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CSM · December 22nd, 2006, 10:33 AM

Maybe I should have rephrased the question. Although, my question was kind of inane and cheesy to begin with anyway.

Realistically, do you expect the Rockies to contend in 2007?

I partially agree with what RockieRooter wrote. I expect them to improve to the 80-85 win range, but I suspect that that’ll only be good enough for 3rd place in the NL West next season (behind the Dodgers and Padres). One aspect of last season that seems to often be overlooked was the general lack of extensive injuries. The Rockies enjoyed a ton of luck in this department. What other team in the league could claim that pretty much all pivotal or key members of their rotations, bullpens (maybe DeJean) and lineups (maybe Torrealba) never missed any significant amounts of time over the course of the season? Think about it--- Holliday, Hawpe, Atkins, Carroll, Iannetta, Tulo, Barmes, Sullivan, Jennings, Cook, Francis, Fogg, Fuentes, Mesa, Martin, Corpas, Ramirez and King never missed any time at all last season, while Helton and Kim only spent minimal time on the DL. In contrast, over the course of the 2005 season every member of the starting lineup spent a good portion of time on the DL, while Cook and Jennings each missed close to 50% of the season.

The potential for regression is almost as high as the potential for progression (in my opinion).

December 22nd, 2006, 10:33 AM	#67 (permalink)
CSM Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 33	Maybe I should have rephrased the question. Although, my question was kind of inane and cheesy to begin with anyway. Realistically, do you expect the Rockies to contend in 2007? I partially agree with what RockieRooter wrote. I expect them to improve to the 80-85 win range, but I suspect that that’ll only be good enough for 3rd place in the NL West next season (behind the Dodgers and Padres). One aspect of last season that seems to often be overlooked was the general lack of extensive injuries. The Rockies enjoyed a ton of luck in this department. What other team in the league could claim that pretty much all pivotal or key members of their rotations, bullpens (maybe DeJean) and lineups (maybe Torrealba) never missed any significant amounts of time over the course of the season? Think about it--- Holliday, Hawpe, Atkins, Carroll, Iannetta, Tulo, Barmes, Sullivan, Jennings, Cook, Francis, Fogg, Fuentes, Mesa, Martin, Corpas, Ramirez and King never missed any time at all last season, while Helton and Kim only spent minimal time on the DL. In contrast, over the course of the 2005 season every member of the starting lineup spent a good portion of time on the DL, while Cook and Jennings each missed close to 50% of the season. The potential for regression is almost as high as the potential for progression (in my opinion).