The Grand Junction Rockies ended 2015 with a bang. But it's worth pointing out that the 2015 rookie Rockies had no resonating storyline—at least not yet.
What this summer taught fans who follow the Rockies' minor league system is that the earliest levels exist to establish a foundation that doesn't necessarily show immediate results. As much as we get wowed by how polished some of this young talent is, the point at the rookie ball level is not polish, but growth.
Harrison Musgrave and Jordan Patterson were two breakout stars among the Rockies' MiLB clubs last season, but neither had come from a massive rookie ball season in Grand Junction before they entered the higher levels.