Many Rockies fans have very legitimate reasons to be upset that Mike Hampton is on this list. There is a very strong argument that he is one of the worst players to ever come to Denver and that the mention of his name only brings up bad memories. But that would only be part of the story. Hampton isn’t on this list because of his pitching performance in Denver. Far from it. He is on here because of his warning to the franchise and how management ultimately learned and got better.
You’re right. For how much the Rockies paid him and how ineffectively he pitched in Colorado.