If you’re a Rockies fan, the preseason previews and predictions for the 2024 season are beyond dismal.
Dinger stands with the Colorado Rockies for the national anthem during the opening game of Spring Training – a 3-0 Colorado win – at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. the Rockies to have an MLB-worst 0.1% chance at making the postseason in 2024. FanGraphs sees the Rockies finishing 63-99.put the Rockies’ win total at 60.5. Oakland is the only team with a lower win total than Colorado.Players bristle when you bring up lousy predictions.
But my question is this: Have the Rockies become too comfortable with losing? Has a losing culture become acceptable at 20th and Blake? Before the Rockies opened spring training, I asked veteran third baseman Ryan McMahon about the hangover from 103 losses. McMahon is right about the “good young players.” With shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, left fielder Nolan Jones and center fielder Brenton Doyle already making their mark, and several other prospects nearing their big-league debut, there is some reason to hope.
Now the Rockies have endured five consecutive losing seasons and a sixth looks likely. Perhaps the forecasts are wrong. Perhaps, as McMahon said, the Rockies can “sneak up on some people.”Colorado road conditions: Vail, Berthoud pass reopen after safety closures
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