3 Rockies position players who have struggled the most so far

The Rockies potential superstar has been super bad

So far in 2024, the second-year player who was acquired from Cleveland and subsequently set the world on fire for the Rockies last year, has struggled mightily. He is hitting only .083 while committing some of the worst outfield errors we've seen in a good while, four of them to be exact. This includes a ball in Monday's game that went under his glove and to the wall, allowing two runs to score, before the throw in went wide, allowing the third run to score in a Little League style "home run" for Christopher Morel.

The fielding from Jones has been a major surprise, as it was not on the agenda that left field would be an unstable position going into the year. While there is still plenty of time to right his fielding, Jones has also struggled big time at the plate, recording only two hits in his first twenty-four at bats, while striking out a team leading 11 times, and walking only once. Going into Tuesday night's game in Wrigley, Jones still bats third, as there does not appear to be much worry about whether or not Jones will get it going, and rightfully so. Still, the question should be asked if maybe moving Jones to batting 5th or 6th for a few games could take some pressure off the young lefty.

A former top pick hasn't been able to translate hot spring into the regular season

After hitting .354 in Spring Training, second baseman Brendan Rodgers has been another slow starter for the Rockies in 2024, batting .120 in his first 25 at bats of the season. This is another case where some time lower in the lineup might be what he needs to get going, but alas, there are not many hitters aside from Ryan McMahon who can be justified in moving up in the lineup. It appears Rogers will stay hitting second behind Charlie Blackmon.

Having this entire list be the two through four hitters says a good bit about the Rockies start so far. While there is still plenty of time to right the ship, Rodgers is probably the biggest question mark about the kind of production we will get from the righty, as he recently recovered from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for much of the 2023 season, a season in which he hit .258 in the 46 games he played. There isn't much doubt that Nolan Jones will turn it around, and frankly there isn't much hope that Bryant will turn it around, but Rodgers remains a mystery in terms of exactly what kind of big leaguer he is, hopefully the former first round pick will finally have his breakout season in 2024, but at least this far, it has not looked like that will be the case.

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