January 30, 2008
Standing Pat
Purple Row worries that the Rockies are keeping the status quo while the rest of their league rivals are improving:
We've now seen three of the four other teams in that 88-90 win tier make upgrades this offseason, two significantly, as well as three of the four (Dodgers, Cubs, Brewers) in the 82-85 win range make enough upgrades to be considered real threats. I don't buy the Braves right now and I believe that the Padres are going to be heading south this season. Our own chances right now seem to hinge on keeping the Dodgers at bay and hoping that the Diamondbacks players disappoint while ours don't. I think we've got an okay shot at those things happening but we've still got to be considered underdogs right now. I would have loved to see a more certain upgrade to our team this winter to help us keep up the pace for 2008, and I hope the gamble to sacrifice that for even better shots in 2009 and beyond pays off.
A number of the players on the squad are either at peak or on the up-sloping side of the curve. Colorado is depending on that to improve the team.
I'd assume losing the Foggballer would help but I basically agree. That doesn't look like a division winning rotation to me.