December 20, 2004
Inexperience
I didn't realize how void of veterans the Rockies were going to be in 2005.
Now it's youth's turn with the Colorado Rockies.
If the Rocks cannot trade Preston Wilson, he and perennial All-Star first baseman Todd Helton will be the only two players in the lineup with more than one year and 27 days of service time in the majors, and the average major league experience of the eight position players would come to little more than two years.
Chance are, Colorado will start four rookies: catcher J.D. Closser, shortstop Clint Barmes, third baseman Garrett Atkins and right fielder Brad Hawpe.
The problem is they they're not that young. Closser and Atkins will have a seasonal age of 25 in 2005, while Barmes and Hawpe will be 26. As I've said before, old rookies do not impress me.