Sep 2, 2020; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) singles in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
The San Diego Padres have been the team that has done the most this offseason since they have acquired starters Blake Snell and Yu Darvish. Have those moves accelerated the Colorado Rockies rebuild?
The final week was a bit of a gut punch for Colorado Rockies fans as they saw their divisional rival, the San Diego Padres, acquire not one, but two starting pitchers that have either won a Cy Young Award or come in second for a Cy Young Award in the last three seasons in 2018 Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and 2020 NL Cy Young Award runner-up Yu Darvish.