Trade Deadline Preview: Colorado Rockies

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What they need

1. Pitching

If you page through the short history, the phrase ‘they need pitching’ would likely be the most used. If your team has the highest batting average and the most runs scored in the National League but are still 13 games under .500 then pitching is obviously a need. With a team not likely to make a run at the playoffs this season the Rockies will likely be looking at adding some controlable players in the hopes that they can keep their lineup healthy in the seasons to come.

The Rockies will likely look to bolster their minor league pitching stock. They already have two pitchers in Baseball America’s top 50 prospects, Jonathan Gray and Eddie Butler.

2. Young First Baseman

Every other need for the Rockies pales in comparison to their need for pitching, but first base could be a hole down the road.

Justin Morneau is doing a bang-up job at first base for the Rockies right now, but he is the second oldest everyday player on the team. Although he is under contract for this year and next year and has a mutual option for 2016, Morneau’s is the one postion that they really don’t have covered into the future. When Troy Tulowitski was on the block in the offseason the deals were often centered around young first basemen like Matt Adams.

3. A Direction for the future

The Rockies have been an uninspired organization since making the playoffs in 2009. If they are able to stock up on young pitching without sacrificing too much of their major league hitting they could be competitive in the NL West in just a few years.