SHORTSTOP

Story was a first-time all-star in 2018 and worthy of a

85

Extra-base hits for

Story in 2018,

joining Ernie Banks

and Honus Wagner

as the only NL

shortstops to lead

the NL in extra-base

hits.

Gold didn’t put, of the Story Glove, majors’ pocket is even becoming most one. though produc- Simply one he

tive evidenced and exciting by his players, 505-foot as

home run in a three-homer

game vs. San Francisco at

Coors Field. After leading

the NL with 191 strikeouts

in 555 at-bats in 2018, Story

whittled that number to 168 in 656 at-bats last season. He still chases bad pitches at times but given his power, the Rockies can live with his 26 percent K rate. Should Story go down, Hampson and Rodgers are the likely replacements.