The Colorado Rockies may be out of the playoff picture, but they’ve still found something worth bragging about in a season full of production across the lineup: a rookie sitting inside the top 10 in National League Rookie of the Year voting.
That rookie is first baseman TJ Rumfield, who currently ranks sixth in the NL ROY race. The names ahead of him figure to be difficult to catch, so a win may be a long shot, but Rumfield has done enough to put himself in the conversation.
The numbers explain why. Rumfield has 13 home runs and an OPS north of .800, production that stands out even more on a club that has been rebuilding for a long time under manager Warren Schaeffer. For a team still trying to climb out of that stretch, those are the kinds of at-bats that matter.
He’s also doing it in a Rockies lineup that has given him real support. With Hunter Goodman, Jake McCarthy and Mickey Moniak around him, Rumfield has been part of an offense that can make opponents pay. The fit has worked, and it gives Colorado a glimpse of what this group could look like going forward.
Rumfield and Goodman have already emerged as major pieces of the Rockies’ attack this season, and the club’s decision to keep Goodman at the deadline only adds to that. With Rumfield producing all year, the two have become vital to Colorado’s offensive future.
That future has been the big question for years as the Rockies work through a long rebuild. But the staff appears to be sorting through the roster and identifying players who can stick when the organization finally moves beyond that phase.
Rumfield’s performance matters for that reason, and so does Goodman’s season. Jake McCarthy belongs in that conversation too, with the three of them standing out as the Rockies’ most consistent hitters this year.
Down the stretch, Colorado will be looking for all of them to keep proving they belong. There’s still uncertainty about whether there will be an MLB season next year, but if there is, the Rockies at least know they have some serious offensive talent in place.
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