Our All-Time Top 50 Colorado Rockies have been updated to reflect the 2023 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2023 revision of our top 50 Colorado Rockies.
As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, Colorado had a bad year, and it resulted in no new entrants and only a few changes on the list.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:
1. Todd Helton
2. Larry Walker
You can find the entire list here.
It is worth noting that Blackmon was unable to move past the #5 spot, which is where he was last year.
Pitcher, Kyle Freeland, rose to #14 from #17, and it impacted another hurler, German Marquez, who was injured and was overtaken by Freeland. He dropped one spot to #16.
Infielder, Ryan McMahon, went from #32 to #25.
Pitcher, Antonio Senzatela, was also injured, and did not move from #42.
C.J. Cron, was traded to the Los Angeles Angels, was unable to climb from #50.
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Our All Time Top 50 Colorado Rockies have been updated to reflect the 2022 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top Colorado Rockies.
As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, Colorado had another abysmal year, but there was a new entry and some fluctuation.
As always, we present our top five, which had one change.
1. Todd Helton
2. Larry Walker
You can find the entire list here.
Blackmon just did enough to make it into the top five, moving from #6 to #5.
Pitchers, German Marquez moved up one spot to #15, and Kyle Freeland, advanced two ranks to #17.
The biggest jump was by Infielder, Ryan McMahon, who advanced ten spots to #32.
First Baseman, C.J. Cron, is the lone new entrant, debuting at #50.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
49. C.J. Cron
By 2020, Cron was drifting toward the fringes of the league, a power-hitting first baseman who had bounced through four organizations in four years and was coming off a knee injury in Detroit that saw him non-tendered. When he arrived in Denver on a minor-league deal in early 2021, there was no fanfare or expectations; he was simply a low-risk veteran brought in to compete for a spot on a rebuilding roster.
In 2021, securing the starting job and silencing critics by hitting a career-high .281 with 28 home runs. Unlike his previous stops, where he was often viewed as a platoon option or a replaceable bat, Cron found a specialized rhythm in the altitude of Coors Field. He proved he could provide the steady-state middle-order production the club lacked, leading to a two-year contract extension that signaled his transition from a spring training invitee to a legitimate fixture.
At age 32, Cron earned his first All-Star selection, a feat that seemed impossible just two seasons prior. He finished the year with career-highs in hits (148) and RBIs (102), providing the kind of run-producing muscle that kept the Rockies competitive. Cron reached a declining plateau in 2023. Hampered by back injuries and a dip in overall efficiency, his production began to regress toward his career averages. With the Rockies falling out of contention and the Angels making a desperate, high-stakes push to keep Shohei Ohtani, Cron was traded back to his original team in July 2023.
Cron compiled 334 hits and 68 home runs with Colorado.