Raimel Tapia became the worst hitter on the Rockies so slowly I didn’t even notice.
Partly, that’s because he started out so well and seemed like he was going to fulfill those prospect hopes we all laid on him. For the first six weeks of the season, Tapia was one of the best hitters on the team. We even made a Tapia shirt. He took advantage of some extra playing time due to Charlie Blackmon’s injury, and in the his first 40 games (from Opening Day until May 17) he hit .295/.336/.571, which was good for a wRC+ of 118.