4. Colorado Rockies
Being a potential dark horse for the NL Wild Card, the Rockies look good offensively heading into 2017. If only the Rockies could put together a decent pitching staff, they could be a very good team. To their credit, they do play at Coors Field which not only boosts their numbers but the opposing team’s numbers as well. Nonetheless, with the best hitting infield in baseball, in my opinion, the Rockies look absolutely phenomenal offensively.
If Trevor Story didn’t get hurt last season, we may have seen even more impressive numbers coming from the Rockies. Despite him being hurt, the Rockies infield as a unit has solid numbers. With the new acquisition of Ian Desmond (who potentially will play first) here are Colorado’s infield numbers: .297 batting average, 104 home runs, 421 runs scored, and 387 runs batted in. Those are stellar numbers considering Tony Wolters is bringing down the stat line at catcher (sorry, Tony!). Nevertheless, the Rockies infield looks scary good, and that’s not where it stops.
The Rockies outfield is very promising offensively as well. Despite being in trade rumors, Carlos Gonzalez when healthy is still a menace at the plate. With Charlie Blackmon, and a potential platoon between Gerardo Parra and David Dahl, the Rockies look scary good. The four combine for a .299 average with 68 home runs, 215 runs batted in, and 285 runs scored. The Rockies have so many good hitters, it is impossible not to consider them one of baseball’s best offenses. The thing that keeps them from being the best, which they arguably could be, is their ball park. Coors Field undoubtedly pads those numbers, but doesn’t take away from their greatness.