Colorado Rockies 2007 Draft: Another really bad draft

The Colorado Rockies combined two have two drafts that were beyond awful

Instead, the Colorado Rockies combined to have six players sign with them and make their MLB debut with the Rockies in these two drafts. They combined to have an rWAR of -1.1 with the Rockies and a career rWAR of 7.1.

The players not in bold have a combined career rWAR of 218.8 through 2021. The three bold players with Kluber and Rizzo have a combined career rWAR of 230.8 through 2021.

Add in Sale and those WAR numbers are 265.3 and 277.3.

Is it realistic that they would have signed with the Rockies and had the same accolades? No, absolutely not. Is it realistic to believe that any of the five or six would have been with the Rockies for their whole career? No. There’s no way on this planet it would happen.

But it just goes to show important drafting is, especially for a smaller revenue team like the Rockies. If you ever wondered why the Rockies weren’t even in the same state as the playoff race from 2010 through 2016, that is your answer why: poor drafting.

That wraps up in what is, undoubtedly, the worst two draft classes in Rockies history, at least of ones that have matured enough to see how they’ve developed.

Considering that the Rockies were able to get LeMahieu out of Casey Weathers and the quality of players they missed out on in 2006, I still think that’s the worst draft they’ve had but the sheer quantity of great MLB players that the Rockies missed out on in this draft is just mind-boggling.

Next up on our draft list is the 2008 Draft, when the Rockies first-round draft pick was not a great one but the Rockies did an excellent job with their second-round pick.