According Bill Geivett, the Rockies senior vice president of Major League operations, the team likes what they have and won’t look to make major changes in the offseason. In a report filed by Thomas Harding of MLB.com, the Rockies will be bringing back the majority of their front office personal and think they have the necessary players to win if everyone is healthy.
“We like the team that we have. When the majority of them are out there, we feel good about our chances. At the same time, we look at next year and we know our pitching staff, we need to improve, and we need to be able to score runs on the road.”
Speaking specifically about Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, two players the Mets could have targeted in a trade this offseason, the party line seems clear. Geivett said that “If we’re going to win, they’re going to need to be part of it, too.” Given the talent level of those two players you can understand why.
Tulowitzki finished the season with a slash line of .340/.432/.603 and a 1.035 OPS. He did miss the final two-and-a-half months with a torn labrum. Trips to the DL are par for the course for these two sluggers. Gonzalez didn’t have nearly the season Tulowitzki had. He played in just 70 games, hitting .238/.292/.431 with a .723 OPS. The price tag for Gonzalez could have been quite low if they had decided to shop him around.
A big miss for the Rockies this past season was their starting pitching which ranked dead last in ERA (4.84) and second worst in both batting average against (.276) and strikeouts (1,074). This is obviously an area the Mets are strong in and a trade could have benefited both sides. It doesn’t appear that this will be the case as the Rockies move forward with their pair of sluggers.
