Charlie Blackmon – Utility, ~$500,000
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After a breakout season, Charlie Blackmon is still sporting the mountain man look that probably goes so well with the environment and lifestyle around Denver where the Colorado Rockies call home. Let’s see how long he lasts in Arizona’s dry desert heat with the beard and if it’s still around on Opening Day, however.
While his splits at home last year (.331/.391/.524) were far better than his road ones (.241/.269/.348), half a million dollars for player capable of manning all three outfield posts coming off his first All-Star season seems like a safe bet for depth on this dream team. Worth noting as well, that despite Coors Field’s ability to make every hitter better, Blackmon was still a .289 hitter on the road in 2013. He is arbitration eligible in 2016.