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Rockies COL

202026–34 (0.433)
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GM: Jeff Bridich

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2020, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$118M
Surplus $M
-88
Win %
0.433
TAB
-21.9
WAB
-11.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
4.6
Dead money %
55%
Depth Players
1.0
Dead WAR
-6.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2020 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LTony Wolters39
RDrew Butera25
RElias Díaz24

1B

LDaniel Murphy29
RJoshua Fuentes26
LRyan McMahon12
RDrew Butera5

2B

LRyan McMahon33
RGarrett Hampson26
RChris Owings8
RBrendan Rodgers5
LTony Wolters4

3B

RNolan Arenado48
LRyan McMahon14
RJoshua Fuentes6
RChris Owings2

SS

RTrevor Story57
RGarrett Hampson6
LRyan McMahon2
RBrendan Rodgers1
RChris Owings1

LF

LRaimel Tapia36
LSam Hilliard14
RGarrett Hampson7
LDavid Dahl4
RChris Owings2
RJoshua Fuentes2
RMatt Kemp1

CF

RGarrett Hampson20
LDavid Dahl17
RKevin Pillar⇄12
LSam Hilliard10
RChris Owings2

RF

LCharlie Blackmon50
LSam Hilliard13
RKevin Pillar⇄11
LRaimel Tapia3
RChris Owings2
LDavid Dahl2
RJoshua Fuentes1

DH

RMatt Kemp32
LRaimel Tapia12
LCharlie Blackmon9
LDaniel Murphy4
RTrevor Story2
LDavid Dahl2
RElias Díaz2
RBrendan Rodgers1
RGarrett Hampson1
RKevin Pillar⇄1

Starters

RGerman Marquez2.3 WAR
RAntonio Senzatela1.1 WAR
LKyle Freeland1.0 WAR
RJon Gray0.5 WAR
RChi Chi Gonzalez0.1 WAR
RAntonio Santos-0.1 WAR
RRyan Castellani-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDaniel Bard6 sv
RCarlos Estevez6 h
RMychal Givens⇄6 h
RYency Almonte4 h
RTyler Kinley4 h
RJairo Diaz3 h
RJeff Hoffman0 h
LJames Pazos0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2019)

PlayerfWAR
Daniel Bard0.5
Kevin Pillar0.3
Tyler Kinley0.2
Chris Owings-0.0
Tommy Doyle-0.0
Antonio Santos-0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2019)

Player2019 fWAR
Harrison Musgrave0.3
DJ Johnson0.2
Chad Bettis0.1
Yonder Alonso-0.0
Noel Cuevas-0.0
Chris Rusin-0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Rockies. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2020; everyone else is shown as a 2020 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Germán Márquez 2020 +2.3 +27.6 4.8 +22.8 $2.1M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.8M AAV
Antonio Senzatela 2020 +1.1 +8.9 0.2 +8.7 $0.2M 1.02× Arb extension · 2022–2026 · $10.1M AAV
Daniel Bard 2020 +0.5 +5.5 0.2 +5.3 $0.4M 1.34× –
Kyle Freeland 2020 +1.0 +8.1 2.9 +5.2 $2.9M 1.02× Arb extension · 2022–2026 · $12.9M AAV
Trevor Story 2020 +2.0 +14.1 9.0 +5.1 $4.6M 0.89× Free Agent · 2022–2028 · $23.3M AAV
Raimel Tapia 2020 +0.6 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.4M 0.83× –
Yency Almonte 2020 +0.5 +2.9 0.2 +2.7 $0.4M 0.67× –
Tyler Kinley 2020 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $0.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $4.2M AAV
Sam Hilliard 2020 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $1.2M 0.83× –
Garrett Hampson 2020 +0.2 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.3M 0.56× –
Jeff Hoffman 2020 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.8M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Ryan McMahon 2020 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.0M 0.56× Arb extension · 2022–2024 · $11.7M AAV
Chi Chi González 2020 +0.1 +0.5 0.6 -0.1 $10.4M 1.02× –
Tommy Doyle 2020 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Kevin Pillar↔ 2020 +0.3 +1.7 1.9 -0.2 $7.5M 0.83× –
Chris Owings 2020 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Antonio Santos 2020 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Elias Díaz 2020 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Phillip Diehl 2020 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
AJ Ramos 2020 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Matt Kemp 2020 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -0.9 – 0.69× –
Ashton Goudeau 2020 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
James Pazos 2020 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Nolan Arenado 2019–2020 +6.7 +59.7 61.0 -1.3 $9.1M 1.12× Arb extension · 2019–2020 · $32.5M AAV
José Mujica 2020 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Drew Butera 2020 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Carlos Estévez 2020 -0.2 -0.8 1.1 -1.9 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $11.1M AAV
Jon Gray 2020 +0.5 +3.7 5.6 -1.9 $12.3M 1.02× –
Brendan Rodgers 2020 -0.4 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Jairo Díaz 2020 -0.3 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Mychal Givens↔ 2020 -0.5 -2.5 1.5 -4.0 – 0.67× –
Tony Wolters 2020 -0.6 -2.6 1.9 -4.5 – 0.52× –
Ryan Castellani 2020 -0.6 -5.2 0.2 -5.4 – 1.02× –
David Dahl 2020 -1.0 -6.5 2.5 -9.0 – 0.83× –
Daniel Murphy 2020 -0.9 -4.2 8.0 -12.2 – 0.56× –
Wade Davis 2020 -0.4 -1.9 17.0 -18.9 – 0.67× –
Charlie Blackmon 2020 +0.3 +2.3 21.5 -19.2 $63.2M 0.83× –
Jesus Tinoco↔ 2020 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 $9.3M 0.67× –
Joe Harvey 2020 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 +0.0 $4.4M 0.67× –
Joshua Fuentes 2020 +0.5 +2.1 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+10.9+110.3143.4-35.3—

Trades

Every graded 2020 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2020 · MIA / COL
MIA · Michael Hill +$4.0M
Jesús Tinoco
COL · Jeff Bridich −$4.0M
Chad Smith
MIA came out ahead by $4.0M
2020 · COL / BOS
COL · Jeff Bridich +$1.6M
Kevin Pillar
BOS · Chaim Bloom −$1.6M
Jacob Wallace
COL came out ahead by $1.6M
2020 · COL / BAL
COL · Jeff Bridich +$1.6M
Mychal Givens
BAL · Mike Elias −$1.6M
Mishael Deson, Terrin Vavra, Tyler Nevin
COL came out ahead by $1.6M
2020 · COL / CIN
COL · Jeff Bridich +$0.8M
Jameson Hannah, Robert Stephenson
CIN · Dick Williams −$0.8M
Case Williams, Jeff Hoffman
COL came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2020 payroll
$117.5M
2021 guaranteed
$0.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; 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

Guaranteed / signed (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Nolan Arenado296.155$35.0M$570k$23.4MOPT-OUT$8.0MOPT-OUT$24.0M$21.0M$5.0M
Charlie Blackmon337.102$21.5MFREE AGENT
Wade Davis3411.000$17.0MFREE AGENT
Daniel Murphy3512.000$8.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Kemp3512.087$370kFREE AGENT
Drew Butera368.067$370kFREE AGENT
AJ Ramos336.030$29kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Trevor Story274.000$9.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Gray284.062$5.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Germán Márquez253.027$4.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Wolters283.161$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Pillar315.113$1.9MFREE AGENT
Mychal Givens304.069$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Estévez273.022$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chi Chi González285.000$629kFREE AGENT
Elias Díaz293.088$213kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Bard353.103$209kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Owings285.131$209kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Kyle Freeland272.144$2.9MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Dahl262.162$2.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Antonio Senzatela252.106$212kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jairo Díaz292.083$212kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raimel Tapia262.020$212kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan McMahon252.006$212kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Hoffman271.105$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Hampson251.030$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Kinley291.014$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yency Almonte260.168$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Hilliard260.034$197kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Harvey280.063$178kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Castellani242.001$162kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ashton Goudeau270.000$143kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brendan Rodgers230.132$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phillip Diehl250.030$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Pazos292.096$121kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Antonio Santos230.000$53kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Mujica240.029$25kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Tinoco250.091$16kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Doyle240.000$16kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joshua Fuentes27–—

Graphs

How each 2020 acquisition stacked onto Rockies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, 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).
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