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2015 Rockies individual milestone watch

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

It's almost February, and it might be February when I finish this post, which means pitchers and catchers are going to report soon. This, of course, means that baseball season is almost here and the Rockies will begin playing the game and trying to rack up the wins for a post-season appearance (I don't say World Series because the playoffs are just weird). The Rockies' players, however, are going to do something different. They will be accumulating the ever useful counting statistics to pad their résumés and get closer to certain "major" individual milestones.

The counting statistics I reference are:


  • For Pitchers:
    • Wins
    • Losses
    • Games
    • Games Started
    • Saves
    • Innings Pitched
    • Hits
    • Earned Runs
    • Home Runs
    • Walks
    • Strikeouts
  • For Batters:
    • Games Played
    • Plate Appearances
    • At Bats
    • Hits
    • Home Runs
    • Doubles
    • Triples
    • Runs Scored
    • Runs Batted In
    • Stolen Bases
    • Walks
    • and Strikeouts


In the past I've just mentioned the overall milestones (ex. 1000 hits) but this year I am going to include, where possible, the standing of the player within Rockies history. For example, with 17 home runs last year Justin Morneau ranks 48th all time for the Rockies. If the player could break into, or move up in the top 10 in any category I will list the "milestone" needed to stand alone in that category that as well (if Troy Tulowtizki plays in 138 games he will be in the top 3 in club history with 1099).

The milestones below are possibilities of what players on the current (January 28, 2015) 40-man roster may reach this year (in my estimation). I will not give every statistic for every player, only those "major" milestones coming up. Without any further information, let's get cracking:

Pitchers first

Christian Bergman

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

54.2

200

2016

Strikeouts

31

100

All-Star Break

Wins

3

10

August 15

Chad Bettis

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

69.1

200

September 1

Strikeouts

43

100

June 15

200

October 1

Eddie Butler

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

16

200

Early 2016

Strikeouts

3

100

All-Star Break

Wins

1

10

August 1

Jhoulys Chacin

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Games Started

124 (Rockies 31)

150

September 10

Innings Pitched

672 (Rockies 8)

800 (Rockies 7)

August 1

827.2 (Rockies 6)

September 10

852 (Rockies 5)

October 1

Wins

38 (Rockies 8)

50

August 15

40 (Rockies 7)

April 25

54 (Rockies 6)

September 15

Losses

48 (Tied Rockies 5)

50 (49 is Rockies 5 alone)

May 1

53 (Rockies 4)

June 10

57 (Rockies 3)

September 15

Hits Allowed

619 (Rockies 10)

800 (723 is Rockies 6)

October 1

Earned Runs

282 (Rockies 12)

300

May 1

320 (Rockies 10)

June 1

Home Runs

60 (Rockies 15)

70

August 26

68 (Rockies 10)

July 30

Walks

280 (Rockies 9)

300

May 15

294 (Rockies 7)

May 1

334 (Rockies 6)

August 1

Strikeouts

514 (Rockies 7)

600

August 10

558 (Rockies 6)

June 15

623 (Rockies 5)

October 1

Tyler Chatwood

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

342 (200 w/ Rockies 48)

500

August 1

Games

70

100

September 15

Hits

379 (213 w/ Rockies 48)

500

All-Star Break

Walks

153 (82 w/ Rockies 43)

200

June 10

Strikeouts

201 (127 w/ Rockies 48)

300

July 1

400

2016

Jorge de la Rosa

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Games Started

191 (150 w/ Rockies 4)

200

June 1

157 (w/Rockies 3)

May 15

Innings Pitched

1132.1 (858.1 w/Rockies 4)

1200

June 15

1300

September 15

942 (w/Rockies 3)

June 30

1067 (Rockies 2)

2016

Wins

84 (69 w/Rockies 2)

90

All-Star Break

100

September 1

73 (w/Rockies 1)

May 10

Losses

68 (45w/Rockies Tied 7)

70

May 1

80

2016

49 (w/Rockies 5)

June 1

53 (w/Rockies 4)

August 15

Hits Allowed

1119 (801 w/Rockies 6)

1250

September 1

921 (w/Rockies 5)

August 15

932 (w/Rockies 4)

September 1

Earned Runs

579 (401 w/Rockies 6)

600

May 31

700

September 1

476 (w/Rockies 5)

All-Star Break

500 (w/Rockies 3)

August 15

Home Runs

125 (89 w/Rockies 6)

150

2016

92 (w/Rockies 5)

May 1

104 (w/Rockies 4)

September 30

Walks

512 (353 w/Rockies 5)

600

August 15

372 (w/Rockies 4)

May 15

388 (w/Rockies 3)

June 14

409 (w/Rockies 2)

July 18

426 (w/Rockies 1)

August 15

Strikeouts

939 (743 w/Rockies 3)

1000

All-Star Break

750 (w/Rockies 2)

April 15

774 (w/Rockies 1)

May 1

Kyle Kendrick

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Games Started

185

200

June 15

Innings Pitched

1138.2

1200

May 15

Complete Games

4

5

August 1

1300

September 1

Wins

74

75

April 30

100

September 30

Hits Allowed

1234

1300

All-Star Break

Earned Runs

559

600

All-Star Break

Home Runs

143

150

July 1

Walks

323

400

October 1

Strikeouts

622

700

August 15

Jordan Lyles

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

503.2

700

October 1

Games

94

100

May 15

Earned Runs

285

300

April 30

Walks

163

200

June 1

Strikeouts

349

500

June 15

Tyler Matzek

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

117.2

300

September 15

Games

20

50

September 15

Wins

6

10

May 15

20

September 15

Losses

11 (Rockies 48)

20

August 1

Walks

44

100

All-Star Break

Strikeouts

91

100

April 15

200

All-Star Break

John Axford

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

328.1

400

October 1

Games

343

400

September 1

Wins

24

25

June 1

Losses

23

25

June 1

Earned Runs

124

150

September 15

Strikeouts

392

400

May 1

Rex Brothers

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

232 (Rockies 40)

300

September 15

Games

269 (Rockies 7)

300 (Tie Rockies 6)

All-Star Break

312 (Rockies 5)

August 15

Saves

20 (Rockies 12)

50

2016

36 (Rockies 9)

September 15

40 (Rockies 7)

August 31

47 (Rockies 6)

September 30

Wins

15 (Rockies 30)

20

September 1

Walks

132 (Rockies 29)

150

May 15

Strikeouts

273 (Rockies 22)

300

May 15

Latroy Hawkins

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

1428.2

1500

June 1

Games

1000

1050

September 1

Saves

124 (23 w/Rockies 11)

150

September 1

35 (w/Rockies Tie 9)

June 15

40 (w/Rockies 7)

All-Star Break

47 (w/Rockies 6)

August 15

Wins

72

75

August 1

Losses

93

100

NEVER!!!!

Hits

1563

1600

June 15

Earned Runs

688

700

July 1

Home Runs

159

160

May 1

Walks

449

450

April 10

500

October 1

Strikeouts

949

950

April 4

1000

August 1

Tommy Kahnle

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

68.2

100

June 1

Games

54

100

July 1

Earned Runs

32

50

June 1

Home Runs

7

10

May 15

Walks

31

50

June 15

Strikeouts

63

100

June 1

Boone Logan

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

328.2

400

September 15

Games

455

500

August 1

Walks

143

150

June 1

Strikeouts

336

350

May 15

400

September 15

Adam Ottavino

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Innings Pitched

244.2 (222.1 w/Rockies 42)

250

April 15

300

July 1

Games

184 (179 w/Rockies 16)

200

June 1

250

September 15

Wins

7

10

All-Star Break

Walks

90 (81 w/Rockies 45)

100

May 1

Strikeouts

241 (229 w/Rockies 28)

250

April 15

300

All-Star Break

Now for the Hitters:

Nick Hundley

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Hits

429

500

August 1

Doubles

89

100

September 1

Runs

179

200

All-Star Break

RBI

214

250

October 1

Justin Morneau

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Games Played

1438

1500

July 1

Plate Appearances

5992

6000

April 8

6500

September 1

At Bats

5328

5500

June 15

Hits

1498

1500

April 6

Home Runs

238 (17 w/Rockies 48)

250

August 1

Doubles

325 (32 w/Rockies 50)

350

August 15

Triples

19

20

June 1

Runs

737

800

August 15

RBI

945

1000

All-Star Break

DJ LeMahieu

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Games Played

376 (339 w/Rockies 34)

500

September 15

Plate Appearances

1281 (1219 w/Rockies 26)

1500

June 15

At Bats

1187 (1127 w/Rockies 25)

1500

August 1

Hits

328 (313 w/Rockies 25)

500

October 1

Doubles

50 (48 w/Rockies 36)

75

September 15

Runs

127 (124 w/Rockies 40)

150

June 15

RBI

96 (92 w/Rockies 44)

100

April 30

Nolan Arenado

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Plate Appearances

981 (Rockies 37)

1000

April 18

1500

September 1

At Bats

918 (Rockies 37)

1000

May 10

1500

September 15

Hits

254 (Rockies 37)

400

August 15

Home Runs

28 (Rockies 30)

50

August 1

Doubles

63 (Rockies 27)

100

September 15

Runs

107 (Rockies 45)

200

September 25

RBI

113 (Rockies 33)

200

August 30

Troy Tulowitzki

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Games Played

961 (Rockies 5)

1000

May 15

1019 (Rockies 4)

June 5

1099 (Rockies 3)

August 31

Plate Appearances

4064 (Rockies 5)

4500

August 15

4353 (Rockies 4)

June 25

4452 (Rockies 3)

All-Star Break

At Bats

3574 (Rockies 5)

4000

August 1

4051 (Rockies 4)

September 1

4077 (Rockies 3)

September 15

4100 (Rockies 2)

October 1

Hits

1068 (Rockies 5)

1200

August 1

1207 (Rockies 4)

August 6

Home Runs

176 (Rockies 5)

200

All-Star Break

202 (Rockies 4)

July 18

Doubles

205 (Rockies 5)

250

September 30

209 (Rockies 4)

May 1

Triples

24 (Rockies Tie 7)

25 (Rockies 7)

May 15

29 (Rockies 6)

October 1

Runs

614 (Rockies 4)

700

September 1

666 (Rockies 3)

All-Star Break

RBI

604 (Rockies 5)

700

September 15

Walks

411 (Rockies 3)

500

October 1

Strikeouts

614 (Rockies 4)

700

October 1

660 (Rockies 3)

All-Star Break

712 (Rockies 2)

2016

Corey Dickerson

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Plate Appearances

691

1000

June 15

At Bats

630 (Rockies 50)

1000

All-Star Break

Hits

187 (Rockies 48)

300

August 1

400

2016

Home Runs

29 (Rockies 29)

50

August 15

Doubles

40 (Rockies 42)

50

June 1

Runs

106 (Rockies 46)

200

September 15

RBI

93 (Rockies 43)

100

April 20

200

October 1

Charlie Blackmon

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Games Played

305 (Rockies 39)

400

August 15

Plate Appearances

1129 (Rockies 32)

1500

August 1

At Bats

1050 (Rockies 30)

1500

August 15

Hits

304 (Rockies 26)

400

June 15

500

October 1

Home Runs

28 (Rockies 30)

50

September 1

Doubles

53 (Rockies 32)

100

October 1

Triples

5

10

August 15

Runs

141 (Rockies 30)

200

All-Star Break

RBI

111 (Rockies 34)

200

September 1

Stolen Bases

41 (Rockies 15)

50

June 1

56 (Rockies 10)

All-Star Break

Drew Stubbs

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Plate Appearances

2909

3000

June 14

At Bats

2609

3000

August 15

Hits

643

800

October 1

Home Runs

84

100

October 1

Doubles

102

150

September 15

Triples

18

20

May 10

Runs

411

500

September 23

RBI

266

300

August 1

Stolen Bases

147 (20w/Rockies 29)

150

May 1

Strikeouts

865 (136 w/Rockies 48)

1000

September 1

Carlos Gonzalez

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Games Played

761 (676 w/Rockies 10)

800

May 20

774 (w/Rockies 7)

August 20

817 (w/Rockies 6)

September 20

Plate Appearances

3107 (2791 w/Rockies 11)

3500

August 15

2925 (w/Rockies 10)

June 15

3122 (w/Rockies 6)

All-Star Break

At Bats

2817 (2515 w/Rockies 11)

3000

June 15

3500

October 1

2657 (w/Rockies 10)

May 15

2728 (w/Rockies 7)

June 1

2789 (w/Rockies 6)

August 1

Hits

828 (755 w/Rockies 10)

1000

September 15

806 (w/Rockies 8)

June 1

849 (w/Rockies 6)

All-Star Break

Home Runs

136 (132 w/Rockies 7)

150

All-Star Break

173 (w/Rockies 6)

October 1

Doubles

166 (144 w/Rockies 10)

200

September 1

155 (w/Rockies 9)

June 1

167 (w/Rockies 7)

All-Star Break

189 (w/Rockies 6)

September 1

Triples

32 (31 w/Rockies 5)

40

September 15

38 (w/Rockies 4)

September 1

45 (w/Rockies 3)

2016

Runs

483 (452 w/Rockies 8)

500

May 15

480 (w/Rockies 6)

June 1

RBI

457 (431 w/Rockies 10)

500

All-Star Break

465 (w/Rockies 9)

June 25

484 (w/Rockies 7)

All-Star Break

Walks

245 (232 w/Rockies 12)

300

August 15

255 (w/Rockies 9)

June 30

Strikeouts

694 (613 w/Rockies 4)

700

April 26

660 (Rockies 3)

June 15

712 (Rockies 2)

August 31

Stolen Bases

110 (106 w/Rockies 3)

150

2016

127 (w/Rockies 2)

August 15

Wilin Rosario

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Plate Appearances

1359 (Rockies 23)

1500

June 1

At Bats

1281 (Rockies 21)

1500

August 1

Hits

351 (Rockies 21)

500

September 15

Home Runs

65 (Rockies 12)

100

October 1

Doubles

69 (Rockies 23)

100

September 15

Runs

182 (Rockies 22)

200

May 9

250

August 15

RBI

212 (Rockies 18)

300

August 31

Daniel Descalso

Current

Milestone

JFK's Date

Plate Appearances

1380

1500

All-Star Break

At Bats

1223

1500

August 15

Hits

297

300

May 1

400

September 1

Doubles

68

100

2016

Runs

145

200

September 15

RBI

111

150

September 1

What do you think? Am I way off base on my predicted dates or am I close? Other than the statistics being useless is this endeavor worth putting time into in future years?

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