Rockies Success Hinges Upon the Next Man Up
During the final days of spring training, when the questions were focused on the makeup of the Rockies 25-man Opening Day roster, manager Bud Black offered a word of warning.
"We will have 25 in place for Opening Day, but this season is going to be about 45 or 50 players, not just ther 25 who open the season," he said.
And it has been.
With 50 days -- and 45 games -- remaining in the regular-season, the Rockies are 1 1/2 games out in the NL West. Even without September call ups, the Rockies already have used 38 players, and only one of the 38 was brought in from outside the organization -- right-handed reliever Seunghwan Ho, acquired before the July 31 trading deadline from the Blue Jays.
The Opening Day 25
In the Field
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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Trevor Story | 115 | 439 | 58 | 127 | 32 | 5 | 24 | 80 | 36 | 121 | .289 | .348 | .549 |
Ian Desmond | 113 | 398 | 59 | 94 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 59 | 38 | 112 | .236 | .309 | .437 |
Nolan Arenado | 110 | 417 | 77 | 128 | 25 | 2 | 29 | 82 | 56 | 85 | .307 | .389 | .585 |
Charlie Blackmon | 110 | 446 | 84 | 124 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 49 | 43 | 96 | .278 | .347 | .475 |
Gerardo Parra | 105 | 327 | 42 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 25 | 60 | .281 | .335 | .379 |
Carlos Gonzalez | 96 | 331 | 56 | 95 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 27 | 80 | .287 | .341 | .498 |
DJ LeMahieu | 81 | 339 | 58 | 92 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 26 | 52 | .271 | .319 | .419 |
Chris Iannetta | 73 | 219 | 23 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 66 | .228 | .331 | .388 |
Ryan McMahon | 60 | 123 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 42 | .244 | .324 | .398 |
Pat Valaika | 54 | 107 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 27 | .150 | .216 | .243 |
Tony Wolters | 51 | 129 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 24 | .155 | .281 | .256 |
Mike Tauchman | 21 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .094 | .194 | .125 |
On the Mound
Player | W | L | SvOP | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyle Freeland | 10 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 139 | 123 | 47 | 47 | 13 | 50 | 110 | 3.04 |
Tyler Anderson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 137 | 116 | 64 | 60 | 21 | 48 | 127 | 3.94 |
German Marquez | 9 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 128.2 | 132 | 72 | 67 | 20 | 45 | 139 | 4.69 |
Jon Gray | 9 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 127.1 | 130 | 72 | 68 | 14 | 37 | 148 | 4.81 |
Chad Bettis | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 100 | 103 | 63 | 63 | 17 | 40 | 72 | 5.67 |
Antonio Senzatela | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 47.1 | 46 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 37 | 4.56 |
Adam Ottavino | 4 | 2 | 5-8 | 53 | 0 | 56.1 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 82 | 1.60 |
Wade Davis | 1 | 6 | 32-38 | 51 | 0 | 47.1 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 24 | 53 | 5.51 |
Bryan Shaw | 3 | 5 | 0-4 | 50 | 0 | 44.2 | 59 | 38 | 32 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 6.45 |
Jake McGee | 2 | 4 | 1-3 | 46 | 0 | 39.2 | 46 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 6.35 |
Chris Rusin | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 35 | 0 | 39.2 | 42 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 6.81 |
Scott Oberg | 7 | 0 | 0-4 | 34 | 0 | 34.1 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 3.15 |
Mike Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 9.00 |
Twelve of the 13 players who have been added to the roster at times during the season came directly from Triple-A Albuquerque. The one exception is reliever Seunghwan Oh, who was acquired at the trading deadline from the Blue Jays for two low-A prospects.
Position Additions
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noel Cuevas | 63 | 136 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 22 | .243 | .280 | .331 |
David Dahl | 38 | 110 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 31 | .273 | .319 | .482 |
Tom Murphy | 31 | 88 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 41 | .227 | .253 | .398 |
Daniel Castro | 18 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .174 | .191 | .261 |
Raimel Tapia | 14 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .222 | .300 | .500 |
Garrett Hampson | 7 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .300 | .417 | .450 |
Additional Arms
Player | W | L | SvOP | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harrison Musgrave | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 31.2 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 4.55 |
Brooks Pounders | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 14 | 0 | 15.1 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7.63 |
Yency Almonte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.00 |
Jeff Hoffman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8.2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9.35 |
Seunghwan Oh | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2.35 |
Sam Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Jerry Vasto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40.50 |
There were three emphatic examples of Black's statement of the importance of depth. The unsung heroes can come up big at critical times.
As Easy as 1-2-3
3B Ryan McMahon | ||
Nolan Arenado came out of the game after aggravating right shoulder on double play pivot. | ||
McMahon delivered game-winning two-run home run off Zac Rosscup in the seventh. With Arenado still out of the lineup Saturday, McMahon delivered the three-run, two-out walk-off home run to lift the Rockies to a 3-2 victory against the Dodgers. | ||
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RHP Adam Ottavino | ||
Closer Wade Davis was given a day to work on mechanical issues before the game. | ||
Ottavino got the call in the ninth and needed 11 pitches to wrap up the save. | ||
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LHP Jake McGee/RHP Scott Oberg | ||
With Ottavino in the closer role, the Rockies needed help in the seventh and eighth. | ||
McGee did the bulk of the work, and then Oberg came on to get final out in eighth. |
Jon Gray was a part of the Opening Day roster. Heck, he was the Opening Day starter, but all things didn't go smoothly for him. He was, in fact, sent to Triple-A Albuquerque at the end of June with a 7-7 record, 5.71 ERA and only four quality starts. Two starts with the Isotopes, combined with Antonio Senzatela going on the disabled list, and Gray was back in the big leagues.
The wake up call worked miracles. He had a no decision on Friday, and it was a struggle. After four consecutive quality starts, Gray had to battle his way through 5 2/3 innings, giving up four runs, and throwing 109 pitches.
He, however, battled, and did not let the game get away from him, which gave the Rockies the opportunity to rally and win. In the five starts since his return, the Rockies are 5-0 and Gray is 2-0 with a 2.29 ERA.
Date | Opponent | W | L | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | HB | SO | AVG | #Pit | |
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7/14/2018 | Sea | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .192 | 93 |
7/25/2018 | Hou | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .125 | 97 |
7/31/2018 | @StL | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .137 | 92 |
8/5/2018 | @Mil | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .140 | 99 |
8/10/2018 | LAD | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .177 | 109 |
W | L | INN | H | R | ER | HR | BB | HB | SO | AVG | #PIT | |||
Totals | ERA 2.29 | 2 | 0 | 35.1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 29 | .177 | 490 |