Colorado Rockies Position Player Power Rankings: Arenado falls from the top spot

Greetings! Welcome to the BSN Denver Power Rankings.

Throughout the course of the 2017 season, we will be providing you with Power Rankings for the Colorado Rockies roster at three positions; Starting Pitcher, Bullpen, and Position Player. The rankings will be released at noon (MST) on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday respectively.

Each week, we will update the rankings based heavily on the performance from that time period. This is not meant to be a definitive list of who is the best, but rather a more volatile ranking of where everyone stands at any given moment in time.

Starting Pitcher Power Rankings: Senzatela joins the Top 5

Bullpen Power Rankings: Holland takes the top spot

Without further ado:

Position Player Power Rankings:

10. Raimel Tapia (N/A) — After a slow start, Tapia’s trademark contact skill has started to show up, getting his batting average up above .300 before a tough day against Corey Kluber. Now at .277/.320/.383 and a team-leading four stolen bases, Tapia is unlikely to be able to crack the Opening Day roster, but it’s not impossible considering the injury to David Dahl. More likely, the Rockies send him to Triple-A for the regular at-bats but if they are really trying to push hard this season and contend, one way or another, it won’t be long until we see Tapia at 20th and Blake.

9. Dustin Garneau (N/A) — Garneau has made the most of his increased opportunities since Tom Murphy went down, posting an OPS of 1.214 bolstered by an absurd .808 slugging percentage. It’s just spring training, but there really isn’t much more Garneau could do at this time to ease concerns about the back up catcher situation.

8. Jordan Patterson (N/A) — One of the few guys who came into this spring clearly battling for a roster spot, it’s going to be tough to justify keeping Patterson off the 25-man come Opening Day. A .275/.302/.510 slash line has been backed up by several highlight reel defensive plays both in right field and at first base.

7. Gerardo Parra (N/A) — Believe it or not, Parra starting the season in left field for the Rockies may not be such a bad thing. As we wrote before spring training started, he is a prime candidate to rebound in 2017, and so far he has looked like his best healthy self in camp, slashing .359/.405/.462 and has three stolen bases.

6. Tony Wolters (+2) — Tony Wolters bring a ton of value to this team even if the bat never comes around. His glove work is just that good. But it looks like the bat is coming around. After a strong finish to last season, Wolters is leading the club (minimum 15 at-bats) in OPS this spring with a mark of 1.261. If he can provide plus value on offense, even just barely, he quickly becomes one of the most valuable players on the roster.

5. Trevor Story (–) — Story is slashing .295/.340/.727 in spring training, displaying exactly the type of combo of patience and power the Rockies are hoping to see as he continues to develop.

4. Carlos Gonzalez (–) — CarGo had a great showing for team Venezuela and stepped right back onto the Rockies squad looking like his old, best self. He may no longer be elite (though, how cool would it be if he was?) but he still looks primed to have a very good year for Colorado.

3. DJ LeMahieu (–) — Just your standard .372 batting average from the defending batting champ this spring. Only the top guy on our list has more hits than DJ this spring. The top of the order looks really good for the Rox right now.

2. Nolan Arenado (-1) — Power Rankings are perfect for overreacting to small sample sizes and that is exactly why Arenado is second on this list.

1. Charlie Blackmon (+1) — These lists are meant to be a reflection of the current moment, and in this current moment, nobody is playing better baseball for the Colorado Rockies than Charlie Blackmon. A 1.237 OPS is ridiculous.