C.J. Cron was an average player (at best) for years, first making the Majors with the Angels in 2014, but faltering by 2020 with Detroit, where they had no problem letting him go.  Cron was signed to a Minor League deal by the Rockies to little fanfare, and most people in the Mile High City likely didn’t notice.  That would eventually change.

Cron won the starting job at First for the Rockies in 2021, showing his usual power (28 Home Runs) but batting .281, his highest to date.  He got off to a great start in 2022, earning his first trip to the All-Star Game, an unlikely achievement considering where he was two years before.  He finished the year with career-highs in Hits (148) and RBIs (102) with 29 Home Runs. 

Cron regressed in 2023, and dealt with injuries.  With the Angels desperate to try t make the playoffs in a bid to keep Shohei Ohtani, the Rockies dealt Cron there, ending his run in Colorado.  Overall, Cron had 334 Hits and the best run of his career.