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Colorado Rockies: Grading the Wade Davis signing and era

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JUNE 19: Wade Davis #71 of the Colorado Rockies delivers a pitch in the ninth of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 19, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)

On the three-year anniversary of the Colorado Rockies signing closer Wade Davis, we look back at the signing and the impact on the franchise.

It was December 29, 2017, when the Colorado Rockies confirmed that they had signed then-three-time All-Star closer Wade Davis to a three-year, $52 million deal that would make him among the richest relievers in baseball.