Just one month ago, the Colorado Rockies were acting as aggressively as we’ve seen them in a while. Earlier in the season, the team surprised people by calling up Tyler Anderson and plugging him into the starting rotation.
In late July, the unexpected promotion of top prospect David Dahl made Brandon Barnes suddenly expendable. Both Anderson and Dahl have been terrific thus far in their young MLB careers, and the decision to add them to the big league roster looks brilliant in hindsight.
Then, with one unfortunate slide against the Mets, the Rockies season took another turn.