Colorado Rockies: Second Base Options for the 2019 Season
By Josh Ejnes
Freddy Galvis
Freddy Galvis isn’t a player who is going to impress with his bat, but as far as defensive middle infielders go he’s the best on the market. Galvis doesn’t have any gold gloves to his name yet, but he’s always in the discussion, and his DRS last year put him at 8th among qualifying shortstops. Second is a less demanding defensive position, and Galvis would thrive there if it was his primary post.
Offensively Galvis isn’t much to write home about. He hits the ball pretty soft, with an average exit velocity of only 87.5 MPH, and nearly half of his balls put into play are hit on the ground. Needless to say, this is not a good combination.
The Rockies line up is already stacked with some pretty impressive hitters, so burying Galvis at the bottom of their line up wouldn’t do too much harm to the team. Also, with Daniel Murphy being a pretty inept defender they might need someone with Galvis’ glove to make up for things on the right side of the infield.