Over the past few weeks we’ve taken a closer look at the Colorado Rockies and their preferred team building methodology as a “draft and develop” organization. To be more specific, we’ve evaluated their struggles employing that particular methodology.
From their difficulties in both the draft and with their international free agents over the last ten seasons from 2015 through 2024, the Rockies have largely been unable to extract the talent from the players they bring into the organization as fresh-faced amateurs.
When it comes to the MLB draft, the Rockies’ problems run even deeper.