The Colorado Rockies have been synonymous with high-scoring baseball pretty much since the team’s inception in 1993. Playing in the “Mile High” city, the elevated atmosphere impacts the game in two primary ways that both favor hitters:
- the thin air allows the ball to travel further
- the spin applied to the baseball by pitchers affects the movement of the ball less which makes it easier for hitters to make contact
Like it or not, it’s created an identity for the franchise. The metric for a ballpark’s influence on runs scored is called Park Factor and is calculated for each MLB ballpark using data from the season.