DENVER – For 150 years, it has been understood that in order to consistently win baseball games, it all starts with pitching. But for 25 years in Colorado, the Rockies have been known for their famous sluggers.

Debating the Top 10 position players in Colorado Rockies history brings up names known around the nation like Walker, Helton, Bichette, Galarraga, Castilla, Cargo, Tulo, Blackmon and Arenado.

When it comes to the men who have taken the mound with the most power over the final outcome? Ubaldo… Jorge… Francis?

From the fans out in the stands to the movers and shakers up in the front office, to the guys in uniform, nobody around this organization has seen a team that is specifically built around run prevention to the degree that the 2018 squad is.

And, therefore, nobody is quite sure what to expect from it.

Take DJ LeMahieu’s statement to BSN Denver, a sentence that would have seemed straight out of science fiction a mere three years ago: “Our pitching is kind of taking the pressure off our offense. We haven’t been stringing a ton of huge innings together. We’re on our way there.”

And then this…