For some teams, the All-Star break is a good chance to get some rest, have some fun, and gear up for the second half of the season. It’s that for the Rockies, but it came at a pretty rough time. They were on a strong tear, finally figuring themselves out as a team. They took 13 of their last 16 games, and they need to somehow regain that momentum as they start the second half with a pretty tough schedule. They still have plenty of games against division rivals, as well as many against teams over .500. Now, with Manny Machado getting traded to the Dodgers, things got even harder.
The path to Rocktober might be a bit less rocky
