The Colorado Rockies made a big move on Wednesday, signing outfielder Ian Desmond to a five-year contract. Furthermore, Ken Rosenthal of Fox reports that they’re still in on slugger Mark Trumbo, who played most of the last two years in the corner outfield.
The thing is, the Rockies already had three outfielders before the day started: Carlos Gonzalez, Charlie Blackmon, and top prospect David Dahl, who debuted last summer. They still have Gerardo Parra, too, and now they have Desmond. As it is, someone would presumably have to play 1B. According to Rosenthal, the plan to sign Trumbo would involve trading an outfielder, with Trumbo then moving back to 1B.