REELING ROCKIES SHOULD TRADE STORY NOW
All that stands between the reeling Rockies and the abyss is shortstop Trevor Story. But Story can’t save our Bad News Denver Bears, stumbling out of the gate so ineptly they seem bent on being mathematically eliminated from the playoffs before the calendar flips from April to May.
The time to trade Story is now. Why delay the inevitable? Any delusion this team can be competitive has been exposed. Raise the white flag. Get on with the future.
Can anybody explain to me the rationale for holding onto Story?
Does franchise owner Dick Monfrot feel guilt in the wake of letting DJ LeMahieu walk and alienating Nolan Arenado? At this point, can there really be fear of further irking fans by trading another star during this calendar year? Or could general manager Jeff Bridich be dragging his feet because he can’t pick up the phone and open trade discussions in a meaningful and reasonable way with peers throughout the major leagues?
Yes, the All-Star Game is coming to Denver. But it makes no sense to hold onto Story, so he can doff his cap to the Coors Field crowd during pregame introductions and be the subject of myriad rumors as the trade deadline looms on July 30.
After the Rockies gave away Arenado to the St. Louis Cardinals in the worst trade ever witnessed in Colorado, Monfort insisted the team was built to compete in 2021. After only a dozen games, that foolish optimism has been shot to the dark side of the moon.
The Rockies are a contender only to lose 100 games, and even if they don’t, there’s a very good chance there could finish an almost unfathomable 40 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. You are what the standings say you are. Like it or not, Colorado is in rebuild mode.
Monfort and Bridich, however, seem stuck in denial mode, hoping manager Bud Black’s magic with pitchers and a small-ball approach