUGUST 05: Sam Hilliard #22 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Chicago Cubs in the fourth inning at Coors Field on August 05, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

The Colorado Rockies need to find an outfielder … or two

The Colorado Rockies currently have Sam Hilliard at the top of the depth chart in center field. Both he and Yonathan Daza have shown glimpses of being a good bat in the lineup but neither has shown the consistency to be an everyday player so far.

Daza was closest to that as he was hitting .328/.373/.413 from Opening Day through June 26 but a) he had a .400 BABIP, which signifies he had a lot of good luck and b) he got injured and his luck ran out.

Hilliard picked it up at the plate in the final few weeks of the season as in the final 19 games, he hit .295/.377/.590 with five homers and 14 RBI. If he can hit that for 150 games a season, then the Rockies have a problem solved but Hilliard hasn’t shown that yet.

Ideally, if they got one outfielder, it would be a centerfielder but realistically, they may need two outfielders.

In his short time with the Rockies in 2021, Connor Joe was fantastic. He won’t be playing first base everyday since C.J. Cron is there.

The Rockies have to decide whether or not they think he is an MLB starter or if he’s a bench player. If he’s a starter, then he’s your left fielder … or he addresses the next thing the Rockies may need.

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