It started with the Tulo-CarGo era when the Colorado Rockies‘ two stars would accumulate nearly all of the Rockies offense. It carried over from Troy Tulowitzki to Carlos Gonzalez and Nolan Arenado and then Arenado and Charlie Blackmon and then Arenado and Trevor Story. Colorado has been and offense carried by two men — of many different names and pairings — for years.
This season, the club’s offense has been worth -3.2 bWAR outside of Arenado and Story. Similar statements are true about the last two years where the Rockies went to the playoffs.