The Colorado Rockies’ list of top prospects in 2016 was a precursor to the golden-age of starting pitching for the franchise. Prospect evaluations are subjective in nature, so the rankings vary from list to list. However, in nearly every one you could find the names Kyle Freeland, Jon Gray, Jeff Hoffman, Germán Márquez and Antonio Senzatela. The organization was deep in starting pitching talent and - five years later - we can say they made the most of it with four of the five players becoming stalwarts in the rotation.
But nothing lasts forever, and the four-man band is already beginning to break up with the recent loss of Jon Gray to the Texas Rangers in the off-season.