Ubaldo Jimenez’s 2010 season is, by most measures, the obvious high-water mark for a single campaign by a Colorado starting pitcher.
But this year, the memorable right-hander has company at the top of the Rockies’ record book, as both Kyle Freeland and German Marquez are turning in seasons that rival Jimenez’s banner year — albeit in different ways.
The left-handed Freeland, who has four foreseeable starts remaining, is challenging Jimenez’s club-best marks in ERA (2.91 compared to Jimenez’s 2.88) and bWAR (7.2 to 7.5).
And Marquez, three foreseeable starts left, is threatening to break Jimenez’s records in total strikeouts (195 to 214) and WHIP (1.