One of my favorite jokes that began circulating around the Rockies in 2021 was the fact that they have a tendency to just stick with the players that they know and had once been with the organization. This past season saw Jhoulys Chacín return to the team that he originally debuted with, Ashton Goudeau go on a cross-country expedition to just end up being traded back to Colorado, and interim general manager Bill Schmidt slightly retcon a trade to bring back the Rockies 2020 draft pick Case Williams.
While it may be a joke, there is truth in the fact that the Rockies like to stay with familiar faces.