Saunders: First base used to be a Rockies’ strength, now it’s their chronic problem | Denver Post
Patrick Saunders sets up this critical look at the Rockies’ first base situation with a view to the past — for more than 20 years it was mostly either Andrés Galarraga or Todd Helton. But he also looks to the more recent past and a decision the Rockies didn’t make.
Rather than bringing Mark Reynolds back for 2018, they added more depth to the outfield and pushed Ian Desmond back to first base. Reynolds wasn’t great in 2017, but he was at least reliably average.