NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Where have you gone, Todd Helton? Rockies Nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Could signing high-priced, free-agent slugger Mark Trumbo stop that yearning? How about Chris Carter? Should the Rockies bring back Mark Reynolds?
Those are a lot of questions. But there is no question that the Rockies’ gigantic hole at first base, along with a questionable bullpen, impedes general manager Jeff Bridich‘s vision to turn the Rockies into playoff contenders in 2017. As a unit last season, Colorado’s first basemen ranked 12th in the National League in on-base plus slugging percentage (.