QUESTION: What’s the No. 1 reason for the Rockies’ rough season?
Kiz: They could’ve been a contender. Or were we all fooling ourselves about the Rockies? Not to throw dirt on this team, but at the 100-game milestone of a season, you are what your record says you are. And the Rockies are not good. The analytical gurus at Fangraphs now give Colorado less than a 5 percent chance of making the playoffs. Put on your forensic hat. What’s the primary factor that killed a team that had such big hopes in April?