Pair of interesting Colorado Rockies lurking on future Hall of Fame ballots

A pair of players who donned the uniform of the Colorado Rockies will make for some interesting watching when their turn on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot comes up in the near future.

Here are a pair of former Colorado Rockies we are watching on future Baseball Hall of Fame ballots

Troy Tulowitzki, the seventh overall pick in the 2005 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies and a player who suited up over the course of 10 seasons for the Rockies, will appear on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time in 2025. He will be part of an intriguing class of first-timers on the 2025 ballot, including CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki.

The man known as Tulo earned five All-Star nods, two Silver Slugger Awards, and two Gold Gloves before being traded by the Rockies on July 28, 2015, along with pitcher LaTroy Hawkins to the Toronto Blue Jays for Miguel Castro, Jeff Hoffman, Jose Reyes, and Jesus Tinoco.

Much like his time in Colorado, Tulowitzki battled injuries during his three seasons in Toronto before finishing his career with the New York Yankees in 2019. He retired on July 25, 2019, almost four years to the day after his trade from the Rockies.

While Tulo will appear on the ballot in 2025, his chances for making Cooperstown are considered long.

On the other side of the spectrum is Matt Kemp, who suited up for the Rockies for just 43 games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. Long known as a Rockies killer during his 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kemp his six homers and drove in 21 runs while posting an 89 OPS+ in his only season with the Rockies and his 15th and final MLB season.

Kemp will appear on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time in 2026.

Much like Tulowitzki, Kemp seemed on the path for the Hall of Fame early in his career. However, injuries derailed those chances.

With both Tulowitzki and Kemp, it seems that it will be more of a race to gather the 5 percent vote needed to stay on the ballot from year to year than it will be for either of them to earn a spot in Cooperstown.