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2017 Colorado Rockies season


2017 Colorado Rockies
National League
West
Coors Field
Denver, Colorado
87–75 (.537)
3rd
Charles & Dick Monfort
Jeff Bridich
Bud Black
Root Sports Rocky Mountain (April–July)AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (July–October)
(Drew Goodman, Jeff Huson, Ryan Spilborghs)
KOA (English)Colorado Rockies Radio Network(Jack Corrigan, Jerry Schemmel)KNRV (Spanish)(Salvador Hernandez, Javier Olivas, Carlos Valdez)
Seasons

The 2017 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 25th in Major League Baseball. It was the 23rd season the Rockies played their home games at Coors Field. Bud Black became the new Rockies Manager after the resignation of Walt Weiss. Black in his first season was a finalist for the Manager of the Year award. The Rockies finished the season 87–75 in third place in the National League West, achieving their first winning season since 2010, but finished 17 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. They did, however, receive the second wild card spot in the National League and advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 2009. In the NLWC Game, they lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

  • December 13, 2016: Ian Desmond was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
  • December 15, 2016: Mike Dunn was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
  • January 17, 2017: Alexi Amarista was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
  • January 28, 2017: Greg Holland was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
  • February 1, 2017: Eddie Butler was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Chicago Cubs for James Farris (minors).
  • April 2, 2017: Ryan Hanigan was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.

For their pre-season spring training, the Rockies participated in the Cactus League, finishing with a 16–15 win–loss record. In addition, two of their games finished tied and are not included in the standings.

The Rockies won their Opening Day game on April 3, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers, 7−5. Relief pitcher Greg Holland, making his Rockies debut, earned the save, his first save since September 17, 2015.

Holland won the National League Reliever of the Month Award for April.

On Mother's Day, Holland broke the franchise record of converting 16 consecutive saves to start a season, formerly held by José Jiménez, which he had set in 2002.

For the month of May, Charlie Blackmon won his first MLB Player of the Month Award, for the National League. He led the NL in hits (42) and triples (five), was second in batting average (.359), fourth in runs scored (24), tied for fifth in RBI (22), and tied for seventh with a 1.037 OPS. Holland won his second consecutive NL Reliever of the Month Award, going for 20-for-20 in save opportunities, a 1.31 ERA and 0.82 WHIP through May.

On June 18, 2017, Nolan Arenado hit for the cycle versus the San Francisco Giants. The home run was a walk off, securing a 7−5 win off Giants closer Mark Melancon. The 288th cycle in MLB history, it was the eighth by a Rockies player, and the 17th overall accomplished at Coors Field. It was only the sixth time in MLB history that a cycle included a walk-off home run; Carlos González did the same on July 31, 2010, versus the Chicago Cubs.

During the June 28 game versus the Giants, Arenado knocked down a line drive batted by pitcher Ty Blach as he was facing third base, spun on his stomach, and, without getting up on his feet, threw out Blach at first base.

Arenado set career-highs with three home runs and five hits, while tying a career-high seven RBI in an 18–4 rout of the San Diego Padres on July 19. He tied the franchise record held by Jeff Cirillo and Todd Walker for the number of total bases in a single game with 14, and became the first player in Rockies history to reach both three home runs and five hits in a single game. He also became the first player in the majors to reach 80 RBI. Named NL Player of the Week for the fourth time of his career on July 23, Arenado hit .458/.480/1.000 with four home runs and 13 RBI in five games. He later won NL Player of the Month Award for July, his second career monthly award, after hitting .389/.423/.744 with eight home runs, 35 hits, 15 extra base hits, 30 RBIs and 18 runs scored in 22 games.

With a two-run home run versus José Ureña of the Miami Marlins on August 11, Arenado became the first major leaguer of 2017 to reach 100 RBI, doing so in 112 games. He had batted .441 and 77 RBI with runners in scoring position (RISP).

On September 16 versus the Padres, Arenado drove in his 125th run of the season, becoming the first third baseman and first Rockies player to do so in three consecutive seasons. Later that September, he became the 11th player in major league history to drive in 130 or more runs in three successive seasons. Writing for The Sporting News, Joe Rivera noted that per Fangraphs Arenado was the fourth player in history to net at least 100 defensive runs saved within his first five seasons (103).

On September 29, 2017, Blackmon homered versus Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Los Angeles Dodgers to reach 102 RBI, surpassing Darin Erstad in 2000 for the major league record of RBI by a leadoff hitter in one season and led to only their fourth regular season series win over the Dodgers since the teams first met in 1993.

TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad
Los Angeles Dodgers10458.64257‍–‍2447‍–‍34
Arizona Diamondbacks9369.5741152‍–‍2941‍–‍40
Colorado Rockies8775.5371746‍–‍3541‍–‍40
San Diego Padres7191.4383343‍–‍3828‍–‍53
San Francisco Giants6498.3954038‍–‍4326‍–‍55
TeamWLPct.
Los Angeles Dodgers10458.642
Washington Nationals9765.599
Chicago Cubs9270.568
TeamWLPct.GB
Arizona Diamondbacks9369.574+6
Colorado Rockies8775.537
Milwaukee Brewers8676.5311
St. Louis Cardinals8379.5124
Miami Marlins7785.47510
Pittsburgh Pirates7587.46312
Atlanta Braves7290.44415
San Diego Padres7191.43816
New York Mets7092.43217
Cincinnati Reds6894.42019
Philadelphia Phillies6696.40721
San Francisco Giants6498.39523
  • April 5, 2017: Jason Motte was released by the Colorado Rockies.

  • July 5, 2017: Chad Qualls was released by the Colorado Rockies.

  • July 26, 2017: Pat Neshek was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Colorado Rockies for J.D. Hammer, Jose Gomez (minors), and Alejenadro Requena (minors).

  • July 30, 2017: Jonathan Lucroy was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Pedro Gonzalez (minors) (August 23, 2017) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

  • August 1, 2017: Jordan Lyles was released by the Colorado Rockies.

  • Batters

    • Mike Tauchman (Jun 27)
    • Ryan McMahon (Aug 12)
  • Pitchers

    • Antonio Senzatela (Apr 6)
    • Kyle Freeland (Apr 7)
    • Shane Carle (Apr 14)
2017 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers
44 Tyler Anderson
35 Chad Bettis
29 Shane Carle
32 Tyler Chatwood
47 Jairo Díaz
38 Mike Dunn
54 Carlos Estévez
31 Kyle Freeland
55 Jon Gray
34 Jeff Hoffman
56 Greg Holland
24 Jordan Lyles
48 Germán Márquez
51 Jake McGee
37 Pat Neshek
45 Scott Oberg
 0 Adam Ottavino
50 Chad Qualls
60 Zac Rosscup
52 Chris Rusin
49 Antonio SenzatelaCatchers
13 Dustin Garneau
30 Ryan Hanigan
21 Jonathan Lucroy
23 Tom Murphy
14 Tony Wolters
Infielders

18 Cristhian Adames  2 Alexi Amarista 28 Nolan Arenado 20 Ian Desmond  9 DJ LeMahieu 1,24 Ryan McMahon 12 Mark Reynolds 27 Trevor Story  4 Pat Valaika Outfielders

19 Charlie Blackmon 16 Stephen Cardullo  5 Carlos González  8 Gerardo Parra  7 Raimel Tapia  3 Mike Tauchman | | Manager 10 Bud Black Coaches

39 Stu Cole (third base) 43 Tony Diaz (first base) 58 Duane Espy (hitting) 36 Steve Foster (pitching) 53 Ron Gideon (coach) 40 Darren Holmes (bullpen) 66 Aaron Muñoz (bullpen catcher) 11 Mike Redmond (bench) 41 Jeff Salazar (assistant hitting) |

2017 Postseason Game Log (0–1)
NL Wild Card Game (0–1)

Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record

1 October 4 @ Diamondbacks 8–11 Chafin (1–0) Gray (0–1)

48,803 0–1 | 1 | October 4 | @ Diamondbacks | 8–11 | Chafin (1–0) | Gray (0–1) | | 48,803 | 0–1 | | 1 | October 4 | @ Diamondbacks | 8–11 | Chafin (1–0) | Gray (0–1) | | 48,803 | 0–1 | |

Playoff rosters
National League Wild Card Game

Pitchers: 37 Pat Neshek 38 Mike Dunn 44 Tyler Anderson 45 Scott Oberg 49 Antonio Senzatela 51 Jake McGee 52 Chris Rusin 54 Carlos Estévez 55 Jon Gray 56 Greg Holland Catchers: 14 Tony Wolters 21 Jonathan Lucroy 30 Ryan Hanigan Infielders: 2 Alexi Amarista 4 Pat Valaika 9 DJ LeMahieu 12 Mark Reynolds 27 Trevor Story 28 Nolan Arenado Outfielders: 3 Mike Tauchman 5 Carlos González 7 Raimel Tapia 8 Gerardo Parra 19 Charlie Blackmon 20 Ian Desmond | Pitchers: 37 Pat Neshek 38 Mike Dunn 44 Tyler Anderson 45 Scott Oberg 49 Antonio Senzatela 51 Jake McGee 52 Chris Rusin 54 Carlos Estévez 55 Jon Gray 56 Greg Holland Catchers: 14 Tony Wolters 21 Jonathan Lucroy 30 Ryan Hanigan Infielders: 2 Alexi Amarista 4 Pat Valaika 9 DJ LeMahieu 12 Mark Reynolds 27 Trevor Story 28 Nolan Arenado Outfielders: 3 Mike Tauchman 5 Carlos González 7 Raimel Tapia 8 Gerardo Parra 19 Charlie Blackmon 20 Ian Desmond | | Pitchers: 37 Pat Neshek 38 Mike Dunn 44 Tyler Anderson 45 Scott Oberg 49 Antonio Senzatela 51 Jake McGee 52 Chris Rusin 54 Carlos Estévez 55 Jon Gray 56 Greg Holland Catchers: 14 Tony Wolters 21 Jonathan Lucroy 30 Ryan Hanigan Infielders: 2 Alexi Amarista 4 Pat Valaika 9 DJ LeMahieu 12 Mark Reynolds 27 Trevor Story 28 Nolan Arenado Outfielders: 3 Mike Tauchman 5 Carlos González 7 Raimel Tapia 8 Gerardo Parra 19 Charlie Blackmon 20 Ian Desmond | |

Column 1Column 2
= Indicates team leader

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CTony Wolters8322955.240016
1BMark Reynolds148520139.2673097
2BDJ LeMahieu155609189.310864
SSTrevor Story145503120.2392482
3BNolan Arenado159606187.30937130
LFGerardo Parra115392121.3091071
CFCharlie Blackmon159644213.33137104
RFCarlos González136470123.2621457

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Ian Desmond9533993.274740
Pat Valaika11018247.2581340
Alexi Amarista9616840.238319
Raimel Tapia7016046.288216
Jonathan Lucroy4614244.310213
Ryan Hanigan3310127.267212
Dustin Garneau226814.20616
Stephen Cardullo15284.14303
Mike Tauchman31276.22202
Tom Murphy12241.04201
Ryan McMahon17193.15801
Cristhian Adames12130.00000

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Germán Márquez29162.01174.39147
Kyle Freeland33156.011114.10107
Tyler Chatwood33147.28154.69120
Jon Gray20110.11043.67112
Tyler Anderson1786.0664.8181
Chad Bettis946.1245.0530

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Antonio Senzatela36134.21054.68102
Jeff Hoffman2399.1655.8982

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Greg Holland6136413.6170
Mike Dunn685104.4757
Scott Oberg660104.9455
Adam Ottavino632305.0663
Jake McGee620233.6158
Chris Rusin605122.6571
Carlos Estévez355005.5731
Jordan Lyles330206.9433
Pat Neshek282102.4524
Chad Qualls191105.4011
Zac Rosscup90005.1410
Jairo Diaz40009.002
Shane Carle30006.754
  • Fielding Bible Awards:

    • Nolan Arenado (3B)
    • DJ LeMahieu (2B)
  • National League All-Stars:

    • Nolan Arenado (3B—starter)
    • Charlie Blackmon (CF—starter)
    • Greg Holland (RHP)
    • DJ LeMahieu (2B)
  • National League Player of the Month Awards:

    • May: Charlie Blackmon
    • July: Nolan Arenado
  • Players Choice for Majestic Athletic Always Game Award: Nolan Arenado

  • Rawlings Gold Glove Awards:

    • Nolan Arenado (3B)
    • DJ LeMahieu (2B)
  • Rawlings Platinum Glove Award for the National League: Nolan Arenado

  • Silver Slugger Awards:

    • Nolan Arenado (3B)
    • Charlie Blackmon (CF)
  • Batting champion: Charlie Blackmon

  • Doubles leader: Nolan Arenado

  • Hits leader: Charlie Blackmon

  • Runs scored leader: Charlie Blackmon

  • Strikeouts leader: Trevor Story

  • Triples leader: Charlie Blackmon

  • Total bases leader: Charlie Blackmon

  • Ref:

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAAAlbuquerque IsotopesPacific Coast LeagueGlenallen Hill
AAHartford Yard GoatsEastern LeagueJerry Weinstein
A-AdvancedLancaster JetHawksCalifornia LeagueFred Ocasio
AAsheville TouristsSouth Atlantic LeagueWarren Schaeffer
A-Short SeasonBoise HawksNorthwest LeagueScott Little
RookieGrand Junction RockiesPioneer LeagueFrank Gonzales
  • List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

  • 2017 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference

  • 2017 Colorado Rockies season Official Site

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