GM: Jeff Bridich
2018: made playoffs · 91–72. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 27 | arb | 156 | 6.0 | 17.8 | +2.5 |
| Germán Márquez | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 4.8 | 0.6 | +15.7 |
| Trevor Story | 25 | pre-arb | 157 | 4.7 | 0.6 | +15.5 |
| Kyle Freeland | 25 | pre-arb | 33 | 3.8 | 0.6 | +12.4 |
| Charlie Blackmon | 31 | FA-elig | 156 | 2.6 | 12.5 | -3.8 |
| Jon Gray | 26 | arb | 31 | 2.2 | 0.6 | +6.9 |
| Adam Ottavino | 32 | FA-elig | 75 | 1.9 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| DJ LeMahieu | 29 | FA-elig | 128 | 1.8 | 8.5 | -2.3 |
| Tyler Anderson | 28 | pre-arb | 33 | 1.7 | 0.6 | +5.2 |
| Carlos González | 32 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.5 | 5.0 | +0.1 |
| Scott Oberg | 28 | arb | 56 | 1.3 | 0.6 | +3.7 |
| Antonio Senzatela | 23 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +2.6 |
| Tony Wolters | 26 | pre-arb | 74 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +2.4 |
| David Dahl | 24 | pre-arb | 77 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +2.4 |
| Wade Davis | 32 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.8 | 16.0 | -13.3 |
| Chris Iannetta | 35 | FA-elig | 110 | 0.8 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
| Yency Almonte | 24 | – | 14 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Seunghwan Oh↔ TOR | 35 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Garrett Hampson | 23 | – | 24 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| DJ Johnson | 28 | – | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Matt Holliday | 38 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Chad Bettis | 29 | arb | 27 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
| Jeff Hoffman | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Jerry Vasto↔ KCR | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Raimel Tapia | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Brooks Pounders | 27 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Chris Rusin | 31 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.0 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| Sam Howard | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Drew Butera↔ KCR | 34 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Ryan McMahon | 23 | pre-arb | 91 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Mike Dunn | 33 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.2 | 7.0 | -7.6 |
| Tom Murphy | 27 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Jake McGee | 31 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.3 | 7.0 | -7.9 |
| Bryan Shaw | 30 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.3 | 7.5 | -8.7 |
| Daniel Castro | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Harrison Musgrave | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| Mike Tauchman | 27 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.9 |
| Gerardo Parra | 31 | FA-elig | 142 | -0.4 | 10.0 | -11.4 |
| Ian Desmond | 32 | FA-elig | 160 | -0.4 | 22.0 | -23.4 |
| Noel Cuevas | 26 | – | 75 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -4.2 |
| Pat Valaika | 25 | pre-arb | 68 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -5.1 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Dahl | 0.8 |
| Wade Davis | 0.8 |
| Chris Iannetta | 0.8 |
| Yency Almonte | 0.2 |
| Seunghwan Oh | 0.2 |
| Garrett Hampson | 0.2 |
| Player | 2017 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Greg Holland | 1.1 |
| Tyler Chatwood | 1.0 |
| Pat Neshek | 1.0 |
| Jonathan Lucroy | 0.7 |
| Mark Reynolds | 0.6 |
| Shane Carle | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2018, 2018–2024. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2018; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Desmond | 32 | 8.027 | $22.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wade Davis | 32 | 8.032 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gerardo Parra | 31 | 8.145 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bryan Shaw | 30 | 6.081 | $7.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jake McGee | 31 | 6.127 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Dunn | 33 | 7.079 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Ottavino | 32 | 6.087 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos González | 32 | 9.059 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Iannetta | 35 | 11.013 | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Drew Butera | 34 | 7.018 | $371k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Holliday | 38 | 14.000 | $114k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 27 | 4.155 | $17.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Charlie Blackmon | 31 | 5.102 | $12.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| DJ LeMahieu | 29 | 5.128 | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chad Bettis | 29 | 3.096 | $2.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Rusin | 31 | 3.092 | $1.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Seunghwan Oh | 35 | 3.000 | $599k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Anderson | 28 | 2.065 | $555k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jon Gray | 26 | 2.062 | $555k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Trevor Story | 25 | 2.000 | $555k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Scott Oberg | 28 | 2.080 | $555k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Pat Valaika | 25 | 1.022 | $550k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Antonio Senzatela | 23 | 1.000 | $550k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Germán Márquez | 23 | 1.023 | $550k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tony Wolters | 26 | 1.161 | $550k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kyle Freeland | 25 | 1.000 | $550k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ryan McMahon | 23 | 0.039 | $547k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Tauchman | 27 | 0.047 | $547k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeff Hoffman | 25 | 0.155 | $547k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Dahl | 24 | 1.007 | $452k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Harrison Musgrave | 26 | 0.148 | $431k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Noel Cuevas | 26 | 0.000 | $375k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tom Murphy | 27 | 1.004 | $252k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yency Almonte | 24 | 0.000 | $229k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brooks Pounders | 27 | 0.082 | $188k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Raimel Tapia | 24 | 0.136 | $158k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Garrett Hampson | 23 | 0.000 | $141k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sam Howard | 25 | 0.000 | $135k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Daniel Castro | 25 | 0.139 | $105k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| DJ Johnson | 28 | 0.000 | $79k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jerry Vasto | 26 | – | $13k |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rockies 2018; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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