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[Nightmarez]

Dansby Swanson is going to hopefully not be trash.

Such a positive opinion.

Hector Olivera was probably a bad move... but the Braves have made mostly good decisions. Look at Shelby Miller now. He's a mess.

[manonfire101]

17 runs in 5 innings at AT&T makes me so god damn happy.

[Spencer 555]

17 runs in 5 innings at AT&T makes me so god damn happy.

With Trevor Story proving himself in the bigs (I think at this point the dude has at least a SOLID future and was a very underrated prospect) and brenden rodgers completely destroying the minors already that's gonna be a really interesting situation for the rockies moving forward. Very interested to see how Hoffman pans out as well, still high on him as a solid #3 starter or better.

Also Miguel Castro looks like a potentially dominant BP arm. Wish him the best of luck.

Hate the Rockies front office, but you guys have a lot exciting situations developing. Arenado is destroying the league.

[manonfire101]

With Trevor Story proving himself in the bigs (I think at this point the dude has at least a SOLID future and was a very underrated prospect) and brenden rodgers completely destroying the minors already that's gonna be a really interesting situation for the rockies moving forward. Very interested to see how Hoffman pans out as well, still high on him as a solid #3 starter or better.

Also Miguel Castro looks like a potentially dominant BP arm. Wish him the best of luck.

Hate the Rockies front office, but you guys have a lot exciting situations developing. Arenado is destroying the league.

Ya, we all hate the Rockies front office. Pitching outlook is a bit brighter for sure. Gray looked great today.

[Spencer 555]

Ya, we all hate the Rockies front office. Pitching outlook is a bit brighter for sure. Gray looked great today.

Don't really follow Gray too much, seems like he's been around a long time as a top prospect.

[Hugh]

Kyle Seager would hit 40+ bombs a year if he played for the Rockies. I can't get on board with the numbers anyone puts up on that team.
Robinson Cano is off his ass right now. Killing it. I'm pretty excited about the Mariners.

[manonfire101]

No he wouldn't. Coors Field isn't the most hitter-friendly park for Home Runs. It ranks behind Yankee Stadium, Miller Park, Camden Yards, and Wrigley Field in terms of Park Factor for Home Runs. And Colorado just raised their outfield walls by about 9 feet this season. Rox have hit 17 home runs at home and 25 on the road this season. Admittedly have played 18 on the road and 12 at home this season, but the ratio is still about 1:1. Last season it was 102 at home, 84 on the road, which isn't a huge disparity. The real advantage to playing at Coors Field is the ball moves straighter and the field is fucking huge.

So you should take Rockies hitters stats with a grain of salt. The annoying thing about this to me, though, is that nobody ever considers adverse effects, like fatigue factor of playing 81 games at altitude, or that it might be hard to play a half and half schedule where the dynamics of a baseball completely change on the road. And there's a double standard for our pitching. Tyler Chatwood is 4-2 with a 2.15 ERA, and nobody gives a shit.

[Nightmarez]

No he wouldn't. Coors Field isn't the most hitter-friendly park for Home Runs. It ranks behind Yankee Stadium, Miller Park, Camden Yards, and Wrigley Field in terms of Park Factor for Home Runs. And Colorado just raised their outfield walls by about 9 feet this season. Rox have hit 17 home runs at home and 25 on the road this season. Admittedly have played 18 on the road and 12 at home this season, but the ratio is still about 1:1. Last season it was 102 at home, 84 on the road, which isn't a huge disparity. The real advantage to playing at Coors Field is the ball moves straighter and the field is fucking huge.

So you should take Rockies hitters stats with a grain of salt. The annoying thing about this to me, though, is that nobody ever considers adverse effects, like fatigue factor of playing 81 games at altitude, or that it might be hard to play a half and half schedule where the dynamics of a baseball completely change on the road. And there's a double standard for our pitching. Tyler Chatwood is 4-2 with a 2.15 ERA, and nobody gives a shit.

Kyle would probably hit .290 in Coors though.

[Spencer 555]

Kyle would probably hit .290 in Coors though.

3b is insane this year. So many amazingly good players.

Machado, Arenado and Donaldson are kinda solidifying themselves as perennial 6+ win players and Bryant is right there as well.

[Nightmarez]

3b is insane this year. So many amazingly good players.

Machado, Arenado and Donaldson are kinda solidifying themselves as perennial 6+ win players and Bryant is right there as well.

I think by the end of the year, there will be no point in separating Bryant from the other three. Most likely I think he'll make a case as good as any of the others.