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Rockies COL

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GM: Josh Byrnes

Overview

REBUILD ↗ rising
cheap & losing · year 3 in this regime · payroll 0.57× league · TAB -9.3
-9.3TAB — talent above budget
-10.8WAB — realized wins (TAB + luck)
0.0depth — 2+ WAR regulars30th/30
-6.1dead WAR — sub-replacement drag28th/30
44%dead money %17th/30
0.394win %29th/30
18.0roster fWAR29th/30
+30surplus $M (value vs cost)11th/30
$90Mpayroll $M23rd/30luxury tax $115M

Roster

CFBrenton Doyle 41GJake McCarthy 34GMickey Moniak 11G
LFJake McCarthy 22GTroy Johnston 19GMickey Moniak 19G
RFTyler Freeman 32GTroy Johnston 31GJordan Beck 11G
SSEzequiel Tovar 66GWilli Castro 10GChad Stevens 2G
2BEdouard Julien 44GWilli Castro 41GChad Stevens 12G
3BKyle Karros 64GWilli Castro 17GChad Stevens 4G
1BTJ Rumfield 52GTroy Johnston 16GEdouard Julien 11G
STARTERSKyle Freeland 0.9WARMichael Lorenzen 0.9WARRyan Feltner 0.5WARTomoyuki Sugano 0.4WARJose Quintana 0.3WAR
CHunter Goodman 47GBrett Sullivan 25GBraxton Fulford 6G
DHHunter Goodman 17GTJ Rumfield 11GMickey Moniak 10G
BULLPEN★ Antonio Senzatela 3svJaden Hill 11hJuan Mejia 4hBrennan Bernardino 3hJimmy Herget 3hSeth Halvorsen 2hZach Agnos 0hVictor Vodnik 0h
CHunter Goodman 47 · Brett Sullivan 25 · Braxton Fulford 6
1BTJ Rumfield 52 · Troy Johnston 16 · Edouard Julien 11
2BEdouard Julien 44 · Willi Castro 41 · Chad Stevens 12
3BKyle Karros 64 · Willi Castro 17 · Chad Stevens 4
SSEzequiel Tovar 66 · Willi Castro 10 · Chad Stevens 2
LFJake McCarthy 22 · Troy Johnston 19 · Mickey Moniak 19
CFBrenton Doyle 41 · Jake McCarthy 34 · Mickey Moniak 11
RFTyler Freeman 32 · Troy Johnston 31 · Jordan Beck 11
DHHunter Goodman 17 · TJ Rumfield 11 · Mickey Moniak 10
SPKyle Freeland 0.9 · Michael Lorenzen 0.9 · Ryan Feltner 0.5 · Tomoyuki Sugano 0.4 · Jose Quintana 0.3
BP★ Antonio Senzatela 3 · Jaden Hill 11 · Juan Mejia 4 · Brennan Bernardino 3 · Jimmy Herget 3 · Seth Halvorsen 2 · Zach Agnos 0 · Victor Vodnik 0

Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

2026 roster — value & surplus

PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Hunter Goodman 26 pre-arb 913.2 0.8 +20.3
TJ Rumfield 26 – 962.7 0.8 +17.3
Jake McCarthy 28 arb 842.7 1.5 +16.3
Kyle Karros 23 pre-arb 942.7 0.8 +17.0
Mickey Moniak 28 arb 631.9 4.0 +8.7
Antonio Senzatela 31 FA-elig 301.9 12.0 +0.3
Cole Carrigg 24 – 321.6 0.5 +10.0
Michael Lorenzen 34 FA-elig 211.5 7.8 +2.1
Kyle Freeland 33 FA-elig 181.4 16.0 -6.4
Brennan Bernardino 34 pre-arb 461.1 0.9 +6.1
Troy Johnston 29 pre-arb 880.9 0.8 +5.4
Gabriel Hughes 24 – 30.9 0.8 +4.8
Ryan Feltner 29 arb 130.8 2.5 +3.2
Juan Mejia 25 pre-arb 380.8 0.8 +4.8
Chase Dollander 24 pre-arb 100.7 0.8 +4.0
Tomoyuki Sugano 36 pre-arb 160.6 5.1 -1.1
Willi Castro 29 FA-elig 830.5 5.5 -2.2
Jimmy Herget 32 arb 260.5 1.6 +1.6
Jose Quintana 37 FA-elig 90.4 6.0 -3.2
Jaden Hill 26 pre-arb 320.4 0.8 +1.6
Keegan Thompson 31 arb 50.3 1.0 +1.2
Jordan Romano↔ ANA 33 – 40.1 0.5 +0.4
Tanner Gordon 28 pre-arb 120.1 0.7 -0.1
Welinton Herrera 22 – 30.1 0.5 -0.2
Eiberson Castellano 25 – 10.0 – –
Ryan Ritter 25 pre-arb 6-0.0 0.0 -0.4
Zach Agnos 25 pre-arb 25-0.1 0.8 -1.4
Sammy Peralta 28 pre-arb 2-0.1 0.0 -0.7
Victor Vodnik 26 pre-arb 27-0.1 0.8 -1.6
Sean Sullivan 23 – 5-0.1 – –
John Brebbia 36 – 3-0.1 – –
Blas Castaño 27 pre-arb 10-0.2 0.5 -1.6
TJ Shook 28 – 4-0.2 0.0 -1.5
Jeff Criswell 27 pre-arb 3-0.3 0.8 -2.9
Seth Halvorsen 26 pre-arb 21-0.3 0.6 -2.7
Sterlin Thompson 25 – 27-0.3 0.6 -2.8
Braxton Fulford 27 pre-arb 36-0.4 0.6 -3.2
Chad Stevens 27 pre-arb 16-0.5 0.5 -3.6
Brett Sullivan 32 pre-arb 49-0.5 0.8 -4.4
Valente Bellozo 26 pre-arb 3-0.8 0.0 -5.6
Edouard Julien 27 pre-arb 79-0.9 0.8 -7.0
Brenton Doyle 28 pre-arb 43-0.9 3.1 -9.3
Jordan Beck 25 pre-arb 30-1.1 0.8 -8.0
Tyler Freeman 27 arb 67-1.2 1.5 -9.5
Ezequiel Tovar 24 arb 93-1.5 5.2 -15.2

Key additions (new vs 2025)

PlayerfWAR
TJ Rumfield1.7
Jake McCarthy1.6
Michael Lorenzen0.9
Brennan Bernardino0.7
Troy Johnston0.6
Tomoyuki Sugano0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2025)

Player2025 fWAR
Ryan McMahon1.3
Jake Bird0.7
Germán Márquez0.3
Tyler Kinley0.3
Blaine Crim0.1
Owen Miller0.0

Current & Historical Payroll

2026 payroll
$89.9M
luxury tax $115M
2027 guaranteed
$56.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2026, 2026–2032. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2026; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Summary — luxury-tax (CBT) basis

2026202720282029203020312032
Tax threshold$244M$247M$250M$253M$256M$259M$262M
Guaranteed contracts$85M$80M$35M$9M$9M$9M
Proj. arbitration$11M
Proj. pre-arbitration$18M
Player benefits$18M$18M$18M$18M$18M$18M
Total CBT payroll$133M$98M$53M$27M$27M$27M
Tax space+$111M+$149M+$197M+$226M+$229M+$232M
Est. tax bill——————

Luxury-tax (CBT) basis: contract AAV + ~$18M benefits/bonus-pool — distinct from the base-salary payroll above. Threshold is the CBA line. Tier-1 payor rates on the overage. Forward years show only guaranteed deals (arb/pre-arb not yet set). Figures are estimates.

Guaranteed / signed (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2026202720282029203020312032
Kyle Freeland338.144$16.0M$17.0MPLAYERFREE AGENT
Antonio Senzatela318.106$12.0M$14.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Michael Lorenzen3410.159$7.8M$9.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Jose Quintana3713.133$6.0M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Willi Castro296.017$5.5M$7.3MFREE AGENT
Ezequiel Tovar243.014$5.2M$8.2M$11.2M$14.2M$16.2M$23.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Jordan Romano336.051$533kFREE AGENT
John Brebbia368.078—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2026202720282029203020312032
Mickey Moniak284.027$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Feltner293.071$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Herget324.069$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Freeman273.046$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake McCarthy283.124$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keegan Thompson313.006$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2026202720282029203020312032
Tomoyuki Sugano361.000$5.1MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brenton Doyle282.161$3.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brennan Bernardino342.150$925kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Goodman262.010$810kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Sullivan320.122$800kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edouard Julien272.009$793kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Vodnik262.024$790kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Beck251.153$785kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Criswell271.040$785kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Johnston290.062$782kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Karros230.052$782kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Mejia250.144$782kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jaden Hill260.097$782kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase Dollander240.141$782kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
TJ Rumfield26–$780k
Zach Agnos250.145$778kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Gordon280.156$684kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Halvorsen261.031$605kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braxton Fulford270.097$584kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blas Castaño270.007$546kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Stevens270.005$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Valente Bellozo261.050$46kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Ritter250.115$38kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sammy Peralta280.970$38kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rockies 2026; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

RegimeSeasonsWin %Playoff %Pennant %WS %
WINDOW 28152.131.05.01.1
CONTEND 30056.964.719.710.3
FORCED-SPEND 25648.09.81.61.6
REBUILD 32143.31.20.30.3
Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.