Aniello Piro discusses Raimel Tapia’s rise on the Rockies depth chart and how he is fitting into a team that is gradually turning to its youthful talent for production instead of aging veterans. Tapia has seen much more playing time over the past few weeks and made the most of it as the Rockies primary leadoff hitter, slashing .289/.337/.454 in the month of May.
Of course, Raimel got this opportunity because Charlie Blackmon was injured and Ian Desmond was playing inconsistently. But now Chuck is healthy and back in the lineup while Ian is playing, well, consistently.