What these stats don't show is the horrible base running the Rockies demonstrate on a nightly basis where they continue to run into outs or the poor situational at-bats, especially with runners on third base and less than two outs or the lack of a two-strike approach. Then there are the mental errors that don't show up in the box score or statistics. Too often it appears the Rockies don't show up ready to win a championship major league baseball game.

Besides Arenado, Story and Wolters, everyone else is an average or below average defender at best. Desmond, Blackmon and Murphy are well below average. That won't help the pitching staff.

Baseball teams are like water in that they seek their own level. The Rockies have the record they do based on merit. The Rockies are a bad team, and the organization does not know what it takes to win. A look at the top 30 prospects list and the low ranking for the Rockies farm system does not provide much hope. Things will get worse before they get better.