CarGo is back, and it feels like he never left. Because if you’re a baseball fan that lives from April to October, he really didn’t.
Carlos Gonzalez’s return to the Rockies on a one-year, $8 million deal became officially official Monday, sending more clarity to what Colorado will do at first base (Ian Desmond, who signed a $70 million deal last year) and muddying the club’s plan for star prospect Ryan McMahon. But with No. 5 back in right field, it’s worth asking what the expectations are from a production standpoint.
In a long line of stellar outfielders for a young franchise that includes Matt Holliday, Larry Walker, Dante Bichette and teammate Charlie Blackmon, Gonzalez has one of the best gloves (.