Purple Row Rockies Madness: No. 2 Carlos González vs. No. 7 Ellis Burks

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 Outfielder Region: No. 2 Carlos González vs. No. 7 Ellis Burks.

No. 2 Carlos González, Outfielder

2009-2018

3rd place NL MVP (2010)

3x Gold Glove (2010, 2012, 2013)

2x Silver Slugger (2010, 2015)

3x All-Star (2012, 2013, 2016)

No. 7 Ellis Burks, Outfielder

1994-1997

3rd place NL MVP (1996)

All-Star (1996)

Silver Slugger (1996)

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