Let’s get this out of the way before we go any further in the discussion. CarGo is a great player, a great person and a great leader in the clubhouse. No one is denying any of those things. However, his current slump is hurting the Rockies in a big way. It’s hard to deny that as well.
Gonzalez enters Wednesday’s game in San Diego with a .207 average. He has two homers and six RBI on the season. Of his 92 at-bats this season, 22 have ended in a strikeout. That includes a big two-out strikeout in Tuesday night’s loss to the Padres when the Rockies had the bases full in the top of the eighth.