The Colorado Rockies have been a youthful team for over a decade. Except for Todd Helton, they have unsuccessfully tried to thrive on young minor league talent in their system to supplement the wandering free agents. For the middle years of the last decade they were known as “Todd and the Toddlers”. Well, that will no longer be the case in Denver, Colorado on opening day 2012.
Colorado’s projected starting eight features only four Rockies players from last year. Of those, three are under thirty: 25-year-old Dexter Fowler, 26-year-old Carlos Gonzalez and 27-year-old Troy Tulowitzki. These guys are the “core” of the Rockies for the next decade. Dexter Fowler’s great second half puts him in the team’s plans with the two proven MLB stars.
Todd Helton will continue to occupy first base. The 38-year-old had a huge resurgence last season after a definite slump the year before. While many in the game thought that it might be time for Helton to retire, he hit .302 with 14 home runs. His inju...
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