In 2018, the Rockies almost won their first National League West title.
A 5-2 loss to the Dodgers in Game 163 foiled their quest, but the Rockies still won a franchise-high 91 games and then went into Wrigley Field and beat the Cubs in the wild-card playoff game.Four years later, a purple haze hangs over the Rockies. With a 65-90 record entering Thursday night’s game at San Francisco, they are one of the worst teams in the majors. Only Kansas City had a worse road record than the Rockies .
— The 2018 team hit 210 total home runs, while the 2022 club had launched 141 with seven games left in the season. In 2018, the Rockies hit 91 homers away from Coors Field, compared to a miserly 43 so far this season. The franchise low for road homers is 49 by the 2000 team.“In 2018, we had a veteran-laden position-player group; guys in their prime,” he said recently. “That was more of a veteran team that physically and mentally was able to do on the road what needs to be done on the road.
The 2018 offense had three legitimate All-Star sluggers in Nolan Arenado , Trevor Story and Charlie Blackmon . Throw in Ian Desmond , Carlos Gonzalez , David Dahl , and DJ LeMahieu, and the Rockies had a potent lineup. Of that group, only Blackmon, at age 36, remains in Colorado. Left fielder Kris Bryant was signed to fix the problem but injuries limited him to five home runs in 42 games. Bryant, with a career-low 2.8 home run percentage, was on pace to hit 19 homers.
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