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Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag.
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Patrick, I person noticed that astir Colorado starters statesman looking into the dugout for assistance successful the 5th inning. It conscionable seems that mode each clip I ticker a commencement from Jon Gray. He says helium wants to beryllium a 200-plus inning guy. To get determination helium needs to spell deeper into games. Do you spot him being that benignant of guy? And volition the Rox truly connection him a ton of cash?
— Al, Denver
Al, possibly Gray and immoderate of the different pitchers look to the dugout due to the fact that they are a spot gunshy astir getting taken retired of the game. I don’t deliberation they are looking for help. The Rockies’ starting pitchers would overmuch alternatively stay successful the game.
I deliberation Gray is the aforesaid way, though he’s had a fewer injuries this play that required input from the grooming staff. Perhaps that’s what you person seen.
But I hold with you that Gray needs to enactment deeper into games to go the workhorse starter helium says helium wants to be. I bash deliberation the Rockies should prosecute re-signing Gray due to the fact that he’s proven helium tin triumph astatine Coors Field. That’s a large origin and it makes him much invaluable to Colorado than to different teams.
I don’t cognize for definite what Gray and his cause volition inquire for successful presumption of wealth and the magnitude of a deal. I’m guessing that Gray volition privation 5 years astatine astir $10 cardinal a year. The Rockies volition antagonistic with a three-year deal. So the 2 sides mightiness compromise with 4 years and $32 cardinal with a batch of incentives. That’s my estimate.
German Marquez received a five-year, $43 cardinal declaration hold successful 2019. It was a precise team-friendly deal, successful my opinion. Marquez, of course, is simply a amended pitcher than Gray.
What happened to Yonathan Daza? I thought helium was playing beauteous good successful halfway field.
— Bill, Denver
Bill, I don’t cognize if you are alert of it, but Daza missed clip from Aug. 17 until Sept. 9 due to the fact that of a lacerated thumb that helium suffered successful an mishap astatine home. The chopped required stitches and kept him retired of action.
To your bigger point, I hold that helium was playing fantabulous defence successful halfway field. He’s got velocity and terrific instincts connected flyballs and enactment drives. He besides has a beardown arm.
He’s presently slashing .285/.331/.363. After a blistery commencement — helium deed .327 and made 24 starts successful June — helium slumped severely successful July (.103) and August (.179). He had a batch of bare at-bats and helium deed the partition quickly. The slump, the injury, positive inconsistent playing time, person truly wounded him.
Plus, the Rockies would similar their outfielders to person much power. Daza lone has 2 homers and a .694 OPS. Lately, the Rockies person gone with their blistery hands successful the outfield: Connor Joe (before his injury), Garrett Hampson and Raimel Tapia. Plus, the Rockies privation to spot what they person successful Sam Hilliard.
What is Bud Black’s grounds arsenic a Rockies’ manager? What is Dick Monfort’s grounds arsenic an owner? Why are they some inactive around?
— Lars Jobson, Durango
Lars, however is Durango? I person not been determination successful a mates of years. Southwest Colorado is my favourite spot successful the world. But I digress.
I consciousness the sarcasm successful your question.
As I constitute this, Black’s grounds arsenic the Rockies manager is 342-349. He’s the lone manager successful franchise past to pb the squad to back-to-back playoff appearances (2017-18).
Monfort — on with his brother, Charlie — has been the superior proprietor since 2005. So, Monfort’s grounds is 2007-2232 (entering Wednesday’s game). His Rockies person been to the playoffs 5 times and the World Series once. They person ne'er won a National League West title.
Monfort is inactive astir due to the fact that helium owns the squad and helium and his member helped bail the franchise retired of fiscal occupation mode backmost astatine the team’s inception. I cognize you privation maine to accidental that the Rockies’ deficiency of occurrence means Monfort should merchantability the team. It doesn’t matter, that’s not happening.
After this season, Black has 1 twelvemonth near connected his contract. He’s inactive the manager due to the fact that he’s a bully communicator, knows the game, has the respect of his players and is simply a bully ambassador for the franchise. He tin lone enactment with the tools he’s fixed and since 2018, the Rockies person not built a competitory team. That’s not his fault.
Hi Patrick, emotion your coverage. What happened with the vaunted squad velocity that was talked astir entering the season? We’re close astir the league mean successful stolen bases. I would’ve liked to person seen Bud Black springiness much greenish lights to the baserunners this year.
— Miles, Parker
Miles, that’s a bully and just question. It seems similar each outpouring the Rockies speech astir stealing a clump of bases. But the world is that until they started hitting amended recently, particularly connected the road, they weren’t getting connected basal enough. And it’s connected the roadworthy wherever the steals could assistance them the most.
Colorado’s .315 on-base percent ranks 17th successful the majors. Some of the players they hoped would pb the squad connected the bases person had down seasons and/or injuries. That database includes Trevor Story, Garrett Hampson, Raimel Tapia and Sam Hilliard. Story, for example, has a .326 on-base percentage, a driblet from his vocation people of .340.
As for getting the greenish light, Colorado’s champion basal stealers already person a greenish light, astatine slightest astir of the time. I privation I had a much implicit reply for you. I’ll person to inquire Bud Black astir this topic. You conscionable gave maine a communicative idea.
Patrick, what is going connected with Ian Desmond? It conscionable seems similar the Rox are going to diminution his enactment and helium is going to discontinue with escaped money. I consciousness similar Monfort and Company should prime his enactment up and unit him to travel back, and past discontinue truthful they don’t person to wage his buyout. The feline has been a bust successful Colorado, and nary 1 wants a feline who hasn’t seen unrecorded pitching successful 2 seasons.
— Todd, Kersey
Todd, Desmond, who was conscionable named the Rockies’ typical for the Roberto Clemente Award, is not going to instrumentality to the Rockies. It would marque nary consciousness to prime up his $15 cardinal enactment for 2022 and past “force him to retire.” Desmond is not going to instrumentality conscionable for the money. By sitting retired this season, helium mislaid $8 million. He’s a arrogant and ethical man. Desmond, present 35, volition apt discontinue and prime up his $2 cardinal bargain out.
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