Welcome to the first installment of my Rockies player rankings in 2011. I think I did about 4 or 5 of these last year at various points in the season. Usually on off days when there's little else to talk about. I plan on doing it a little more often this year. Every 18-20 games or so.
Everything is taken into consideration -- offense, defense, pitching, clutchness, baserunning, consistency, awareness, intelligence. No stats involved. Just my personal evaluation and opinions.
This first list will include all 28 players that have taken an at-bat or thrown a pitch for the Rockies this season. As we move along, players that haven't been with the big club during the most recent period of time will likely be excluded.
For the record. This was an extremely difficult list to make for all the right reasons. I remember at times last year ranking the top 3-4 and then struggling to find another guy playing well. Right now several Rockies are playing well, and deciding who belongs where has been difficult.
Alright, enough of the intro... without any further ado...
- Troy Tulowitzki
- Jhoulys Chacin
- Seth Smith
- Chris Iannetta
- Huston Street
- Jonathan Herrera
- Jorge De La Rosa
- Todd Helton
- Dexter Fowler
- Matt Lindstrom
- Matt Belisle
- Ty Wigginton
- Matt Reynolds
- Rafael Betancourt
- Carlos Gonzalez
- Jason Hammel
- Jose Morales
- Greg Reynolds
- Franklin Morales
- Clayton Mortensen
- Jose Lopez
- Ryan Spilborghs
- Jason Giambi
- Ubaldo Jimenez
- Esmil Rogers
- Felipe Paulino
- Ian Stewart
- Alan Johnson