The Colorado Rockies by the numbers

The Colorado Rockies are just past the one-quarter mark of the MLB season. Although they are not very good, they are better than they were in their historically bad 2025. Currently, the Rockies are 19-32. A year ago, they were 9-43, so that team was significantly worse than this one is.

Beyond the win-loss record, what do we know about the Rockies so far? It’s worth taking a minute to check the numbers.

12 — That’s the number of homers Mickey Moniak has hit this season, and he leads the Rockies. (Hunter Goodman has 11.) In 2025, Moniak had 24 homers, so he’s on track to surpass that this season, even though he’s cooled off lately. Kyle Schwarber leads MLB with 20 home runs, so while Moniak is having a good season, it’s not Schwarber-esque.

Currently, the New York Yankees lead MLB with 73 home runs. The Rockies have a collective 44, which ties them for 22. Given that they play half their games of Coors Field — and have now gone seven games without hitting a home run — the lack of power from the offense is concerning.

9 — That’s the number of bases Brenton Doyle and Jake McCarthy have stolen, and they lead their teammates in this category by a lot. Tyler Freeman comes in second with four. Leading MLB in this category are Nasem Nuñez with 21 followed by José Ramírez’s 20.

As a team, the Rockies have stolen 40 bases, which ties them for 11th with the Minnesota Twins. Given that they only had 87 total stolen bases in 2025, the Rockies are on track to surpass that number.

148 — That’s Mickey Moniak’s wRC+, and it leads the Rockies. Worth pointing out is that five qualified players have a wRC+ of over 100: Moniak, Troy Johnston, Jake McCarthy, TJ Rumfield, and Hunter Goodman (in that order).

The highest wRC+ in MLB goes to the Yankees Ben Rice (185). In terms of collective numbers, the Los Angeles Dodgers have the best wRC+ (119) while the Rockies are dead last with an 84 wRC+. So while the Rockies may have raised their floor, the offense is still ineffective.

32 — That’s the wRC+ of Jordan Beck and Brett Sullivan, two players who have struggled this season. Ezequiel Tovar has a wRC+ of 42, and Brenton Doyle’s is 45. Tovar’s offensive numbers have been improving while Doyle is on the IL. What happens with Beck and Sullivan remains to be seen (and in Sullivan’s case probably depends on how Braxton Fulford adapts after returning to the Big-League squad on Monday).

3 — That’s Hunter Goodman’s DRS, and he is the Rockies best defensive player. Following him are Castro, Karros, and Beck with 2. Goodman’s DRS ranks him fourth among catchers. This is a part of his game that has dramatically improved since 2025.

On the flip side, Tovar and Doyle continue to struggle with a -1 and -2 DRS, respectively. Certainly, it’s early, and there are other measures besides DRS, but indications are that this is a less-effective team defensively.

4.02 — That’s the ERA of Tomoyuki Sugano, and it leads Rockies starting pitchers (including Chase Dollander’s 4.15 ERA). Following Sugano is José Quintana’s 4.08 ERA. The Rockies collective 5.69 starting-pitcher ERA is the worst in baseball. (The Washington Nationals have a 5.17 ERA.)

Conversely, the worst Rockies starter is Michael Lorenzen (7.17 ERA). Initially, it appears that two of the Rockies three free-agent signings are working.

1.19 — That’s the ERA of the reinvented Antonio Senzatela, and it’s the best of any Rockies reliever. Senzatela currently has the 11th-best ERA, and he’s thrown just over 30 innings. The bullpen’s collective ERA is 4.36, which is 20th in baseball, so not bad.

That said, it’s difficult to make clear demarcations when analyzing the Rockies pitching given that they rely so heavily on bulk relievers. Fans were told early that “everything is on the table,” and the new Rockies front office has followed through with that.

What does it mean?

Mostly, the numbers reinforce the fact that this is a rebuilding team. The Rockies are still not very good, but they‘ve shown some improvements. Plus, this is a season about player evaluation and data collection as the Rockies build a system that their predecessors failed to create. Fixing a decade’s worth of problems is going to take time, even for baseball executives like Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes.

There’s still plenty of losing ahead, but there are moments of hope, too. When the Rockies decided the metaphor for 2026 would be “The Climb,” this is what they were getting at.

Now we wait for things to unfold while looking to the MLB Draft and then the trade deadline.

Closing thoughts

That’s it for this week.

This promises to be a brutal week for the Rockies as they take to the road to face the Arizona Diamondbacks and then the Los Angeles Dodgers. When the Dodgers visited Coors Field, they went home with a split. It seems unlikely the Rockies will fare that well this time.

The Climb, indeed.

As always, thanks for reading —

Renee

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