Rockies Player Reviews
Ranking the Rockies: No. 22, Yonathan Daza
After ten years in the minors, Daza seemed to find something in the first half before struggling towards the finish line
Ranking the Rockies, No. 23: Carlos Estévez
Estévez finished the season as Colorado’s primary closer
Ranking the Rockies, No. 24: Joshua Fuentes
The infielder was outrighted to Triple-A on Thursday after an up-and-down season
Ranking the Rockies: No. 25, Tyler Kinley
The 30-year-old pitched more than any other Colorado reliever at 70 1⁄3 innings
Ranking the Rockies: No. 26, Ashton Goudeau
The well-traveled long reliever settled back in at Coors Field
Ranking the Rockies: No. 27, Ryan Castellani
The former second round pick was DFA’d and outrighted to Triple-A in late June
Ranking the Rockies: No. 28, Taylor Motter
The journeyman was unable to stick with the MLB club after playing well in Triple-A
Ranking the Rockies, No. 30: Antonio Santos
The young right hander was recalled six different times this year
Ranking the Rockies, No. 31: Alan Trejo
The 25-year-old rookie made just eight starts in the majors but posted an .893 OPS in Triple-A
Ranking the Rockies, No. 32: Ryan Vilade
The Rockies’ top prospect had no significant playing time in 2021 when he made his MLB debut.
Ranking the Rockies, No. 33: Daniel Bard
The reigning NL Comeback Player of the Year was no longer the Rockies closer by the end of 2021
Ranking the Rockies, No. 34: Julian Fernández
The flame-throwing righty returned to the mound after missing three full seasons.
Ranking the Rockies, No. 35: Rio Ruiz
The Albuquerque favorite struggled to gain a foothold with limited playing time.
Ranking the Rockies, No. 36: Matt Adams
The 2019 World Series winner couldn’t find his footing with the Rockies in limited opportunities
Ranking the Rockies, No. 38/37: Ryan Feltner and Peter Lambert
One made his MLB debut, the other made his post-Tommy John surgery debut
Ranking the Rockies: No. 39, Jesus Tinoco
A lone appearance against the Angels sunk Tinoco’s big-league dreams in 2021
Ranking the Rockies, No. 40: Colton Welker
The PED suspension put a damper on what could have been a big year for the 23-year-old
Ranking the Rockies: No. 41, Dom Nuñez
The back-up catcher supplied power but not much else
Ranking the Rockies: No. 43, Justin Lawrence and No. 42, Ben Bowden
Each reliever had a forgettable performance, but at least their rookie statuses remain intact
Ranking the Rockies: No. 44, Chi Chi González
Chi Chi’s 2021 was like his 2020... inconsistent, and not great for his future
Ranking the Rockies: No. 45, Yency Almonte
The right-hander figured some things out in the second half, but was it enough to save his job?
Ranking the Rockies: No. 1, Antonio Senzatela
The right-hander had a breakout year
Ranking the Rockies: No. 2, Kyle Freeland
New pitch, new delivery, new pitcher
Ranking the Rockies, No. 3: Trevor Story
Story led the Rockies in homers, triples and doubles
Ranking the Rockies no. 4: Germán Márquez
Walks were up, strikeouts were down. But Márquez still had one of his best seasons
Ranking the Rockies: No. 6, Josh Fuentes
Fuentes is the team’s own Rookie of the Year
Ranking the Rockies, No. 7: Daniel Bard
The 2020 NL Comeback Player of the Year provided a much needed feel-good story
Ranking the Rockies: No. 8, Yency Almonte
With an ERA in the twos, Almonte kept the Rockies bullpen from having the worst ERA in baseball
Ranking the Rockies, No. 9: Raimel Tapia
Raimel Tapia improved his average, on-base percentage and OPS, all while cutting down on strikeouts in 2020
Ranking the Rockies, No. 10: Charlie Blackmon
Blackmon is still showing he is valuable with his offensive abilities
Rank the Rockies, No. 11: Ryan McMahon
It was a down year for McMahon, but he’s arguably the third best infielder on the Rockies
Ranking the Rockies, No. 12: Tyler Kinley
The Rockies may have a rare win from the waiver wire