Purple Row Rockies Madness: No. 3 Nolan Arenado vs. No. 6 Andrés Galarraga

Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, Purple Row is hosting our own Rockies Madness Tournament this year. We selected the 36 best players in Rockies history in order to figure out who the best player is in franchise history. We sorted them into four regions in order to force the most interesting matchups: Infielders, Outfielders, Mile High (for relievers and starting pitchers who began their career before the humidor), and Humidor (for starters who began their career after the humidor). All stats are from Baseball-Reference.

Today is the First Round in the Infielder Region: No. 3 Nolan Arenado vs. No. 6 Andrés Galarraga

Nolan Arenado, Third Baseman

2013-present

5x All-Star (2015-2019)

7x Gold Glove (2013-2019)

3x Platinum Glove (2017-2019)

3x Wilson Defensive Player of the Year (2015-2017)

4x Silver Slugger (2015-2018)

5x Top 10 MVP (2015-8th, 2016-5th, 2017-4th, 2018-3rd, 2019-6th)

Andrés Galarraga, First Baseman

1993-1997

2x All-Star (1993, 1997)

Silver Slugger (1996)

4x Top 10 MVP (1993-10th, 1994-10th, 1996-6th, 1997-7th)

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