The Last Dance for Rockies Hitting Pitchers

THIS IS A GUEST ROCKPILE BY SKYLER TIMMINS (@SideLine_Crowd)

The Rockies boast one of the best rotations in the history of the franchise and plenty has been said about that fact, but in a time when pitchers have taken a year off from batting and are beginning to get reps in spring training games, it begs the question: what should we watch for in 2021 from the Rockies hitting pitchers?

Team Bunting

Bunting and pitchers hitting are synonymous with one another. The main role that a pitcher will have at the plate is to sacrifice a runner over to second base to turn a lineup over. In 2019, the Rockies had 51 sacrifice hits, second only to the Dodgers. Rockies pitchers accounted for 42 of those…