BALTIMORE – Embarking on a stretch drive like no other, the Colorado Rockies will attack the final two months of this season with a unique laundry list of objectives.
Finishing school: All-Star catcher Hunter Goodman wants to sprint through the tape of this year, proving he can sustain an .839 OPS at a position young players often wear down in the second half.
Avoiding ignominy: After a 9-50 start buried them in a historic hole, the Rockies have improved to the point they are right on the cut line to break the Chicago White Sox’s one-year-old modern record of 121 losses, a “chase” that should come down to the last week of the season.
And of utmost importance, taking steps to ensure it doesn’t get any worse in 2026.
“These next two months, obviously it doesn’t look like we’re making the postseason this year, but we gotta act like it,” center fielder Mickey Moniak tells USA TODAY Sports. “Act like we’re making that run just to grow as a team and get better.
