The Rockies just wrapped up their sixth straight losing season and second straight with over 100 losses. There are some internal reasons for optimism but they have a difficult path out of the National League West basement.
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sad tormented neglected mariners fan
The Rockies are going to be horrible forever if they don’t trade their vets and don’t miss on draft choices since they are in the toughest division for the foreseeable future
Enregistre
It’s more than that. They need to clean house in their front office, which is the worse in the game.
DonOsbourne
Maybe they could recoup some value on the 10 mil they owe the Cardinals by taking Arenado back.
hiflew
No thanjks.
jbigz12
Are the Rockies intriguing enough to pick up any new subscribers on a premium article?!
yeasties
possibly-train wrecks are always the most entertaining to watch.
holecamels35
They aren’t an entertaining train wreck though. They’re like a come to a slow stop and maybe bump into something.
VottoisafutureHOF18
That’s what I was wondering, I used to always read these articles and I’m hoping they aren’t all subscribers only this year
wagner13
They are
VottoisafutureHOF18
Are all of the offseason outlook articles going to be for subscribers only? I used to really enjoy reading the articles every year.
johnsilver
Hard core Tim making the popular team outlook series mostly available to those of us subscribing to the site. Don’t get me wrong. understand everyone needs cashflow and that series is probably about the most popular for fans of each respective team.
Tim Dierkes
If they are popular, it’s not reflected in the traffic. The ad revenue on the average Offseason Outlook does not make up for the time spent writing one.
jbigz12
Toglia should be penciled in as the starting 1B next year. He finished this year strong.
GinaNCRaysFan
I believe they don’t want to be seen as directly trashing their guys, but it would be refreshing to hear some honest assessments of their players and organization from the front office. Wishing everything will go right for you is not a good way to run a ballclub. Though I’m not generally for it, they really need a down-to-the-boards rebuild.