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.
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19832396/Screen_Shot_2020_03_25_at_10.07.04_AM.png)
Today is the First Round in the Infielder Region: No. 3 Nolan Arenado vs. No. 6 Andrés Galarraga
Nolan Arenado, Third Baseman
2013-present
Arenado Rockies Career Stats
bWAR | AB | H | HR | BA/OBP/SLG | R | RBI | SB | OPS+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bWAR | AB | H | HR | BA/OBP/SLG | R | RBI | SB | OPS+ |
37.5 | 3936 | 1160 | 227 | .295/.351/.546 | 626 | 734 | 16 | 122 |
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
Galarraga Rockies Career Stats
bWAR | AB | H | HR | BA/OBP/SLG | R | RBI | SB | OPS+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bWAR | AB | H | HR | BA/OBP/SLG | R | RBI | SB | OPS+ |
14.5 | 2667 | 843 | 172 | .316/.367/.577 | 476 | 579 | 55 | 126 |
2x All-Star (1993, 1997)
Silver Slugger (1996)
4x Top 10 MVP (1993-10th, 1994-10th, 1996-6th, 1997-7th)
★ ★ ★
Poll
Infielder Region: Round 1, Game 1
This poll is closed
-
89%
No. 3 Nolan Arenado, 3B
-
10%
No. 6 Andrés Galarraga, 1B