As frustrating as they have been at times, nothing about the Rockies in the offseason or spring had ever alluded to this being a top offensive lineup. The Rox went all in on a blueprint that was completely centered on pitching. This offseason, Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich pushed all the chips to the center of the table with a hand of young, high-upside pitchers and a lock-down bullpen. The Rockies made no effort to improve offensively, though.
They replaced Mark Reynolds by rearranging players they already had. Chris Iannetta wasn’t an upgrade over Jonathan Lucroy, by any stretch.