Called an “under the radar player” by Colorado manager Walt Weiss, Paulsen has developed a penchant for playing wherever needed (first base or left field) and coming through in the clutch at the plate.
A perfect example came Friday night in Arizona when Paulsen was asked to come off the bench and pinch hit in the ninth inning. His one-out single would start a Colorado rally off Arizona’s Brad Ziegler that would be capped with Trevor Story’s two-run triple that helped the Rockies take a 5-2 decision. The momentum from that win would carry over the rest of the weekend as Colorado earned a road sweep over the Diamondbacks.