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Rockies COL

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GM: Daniel O'Dowd

Overview

REBUILD ↗ rising
cheap & losing · year 4 in this regime · payroll 0.88× league · TAB -8.0
-8.0TAB — talent above budget26th/30
-14.3WAB — realized wins (TAB + luck)27th/30
5.0depth — 2+ WAR regulars22nd/30
-6.9dead WAR — sub-replacement drag26th/30
34%dead money %13th/30
0.407win %29th/30
24.6roster fWAR26th/30
-28surplus $M (value vs cost)21st/30
$99Mpayroll $M17th/30

Roster

CFDrew Stubbs 113GCharlie Blackmon 69GCorey Dickerson 9G
LFCorey Dickerson 99GCarlos González 48GCharlie Blackmon 22G
RFCharlie Blackmon 73GBrandon Barnes 55GMichael Cuddyer 35G
SSTroy Tulowitzki 89GJosh Rutledge 69GCharlie Culberson 23G
2BDJ LeMahieu 144GCharlie Culberson 20GJosh Rutledge 17G
3BNolan Arenado 111GCharlie Culberson 32GRafael Ynoa 13G
1BJustin Morneau 131GBen Paulsen 15GMichael Cuddyer 14G
STARTERSTyler Matzek 2.0WARJordan Lyles 1.7WARJorge De La Rosa 1.6WARBrett Anderson 1.1WARYohan Flande 0.6WAR
CWilin Rosario 96GMichael McKenry 50GJordan Pacheco 19G
DHCorey Dickerson 7GCarlos González 2GJustin Morneau 1G
BULLPEN★ LaTroy Hawkins 23svAdam Ottavino 21hRex Brothers 15hTommy Kahnle 8hBoone Logan 7hMatt Belisle 6hBrooks Brown 5hNick Masset 2h
CWilin Rosario 96 · Michael McKenry 50 · Jordan Pacheco 19
1BJustin Morneau 131 · Ben Paulsen 15 · Michael Cuddyer 14
2BDJ LeMahieu 144 · Charlie Culberson 20 · Josh Rutledge 17
3BNolan Arenado 111 · Charlie Culberson 32 · Rafael Ynoa 13
SSTroy Tulowitzki 89 · Josh Rutledge 69 · Charlie Culberson 23
LFCorey Dickerson 99 · Carlos González 48 · Charlie Blackmon 22
CFDrew Stubbs 113 · Charlie Blackmon 69 · Corey Dickerson 9
RFCharlie Blackmon 73 · Brandon Barnes 55 · Michael Cuddyer 35
DHCorey Dickerson 7 · Carlos González 2 · Justin Morneau 1
SPTyler Matzek 2.0 · Jordan Lyles 1.7 · Jorge De La Rosa 1.6 · Brett Anderson 1.1 · Yohan Flande 0.6
BP★ LaTroy Hawkins 23 · Adam Ottavino 21 · Rex Brothers 15 · Tommy Kahnle 8 · Boone Logan 7 · Matt Belisle 6 · Brooks Brown 5 · Nick Masset 2

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.

2014 roster — value & surplus

PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Troy Tulowitzki 29 FA-elig 915.1 16.0 -1.0
Corey Dickerson 25 pre-arb 1312.8 0.5 +7.6
Drew Stubbs 29 arb 1322.7 4.1 +3.7
Nolan Arenado 23 pre-arb 1112.6 0.5 +7.2
Justin Morneau 33 FA-elig 1352.3 5.0 +1.8
Tyler Matzek 23 – 212.0 0.3 +5.5
Jordan Lyles 23 arb 231.7 0.5 +4.5
Jorge De La Rosa 33 FA-elig 321.6 11.0 -6.4
Michael Cuddyer 35 FA-elig 491.6 10.5 -5.9
Charlie Blackmon 27 arb 1541.3 0.5 +3.4
Adam Ottavino 28 arb 751.2 0.5 +2.9
Brett Anderson 26 arb 81.1 8.0 -4.9
Michael McKenry 29 arb 570.8 0.8 +1.7
LaTroy Hawkins 41 FA-elig 570.7 2.2 -0.3
Yohan Flande 28 pre-arb 160.6 0.2 +1.5
Jhoulys Chacín 26 arb 120.5 4.8 -3.3
Rafael Ynoa 26 – 190.5 – –
Wilin Rosario 25 arb 1060.4 0.5 +0.8
Ben Paulsen 26 – 310.4 0.1 +1.1
Matt Belisle 34 FA-elig 660.4 4.2 -3.2
DJ LeMahieu 25 arb 1490.3 0.5 +0.4
Christian Friedrich 26 pre-arb 160.2 0.1 +0.6
Matt McBride 29 – 210.2 0.1 +0.4
Brooks Brown 29 – 280.1 0.5 -0.1
Brandon Barnes 28 pre-arb 1320.1 0.5 -0.2
Christian Bergman 26 – 100.1 0.3 -0.0
Tommy Kahnle 24 – 540.1 0.5 -0.3
Chris Martin 28 – 160.1 0.1 +0.0
Pedro Hernandez 25 – 10.0 – –
Nick Masset 32 FA-elig 510.0 1.2 -1.2
Tyler Chatwood 24 arb 4-0.0 0.5 -0.5
Jackson Williams 28 pre-arb 7-0.0 0.1 -0.1
Jason Pridie 30 – 2-0.0 – –
Eddie Butler 23 – 3-0.2 – –
Cristhian Adames 22 – 7-0.2 0.5 -1.1
Wilton Lopez 30 arb 4-0.2 2.2 -2.8
Ryan Wheeler 25 pre-arb 31-0.3 0.5 -1.2
Kyle Parker 24 – 18-0.3 0.1 -1.0
Jair Jurrjens 28 arb 2-0.3 0.0 -1.0
Carlos González 28 FA-elig 70-0.3 10.5 -11.5
Boone Logan 29 FA-elig 35-0.4 4.8 -5.8
Rob Scahill 27 pre-arb 12-0.4 0.1 -1.2
Josh Rutledge 25 pre-arb 105-0.4 0.5 -1.6
Chad Bettis 25 pre-arb 21-0.4 0.5 -1.6
Franklin Morales 28 FA-elig 38-0.5 1.7 -3.2
Rex Brothers 26 arb 74-0.6 0.5 -2.2
Juan Nicasio 27 arb 33-0.6 2.0 -3.7
Jordan Pacheco↔ ARI 28 arb 22-0.9 0.2 -2.7
Charlie Culberson 25 pre-arb 95-1.0 0.5 -3.6

Key additions (new vs 2013)

PlayerfWAR
Drew Stubbs2.7
Justin Morneau2.3
Tyler Matzek2.0
Jordan Lyles1.7
Brett Anderson1.1
Michael McKenry0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player2013 fWAR
Dexter Fowler1.9
Roy Oswalt0.9
Josh Outman0.6
Rafael Betancourt0.5
Jeff Francis0.4
Jon Garland0.3

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll
$99.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Troy Tulowitzki297.033$16.0M$13.6MFREE AGENT
Jorge De La Rosa3310.000$11.0M$12.5M$12.5MFREE AGENT
Michael Cuddyer3510.157$10.5MFREE AGENT
Justin Morneau339.168$5.0M$6.8MFREE AGENT
Boone Logan296.140$4.8M$5.5M$6.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Belisle348.019$4.2MFREE AGENT
LaTroy Hawkins4117.054$2.2M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Nick Masset326.146$1.2MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Carlos González285.059$10.5MFREE AGENT
Brett Anderson265.000$8.0MFREE AGENT
Jhoulys Chacín264.012$4.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Stubbs294.047$4.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilton Lopez304.038$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklin Morales285.007$1.7MFREE AGENT
Josh Rutledge253.090$501kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Pacheco283.073$160kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jair Jurrjens284.149$49kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (32)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Juan Nicasio272.124$2.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael McKenry292.136$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Chatwood242.039$502kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Ottavino282.087$502kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rex Brothers262.117$502kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Lyles232.060$502kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilin Rosario252.023$502kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Barnes281.058$501kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
DJ LeMahieu251.128$501kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Blackmon271.102$501kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Dickerson250.101$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Wheeler252.000$500kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brooks Brown290.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Bettis250.060$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nolan Arenado230.155$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Kahnle240.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cristhian Adames220.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Culberson250.074$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Bergman260.000$306kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Matzek230.000$301kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yohan Flande281.008$189kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Friedrich261.029$123kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Paulsen260.000$117kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Martin280.000$113kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt McBride29–$112k
Rob Scahill271.147$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Parker240.000$101kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackson Williams280.065$96kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Pridie302.047—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Ynoa260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Hernandez251.001—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Butler230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rockies 2014; 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.