On Monday morning, an article that was 1,172 days old was the third most popular post on Purple Row. The headline: “The Corey Dickerson trade shows just how out of touch the Rockies are with reality.” Why was this article trending? Perhaps it’s because of events that had transpired less than 24 hours earlier.
When the Rockies finished the 2015 season, they were in a bit of a rut. They had just finished in last place for the third time in four seasons and hadn’t garnered more than 74 wins in six years. They signed Gerardo Parra to a three-year deal, making an already crowded outfield moreso.