The Colorado Rockies have not lived up to expectations so far this season as they are currently jockeying with the San Francisco Giants for cellar status. At 22-25 on the season, there is a lot of baseball left, and there is time for the Rox to rebound. Every team goes on a couple of hot streaks throughout 162 games and Colorado is due for one.

With the news of former Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez being designated for assignment by the Indians, the general managers on Twitter were already calling for CarGo to rejoin his former friends in purple. Well, Jeff Bridich and Co. made the right decision in not bringing the left-handed slugger back in 2019, so there is no reason or room for Gonzalez in Colorado’s already crowded outfield.

If Colorado is going to make a run to a third consecutive postseason, they might have to make some deals before the MLB trade deadline on July 31. It’s early and fans around LoDo shouldn’t get their hopes up since Bridich hasn’t been known to make big moves during the season. You never know, though. Maybe Colorado fans will get a surprise at Coors Field and Dallas Keuchel will be rocking the purple pinstripes later this summer.

Denver Post sports columnist Mark Kiszla and Rockies beat reporter Kyle Newman debated this past Monday if the Rockies are toast in the National League playoff race. Their starting pitching has been a mess most of the year and as a team the strikeout numbers must come down. There is still the opportunity for some LoDo magic this season.

If all else fails you can always head on up to the Party Deck and cheer on the Rockies with an ice cold Colorado Kool-Aid in hand.

— Jeff Bailey, The Denver Post

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Parting Shot

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