Since team icon Todd Helton ended his Hall of Fame career in 2013, first base had become quite the revolving door for the Colorado Rockies. Veteran stopgaps, rookie hopefuls, and a few decidedly not-first-a-baseman players all manned the position with varying degrees of success. However, none were truly a successor to Helton, and Andrés Galarraga before him.
The Colorado Rockies entered the 2025 season believing they might have finally found their first baseman.
Despite a brutal slump to kick off the 2024 season that saw him optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque, 2019 first-round pick Michael Toglia emerged triumphant on the other side.