Coming out of 2018, it looked like the Rockies front office had finally started to figure out how to put together a pitching rotation that could have success in Coors Field.
The core of Germán Márquez, Kyle Freeland, Jon Gray, and Antonio Senzatela had all put up above average years (by ERA+) in 2017 and Freeland followed it up with a Cy Young worthy performance in 2018. Márquez had led the team in ERA+ in 2017 and was the the de facto “ace” for the group, but any of the core starters were capable of winning their team a game. After the Rockies were swept by the Brewers in the 2018 NLDS, scoring just two runs over three games, it was clear that their pitching definitely wasn’t the biggest…
