Our All Time Top 50 Colorado Rockies have been revised to reflect the 2024 Season.
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 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 the American League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.
Last year, the Rockies had an awful year, winning only 61 Games. The year did see two new entrants based on last season, and one return based on the new algorithm.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes
1. Todd Helton
2. Larry Walker
You can find the entire list here.
Pitcher Kyle Freeland moved up one spot to #13.
Infielder Ryan McMahon advanced to #17 from #25.
Pitcher Antonio Senzatela, who was inactive most of the year due to injury, held his spot at #42.
Shortstop and last year’s Gold Glove winner, Ezequiel Tovar, debuts at #44.
Second Baseman, and current free agent, Brendan Rodgers enters at #46.
Pitcher Jerry Dipoto makes his return to the list based on the new algorithm.
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50. Jerry Dipoto
Jerry Dipoto was a high-leverage arm trying to survive the early, chaotic years of the Colorado Rockies. A right-handed reliever who relied more on a tactical slider than raw velocity, Dipoto arrived in Denver in 1997 via a mid-season trade from the Mets.
Dipoto’s tenure in Colorado was defined by professional resilience, as he transitioned into a part-time closer role. In 1998, a season in which he served as the primary finisher for a Rockies team still finding its identity. That year, he secured a career-high 19 saves and appeared in 68 games, proving he could maintain his composure even when the scoreboard was spinning. He was a model of specialized control, rarely giving up the free passes that often lead to disaster at altitude, and he finished that campaign with a respectable 3.53 ERA, a genuine achievement during the offensive explosion of the late '90s.
He slipped back into a set-up role shortly after, and by 2000, his efficiency dipped significantly, and a recurring bulging disc in his neck ultimately forced him to retire at the age of 32.
As a member of the Rockies, Dipoto compiled 36 saves and 188 strikeouts across 233 appearances.