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MLB Opening Day 2020: Predicting the pandemic-shortened Rockies season

It’s finally Rockies Opening Day and you know what that means...Purple Row staff predictions! The Rockies will begin their 60-game quest tonight by christening the new Globe Life Field in Texas against the Rangers, so let’s see how the staff thinks the team will fare in this pandemic-shortened season.

Let’s start with a win total

Last year, the majority of the staff predicted that the Rockies would come back to earth a little bit after their 91-win season in 2018. Of the 11 people who responded, just two had them winning more than 90 games and the lowest win prediction was 82.