If it’s not time to wave the white flag, it’s time to start seriously thinking about it.
Entering play against the Nationals on Tuesday, the Rockies sat tied with the Padres in the National League West cellar. With a bad pitching staff, that makes a six-game hole in the wild card race seem three times that.
So, with postseason hopes fading, here’s a simple beat writer’s thoughts on what Colorado should be doing to better itself for 2020. That doesn’t mean throwing in the towel completely on 2019, but it certainly warrants a revised set of expectations for a club that thought it was World Series-caliber coming into the year.