*This is a prediction*
The 28-year-old 2nd baseman Luis Arraez is one of the most polarizing free agents in MLB Free Agency, but there is one team likely gearing up to sign him, and that’s the Colorado Rockies.
Arraez is the two-time MLB-batting-champion winner in 2024 and 2025 with averages of .354 and .314. This is exactly the holdup with people, because there is a school of belief that he is just a “slap-hitter-merchant” and isn’t a true talent because of the lack of speed, power, and fielding.
While Arraez may not be expecting a massive contract from a star team like the Dodgers or Yankees, the Colorado Rockies who are known for their hitter friendly stadium would be a perfect fit for the talented 2nd baseman.
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The Colorado Rockies may not be close to contention, but that doesn’t mean they should pass up adding reliable offensive talent. One player who makes tremendous sense for Colorado is Luis Arráez, one of baseball’s most consistent contact hitters and a multiple batting champion.
Colorado’s offense has been a glaring weakness. The Rockies struck out at one of the highest rates in baseball last season and finished with one of the league’s worst batting averages despite playing in the most hitter-friendly park in the sport.
That combination highlights a lineup built around swing-and-miss approaches. Arráez offers the opposite: elite bat-to-ball skills and a professional approach at the plate that would immediately improve contact rates and on-base consistency.
In today’s game, virtually no hitter can be expected to realistically maintain a batting average around .290 or better.
Arráez’s ability to reliably hit near that threshold gives him a floor most players no longer reach, and there’s even a chance he rebounds into the upper echelon of hitters, giving a team the opportunity to buy low before a breakout season.
Arráez’s recent contract history shows he won’t demand an overwhelming financial commitment. He signed a one-year, $6.1 million deal in 2023 before being traded, then followed that with a one-year, $10.6 million contract in 2024 after avoiding arbitration.
Despite his strong offensive track record, he has yet to secure a long-term deal because of his limited power and defensive value. That makes a two- or three-year contract in the $30–40 million range a realistic projection—an affordable pact for Colorado’s rebuilding roster.
From a roster perspective, Arráez would slot into a Colorado infield anchored by Ezequiel Tovar and backed by young options like Ryan Ritter and Blaine Crim, with gaps at second base or first that Arráez could comfortably fill.
With Ryan McMahon traded to the Yankees this offseason, the Rockies have a clear opening for a high-contact, near-everyday bat. For a young club still shaping its identity, Luis Arráez represents the kind of savvy, low-risk addition that raises the floor and strengthens the lineup heading into the future.