The Rockies’ best-laid plans for 2022 included a potent outfield with powerful bats. That’s why the club signed left fielder Kris Bryant to a seven-year, $172 million contract and traded Raimel Tapia to Toronto for Randal Grichuk.
“We’ve been looking for another power bat, and I think we acquired one with Grichuk,” general manager Bill Schmidt said when the trade went down in late March. “He can play center field. He can play all three outfield spots. We needed to get more impact in our lineup.”
So much for best-laid plans.
Bryant has been hurt for most of the season and might not return as he continues dealing with plantar fasciitis.