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Rockies COL

202174–87 (0.460)
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GM: Jeff Bridich

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2021, 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
$87M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.460
TAB
-6.7
WAB
-2.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
22.9
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-4.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2021 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RElias Díaz98
LDom Nuñez77

1B

RC.J. Cron130
RJoshua Fuentes32
RConnor Joe14
LMatt Adams7
RColton Welker2
LDom Nuñez1
LRio Ruiz⇄1

2B

RBrendan Rodgers81
LRyan McMahon52
RGarrett Hampson47
RAlan Trejo10
RChris Owings3

3B

LRyan McMahon113
RJoshua Fuentes60
LRio Ruiz⇄17
RColton Welker5
RTaylor Motter⇄3
RGarrett Hampson2
RChris Owings1

SS

RTrevor Story138
RBrendan Rodgers26
RAlan Trejo9
RGarrett Hampson5
RChris Owings1

LF

LRaimel Tapia118
RConnor Joe32
LSam Hilliard17
RYonathan Daza12
RChris Owings3
RJoshua Fuentes2
RRyan Vilade2
LRio Ruiz⇄2

CF

RGarrett Hampson91
RYonathan Daza57
LSam Hilliard46
LRaimel Tapia3
RChris Owings1

RF

LCharlie Blackmon137
RYonathan Daza22
LSam Hilliard11
LRaimel Tapia4
RChris Owings3
LKyle Freeland1
RTaylor Motter⇄1

DH

RC.J. Cron3
RConnor Joe3
LCharlie Blackmon1
RChris Owings1
LSam Hilliard1
RTaylor Motter⇄1
RTrevor Story1

Starters

RGerman Marquez4.1 WAR
RAntonio Senzatela3.0 WAR
RJon Gray2.0 WAR
LKyle Freeland1.2 WAR
LAustin Gomber1.1 WAR
RChi Chi Gonzalez0.3 WAR
LLucas Gilbreath0.2 WAR
RJhoulys Chacin0.1 WAR
RAshton Goudeau⇄0.1 WAR
RPeter Lambert-0.1 WAR
RRyan Castellani-0.2 WAR
RRyan Feltner-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDaniel Bard20 sv
RJhoulys Chacin18 h
RCarlos Estevez15 h
RTyler Kinley10 h
RRobert Stephenson4 h
RYency Almonte4 h
LLucas Gilbreath4 h
LBen Bowden1 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 2020)

PlayerfWAR
C.J. Cron2.3
Austin Gomber1.1
Connor Joe0.9
Robert Stephenson0.5
Dom Nuñez0.4
Yonathan Daza0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2020)

Player2020 fWAR
Kevin Pillar0.3
Jeff Hoffman0.1
Tommy Doyle-0.0
Phillip Diehl-0.1
Matt Kemp-0.1
AJ Ramos-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 2021; everyone else is shown as a 2021 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Germán Márquez 2021 +4.1 +71.5 7.8 +63.7 $1.9M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.8M AAV
Antonio Senzatela 2021 +3.0 +46.8 3.0 +43.8 $1.0M 1.96× Arb extension · 2022–2026 · $10.1M AAV
Jon Gray 2021 +2.0 +23.4 6.0 +17.4 $3.0M 1.49× –
C.J. Cron 2021 +2.3 +15.2 1.0 +14.2 $0.4M 0.81× –
Ryan McMahon 2021 +2.4 +16.6 2.4 +14.2 $1.0M 0.85× Arb extension · 2022–2024 · $11.7M AAV
Elias Díaz 2021 +1.7 +10.2 1.2 +9.0 $0.7M 0.76× –
Austin Gomber 2021 +1.1 +9.1 0.6 +8.5 $0.5M 1.02× –
Connor Joe 2021 +0.9 +6.2 0.4 +5.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Brendan Rodgers 2021 +1.2 +5.5 0.6 +4.9 $0.5M 0.56× –
Carlos Estévez 2021 +0.6 +6.2 1.4 +4.8 $2.5M 1.34× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $11.1M AAV
Kyle Freeland 2021 +1.2 +9.4 5.0 +4.4 $4.4M 1.02× Arb extension · 2022–2026 · $12.9M AAV
Daniel Bard 2021 +0.6 +6.3 2.9 +3.4 $4.9M 1.34× –
Sam Hilliard 2021 +0.4 +2.6 0.3 +2.2 $0.9M 0.83× –
Robert Stephenson 2021 +0.5 +2.8 0.8 +2.0 $1.5M 0.67× Free Agent · 2024–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Raimel Tapia 2021 +0.5 +3.3 1.9 +1.4 $3.9M 0.83× –
Yonathan Daza 2021 +0.3 +1.9 0.6 +1.3 $2.0M 0.83× –
Chi Chi González 2021 +0.3 +2.2 1.1 +1.1 $4.1M 1.02× –
Chris Owings 2021 +0.5 +2.1 1.0 +1.1 $2.1M 0.56× –
Dom Nuñez 2021 +0.4 +1.6 0.6 +1.1 $1.5M 0.52× –
Garrett Hampson 2021 +0.2 +1.2 0.6 +0.6 $3.1M 0.83× –
Lucas Gilbreath 2021 +0.2 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $2.2M 0.67× –
Jordan Sheffield 2021 +0.2 +1.1 0.6 +0.5 $2.8M 0.67× –
Tyler Kinley 2021 +0.2 +1.1 0.6 +0.5 $2.8M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $4.2M AAV
Antonio Santos 2021 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.0M 0.67× –
Ashton Goudeau↔ 2021 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.0M 0.67× –
Ben Bowden 2021 +0.1 +0.3 0.5 -0.2 $9.1M 0.67× –
Zac Rosscup 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Jhoulys Chacín 2021 +0.1 +0.4 0.8 -0.4 $10.6M 0.67× –
Taylor Motter↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.58× –
Julian Fernández 2021 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Ryan Vilade 2021 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Ryan Castellani 2021 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Rio Ruiz↔ 2021 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Colton Welker 2021 -0.4 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.58× –
Peter Lambert 2021 -0.1 -1.2 0.6 -1.7 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Jesus Tinoco 2021 -0.3 -1.8 0.0 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Alan Trejo 2021 -0.4 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Mychal Givens↔ 2021 +0.0 +0.1 2.3 -2.2 $91.7M 0.67× –
Ryan Feltner 2021 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Matt Adams 2021 -0.5 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.56× –
Trevor Story 2021 +2.2 +15.5 18.5 -3.0 $8.5M 0.89× Free Agent · 2022–2028 · $23.3M AAV
Yency Almonte 2021 -0.5 -2.8 0.6 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Charlie Blackmon 2021 -0.1 -0.4 21.5 -21.9 – 0.83× –
Justin Lawrence 2021 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 +0.0 $5.1M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Joshua Fuentes 2021 -1.0 -4.5 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+23.0+241.887.3+159.3—

Trades

Every graded 2021 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2021 · COL / CIN
COL · Jeff Bridich +$0.8M
Case Williams, Noah Davis
CIN · Dick Williams −$0.8M
Mychal Givens
COL came out ahead by $0.8M
2021 · STL / COL
STL · John Mozeliak +$104.8M
Nolan Arenado
COL · Jeff Bridich −$104.8M
Mateo Gil, Jake Sommers, Tony Locey, Elehuris Montero, Austin Gomber
STL came out ahead by $104.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2021 payroll
$87.1M
2022 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; 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 (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Charlie Blackmon348.102$21.5MFREE AGENT
Chi Chi González296.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Chris Owings296.131$1.0MFREE AGENT
C.J. Cron316.097$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jhoulys Chacín339.087$800kFREE AGENT
Matt Adams328.033$484kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Trevor Story285.000$18.5MFREE AGENT
Germán Márquez264.027$7.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Gray295.062$6.0MFREE AGENT
Kyle Freeland283.144$5.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Antonio Senzatela263.106$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Bard364.103$2.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan McMahon263.006$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mychal Givens315.069$2.3MFREE AGENT
Raimel Tapia273.020$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Estévez284.022$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Elias Díaz304.088$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Stephenson283.049$805kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zac Rosscup334.090$58kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Garrett Hampson262.030$580kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Kinley302.014$580kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yency Almonte271.168$576kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brendan Rodgers241.075$576kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Gomber271.111$576kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dom Nuñez260.048$572kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yonathan Daza270.101$572kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Sheffield260.000$570kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter Lambert241.116$569kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Bowden262.068$460kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Gilbreath250.000$451kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Joe280.017$356kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Hilliard271.144$340kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Lawrence260.000$196kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Trejo250.000$172kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ashton Goudeau280.092$110kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julian Fernández252.000$98kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Feltner240.000$89kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Antonio Santos240.050$83kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colton Welker230.000$77kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rio Ruiz272.109$76kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Motter311.033$50kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Vilade220.000$49kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Castellani250.144$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Tinoco260.135$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joshua Fuentes28–—

Graphs

How each 2021 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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