The Colorado Rockies have already made it through on of their toughest stretches on the schedule — a stretch that saw them play 14 games in 14 days and take on the Los Angeles Dodgers twice — and have come out the other side tied with the best record in the National League.
They have accomplishes this while being without several key players, arguably the most notable of which being offseason acquisition (to the tune of five years, $70 million) Ian Desmond.
Desmond was slated to begin the year as the Rockies primary first baseman before being hit by a pitch in spring training, needling to be sidelined for over a month with a broken hand.