The Colorado Rockies were never going to make a big splash signing this off-season. Not with looming austerity measures coming for the team and not after six consecutive losing campaigns that included back-to-back seasons with 100 losses.
While those at the top will never admit it outright, the Rockies are mired in a rebuild that had to happen. High-profile free agents like Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes, and Blake Snell were never coming to Denver.
“We’re not the Dodgers,” said then-new general manager Bill Schmidt in 2021 after being handed the keys to the front office.