Yesterday, The Athletic’s Nick Groke tweeted what he believes to be the Rockies first base depth chart for the 2021 season.
Rockies’ depth chart at first base probably sets up to start spring as:
1. C.J. Cron
2. Josh Fuentes
3. Greg Bird
4. Connor Joe— Nick Groke (@nickgroke) February 17, 2021Notably missing from his list?
Ryan McMahon.
This seems to confirm what a lot of Rockies fans suspected - It looks like third base belongs to Ryan McMahon following Nolan Arenado’s departure. With RyMac tackling the hot corner and Trevor Story the undisputed shortstop, the rest of the team’s infield options will have to battle it out to grab a place on the right side of the diamond.