1B Todd Helton – Six straight seasons with 30+ HRs (49 in ’01); batted .372 with 147 RBI in 2000; OBP topped .400 nine times; three Gold Gloves.
2B Eric Young – Batted .295 and stole 30+ bases four times for Colorado; led NL with 9 triples in ’95.
SS Troy Tulowitzki – Power hitter with three 90-RBI seasons for the Rockies; won Gold Glove in 2010.
3B Vinny Castilla – Hit 40 or more HRs three times; drove in 100-RBI five times (144 in 1998).
OF Larry Walker – Won three NL batting titles; MVP in ’97 (.366, 49, 130); Gold Glove defense in RF.
OF Matt Holliday – Batted over .300 four times for Colorado (.340 in ’07); led NL with 137 RBI in ’07; stole 28 bases in ’08.
OF Dante Bichette – Drove in 118 or more runs 5 straight years (141 in ’96); led NL with 40 HRs in ’95; batted .316 during seven seasons with Colorado.
C Jeff Reed – Batted .286 for Colorado (1996-99); hit 17 HRs in 90 games in ’97.
Bench Andres Galarraga – An offensive force in Denver; won batting title in ’93 with .370 mark; led NL with 47 HRs and 150 RBI in ’96.
Pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez – Posted three straight sub-4.00 ERA seasons for Colorado; went 19-8 with a 2.88 ERA in 2010.
Pitcher Pedro Astacio – Won 42 games from ’98 to 2000; don’t ask about the ERA, this is Colorado.
Pitcher Jeff Francis – Won 13+ games three times for Colorado; helped the Rockies capture the NL flag in ’07 with 17 wins during the season and two in the playoffs.
Closer Brian Fuentes – Posted three sub-3.00 ERA seasons for the Rockies; saved at least 30 games three times.
True to form, this team would score lots of runs and give up lots of runs.
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