When this year’s edition of the Baseball Prospectus Annual downloaded to my iPhone, I excitedly turned to the Colorado Rockies section and settled in to see what Robert O’Connell, this year’s essayist, had to say.
I was disappointed and frustrated. I expected more insight into a Rockies baseball team—a team that made the 2017 NL Wild Card game after a tumultuous season and amidst a distinct moment in the club’s history. What I got instead was a contemplation of Rockies’ frivolity.
The first focus is on #Coors, a stadium that is, O’Connell says, “more famous than any player who has played in it.