Fact: the Colorado Rockies have never had a pitcher win a Cy Young Award. In fact, they’ve only ever had three candidates crack the top ten (Marvin Freeman, 1994; Jeff Francis, 2007; and Ubaldo Jiménez, 2010). Ubaldo Jiménez’ remarkable 2010 and third place podium finish ranks him highest amongst Rockies Cy Young candidates, but still no pitcher has taken home the hardware while playing in purple pinstripes.
A few weeks ago, Purple Row’s Eric Garcia McKinley wrote about Kyle Freeland’s incredible pitching season. While most players hit some sort of sophomore slump, Freeland is undoubtedly in the midst of a career year.