Original Draft Series: #5 – Colorado Rockies

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Team #5: Colorado Rockies

General Managers(since 1994)

Bob Gebhart (1994-1998): 512-559
Dan O’Dowd (1999-Current): 769-852

Team Performance

Playoffs			Division Finish
WC	League	Playoff App	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Last
0	1	3	0	3	4	5	4

All information is drawn from Baseball Reference.

Position	Name	Acquired	Years with Org.	Stats with Organization	Left?
C	Chris Iannetta	2004 – 4th Rd	6	333 gm, .236/.355/.440, 48 HR, 178 RBI	Currently with Org.
1B	Todd Helton	1995 – 1st Rd (8)	15	5 All Star Appearances, 3 Gold Gloves, 4 Silver Sluggers 1906 gm, .324/.423/.556, 331 HR, 1230 RBI, 36 SB	Currently with Org.
2B	Chone Figgins	1997 – 4th Rd	4	No Major League Appearances with Org.	Traded to LAA – 7/13/01
3B	Garrett Atkins	2000 – 5th Rd	9	773 gm, .289/.354/.457, 98 HR, 479 RBI	Non Tendered – 12/12/09
SS	Troy Tulowitzki	2005 – 1st Rd (7)	5	1 All Star Appearance 528 gm, .290/.362/.481, 78 HR, 302 RBI, 40 SB	Currently with Org.
LF	Matt Holliday	1998 – 7th Rd	10	3 All Star Appearances, 3 Silver Sluggers 698 gm, .319/.386/.552, 128 HR, 483 RBI, 66 SB	Traded to OAK – 11/10/08
CF	Juan Pierre	1998 – 13th Rd	4	359 gm, .308/.356/.371, 110 RBI, 100 SB	Traded to FLA – 11/16/02
RF	Brad Hawpe	2000 – 11th Rd	10	1 All Star Appearance 816 gm, .280/.374/.492, 118 HR, 464 RBI, 13 SB	Released – 7/26/10
DH	Ian Stewart	2003 – 1st Rd (10)	7	378 gm, .247/.333/.456, 54 HR, 180 RBI, 13 SB	Currently with Org.
SP	Ubaldo Jimenez	Int’l FA – 2001	9	1 All Star Appearance 48-34, 3.51 ERA, 690.2 IP, 611 K, 300 BB	Currently with Org.
SP	Aaron Cook	1997 – 2nd Rd	13	1 All Star Appearance 68-58, 4.42 ERA, 1210.1 IP, 506 K, 370 BB	Currently with Org.
SP	Jake Westbrook	1996 – 1st Rd(21)	1	No Major League Appearances with Org.	Traded to MON – 11/18/97
SP	Jeff Francis	2002 – 1st Rd (9)	8	55-48, 4.72 ERA, 871 IP, 595 K, 284 BB	Currently with Org.
SP	Jhoulys Chacin	Int’l FA – 2004	6	7-10, 3.80 ERA, 118.1 IP, 125 K, 61 BB	Currently with Org.
RP	Jamey Wright	1993 – 1st Rd (28)	6	35-52, 5.40 ERA, 791.2 IP, 381 K, 387 BB	Traded to MIL – 12/13/99
RP	Matt Daley	Amateur FA – 2004	6	1-2, 4.09 ERA, 72.2 IP, 72 K, 27 BB	Currently with Org.
RP	Franklin Morales	Int’l FA – 2002	8	7-9, 4.95 ERA, 127.1 IP, 93 K, 75 BB	Currently with Org.
RP	Esmil Rogers	Int’l FA – 2003	7	2-2, 5.28 ERA, 59.2 IP, 52 K, 21 BB	Currently with Org.
RP	Greg Reynolds	2006 – 1st Rd (2)	4	2-8, 8.13 ERA, 62 IP, 22 K, 26 BB	Currently with Org.
CL	Manny Corpas	Int’l FA – 1999	11	12-16, 3.93 ERA, 34 SV, 286 IP, 206 K, 80 BB	Currently with Org.
BN	Clint Barmes	2000 – 10th Rd	10	649 gm, .254/.300/.405, 61 HR, 285 RBI, 39 SB	Currently with Org.
BN	Seth Smith	2004 – 2nd Rd	6	319 gm, .277/.352/.495, 35 HR, 119 RBI, 7 SB	Currently with Org.
BN	Eric Young Jr	2003 – 30th Rd	7	62 gm, .238/.301/.298, 4 RBI, 17 SB	Currently with Org.
BN	Dexter Fowler	2004 – 14th Rd	6	253 gm, .255/.351/.398, 8 HR, 66 RBI, 39 SB	Currently with Org.
BN	Juan Uribe	Int’l FA – 1997	6	672 gm, .251/.293/.431, 87 HR, 324 RBI, 16 SB	Traded to CHW – 12/2/03

June Amateur Draft

The Rockies have really capitalized on their draft picks, getting a lot of good players out of the first 5 rounds of the draft every season. Todd Helton is probably the best player that the Rockies have ever had, but right behind him are also Jeff Francis, Matt Holliday, Troy Tulowitzki, and Brad Hawpe in terms of great players out of the draft. Nearly every position in the starting lineup also had a player who was reasonable to be on the bench for this group as well (Barmes, Smith, Uribe). I really like how this team has developed, and has also gotten better by moving Holliday prior to his free agency for Carlos Gonzalez and Huston Street both.

International Free Agency

The Rockies haven’t been nearly as active in the international market as some other teams, but the players that they have gotten seem to have done very well for the team. Ubaldo Jimenez has developed into a definite #1 starter, and Manny Corpas has closed for the team in the past. While there are still a lot of works-in-progress, especially Franklin Morales and Esmil Rogers, the team seems to be going about the international market the right way.

Overall Grade

A. The Rockies have done well overall in both markets, and developed a very good team for this purpose. Nearly every player in their lineup was a potential All-Star when they were in their prime, and the Rockies caught quite a bit of those years as well. Their starting rotation is solid, and the bullpen is full of serviceable pitchers as well. Honestly, I even like their bench, as these players would probably be starters for a lot of the teams below them in the rankings.