The Rockies 2018 draft class in retrospect

In today’s installment of Rockies draft retrospects, we’ll review the 2018 draft.

This draft was a continuation of the strategy from previous Bridich era drafts - heavy on college players, especially college pitchers. Ryan Rolison (current no. 2 PuRP) led the Rockies selections as a southpaw out of Ole Miss, and was followed by another 22 pitchers out of 41 total picks. The Rolison pick was followed up by taking Grant Lavigne (current no. 15 PuRP), a high school first baseman out of New Hampshire, and then college players with every pick until the 33rd round.

This draft class has just begun to make its impact on the major leagues, and will be the last class that we’ll look at individually.…