2027 Season Recap:
While not the step forward that we were hoping for, we can look back at this season and be reasonably satisfied. Our .691 record at home, in particular, stands as a testament to the effectiveness of our overall plan. We managed to get to the playoffs again, and to raise our attendance by about 15%, while recording a season profit of 18.4 million.
There is reason for optimism. Next year, we will try to bring up Jeff Alexander, and Chris Carden will be another step closer to playing Center Field for us. We also have at least two pitchers that could play in MLB now, in Ervin Torres and Luke McNeillie, but we will try to be patient with them.
We will see how he recovers from his serious concussion, but Ty Evans could also be a dark horse to make the team next year. Along with Doyle's great season and the emergence of Beck, he might make the decision on whom to field at RF tricky.
Our biggest concern is the infield defense. We don't really have any brilliant defensive prospects at 2B or SS, and had a hard time finding one, yet again, last draft. Tovar, while having a career season offensively, posted a -3.8 Zone Rating at 2B. Unfortunately, it's not looking like Ryan Ritter is able to keep up with the pitching in MLB, so we might have to send him down to Albuquerque again, and see if he has some more potential for improvement.
Nolan Jones' time with the Rockies has come to an end. We had high hopes for Nolan, but he hasn't been convincing enough when he's had the opportunity to play for us, and his defensive skills aren't good enough to keep him around anymore. We hope he has success wherever he heads next.