It’s clear from today’s links that we’re not quite ready to say goodbye to the 2018 season just yet, but there is much to look forward to in 2019 just the same!
How the Rockies’ fizzling offense finally flatlined in NLDS sweep by the Brewers | The Athletic ($)
Apparently, there were some people who thought the Rockies’ offense might be bad in 2018. Nick Groke of The Athletic sums it up as “a fizzling problem [that] finally flatlined.” The team’s lack of collective offensive production was finally painfully realized in the National League Division Series, but according to wRC+, the Rockies have only had a better offense than the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres since the beginning of the 2017 season.