PT TOMORROW: NL West—Who's the odd man out in the COL outfield?
Jul 20 2017
After averaging 5.4 runs/game through June 20, the Rockies endured a stretch in which they lost 15 of 21, scoring fewer than 4 runs/game and giving legs to the rumors that the team could look to add hitting in advance of the trade deadline.
While they have rediscovered their offensive footing this week, the question still remains as to how the team will handle Carlos Gonzalez’s (OF, COL) playing time over the second half. With Mark Reynolds (1B, COL) anchoring first base, Ian Desmond (OF, COL) figures to log the majority of at-bats in LF, leaving Gonzalez as the nominal starter in RF. And for Gonzalez, the struggles this year have been impossible to overlook: career-worsts in HctX (86), xPX (79), hr/f (10%) and xBA...
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