Let’s begin with some recent history.
Remember back in a miserable 2021 when the Rockies had the worst offense in baseball (a wRC+ of 82) and Bill Schmidt committed to bringing in some power to address this weakness? He signed Kris Bryant, traded for Randal Grichuk, and extended CJ Cron, who had shown himself to be comfortable at Coors Field.
Of course, the Rockies also hoped that Ryan McMahon and Brendan Rodgers would become more consistent, that Charlie Blackmon would have one more good year left, and that Sam Hilliard would finally become the hitter they always believed he’d be.