Brandon Barnes' production at the plate disappeared in August and September, resulting in a well-below-average season.
When Brandon Barnes was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on May 20, the Colorado Rockies sat at 14-23 and were losers of 15 of their previous 19 games.
With quite a bit of help from the 29-year-old reserve outfielder, Colorado finished the month 8-3. In those games, Barnes hit .313/.333/.469 in 33 plate appearances while doing his best to loosen up what had become a tense environment due to all of the losing, trade rumors involving the team's star player and other factors.