To review, this is the kind of offense Schaeffer envisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to put the ball in play, because we were punching out so doggone much last year,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to move the line (by) using the bunt hit, walking, stealing bags, and just playing total offense. That\u2019s what I believe in. That\u2019s what I\u2019ll always believe. Our personnel is directed more toward that this year, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Blake Street Bombers <\/a>aren\u2019t coming back, so the Rockies are trying to create a well-rounded offense that pressures the opposition and doesn\u2019t go dormant on the road so often.<\/p>\n \u201cOver 162 games, it might seem like slow progress to the outside world, but we track it and it\u2019s going well,\u201d Schaeffer said.<\/p>\n OK, time to crunch the numbers and see just how high the offense has climbed.<\/p>\n Big picture<\/p>\n Colorado entered the weekend series against the Athletics in Las Vegas with a 26-43 record and was on pace to finish 61-102. After 69 games last season, the Rockies were 13-56, and ultimately finished 43-119.\n<\/p>\n The Rockies\u2019 minus-424 run differential<\/a> in 2025 was the worst in baseball\u2019s modern era (since 1900), surpassing the 1932 Boston Red Sox (minus-349). No other team has posted a minus-400 run differential at any point in a season in the modern era. Currently, the Rockies have a minus-100 run differential and are on pace to finish with a minus-235. Slash line<\/p>\n Last season, Colorado\u2019s .237 average, .293 on-base percentage, .386 slugging percentage, and .679 OPS were all the lowest in franchise history.<\/p>\n Things are looking up. Entering the weekend, the Rockies\u2019 slash line was .249\/.319\/.396 with a .715 OPS. Not an offensive juggernaut by any means \u2014 by comparison, the mighty Dodgers are hitting .264\/.346\/.443 with a .789 OPS \u2014 but an improvement.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Clutch hitting<\/p>\n The 2025 Rockies batted .233 with runners in scoring position, the second-lowest average in the majors and the lowest in franchise history. Colorado\u2019s 29 home runs with runners in scoring position were tied for 27th in the majors and tied for the lowest in a full season in franchise history with the 2013 club.\n<\/p>\n There has been marked improvement this season. The Rockies are hitting .258 with runners in scoring position, ranking 11th in the majors. However, Colorado\u2019s 12 homers with runners in scoring position rank 26th.\n<\/p>\n Thievery<\/p>\n Schaeffer vowed that the Rockies would steal more bases, and they have. Through their first 66 games, they had swiped 53 bags, their most since 2000 when they had 63 stolen bases in 66 games.<\/p>\n The Rockies rank 10th in the majors. Last season, they finished with 87, ranking 23rd. Swings and whiffs<\/p>\n Cleaning up all of the ugly, empty at-bats remains one of DePodesta\u2019s top priorities.<\/p>\n \u201cI think foundationally, we as an organization needed to have more plate discipline,\u201d he said last Sunday.<\/a> \u201cThis past year, our chase rate was the highest in baseball \u2014 not just in the big leagues, but also in Triple-A, also in Double-A, also in High-A, also in Low-A. So we have a lot of room to make up, just to be on par with some of our competitors in that space.\u201d<\/p>\n Like Schaeffer, DePodesta believes that putting the ball in play is key, especially at Coors Field, where bloop singles, as well as doubles and triples into the alleys, can make life miserable for opposing pitchers.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just need to take advantage of all the holes that are out there in the outfield,\u201d DePodesta said. \u201cWe need to be able to put more balls in play. In order to do that, we need to swing at better pitches to hit, and we\u2019ve started to do that, which I think has been really encouraging.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve started to do that,\u201d is the key phrase here. Last season, the Rockies\u2019 1,531 strikeouts were the third-most in club history and second-most in the majors behind the Angels (1,627). This season, the Rockies have the fifth most with 621 and are on pace for 1,458. That\u2019s an improvement, though not a massive improvement.\n<\/p>\n
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Hunter Goodman (15) of the Colorado Rockies celebrates hitting a home run off of Colin Rea (53) of the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Coors Field in Denver on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz\/The Denver Post)\n<\/p>\n
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Michael Busch (29) of the Chicago Cubs rounds third after hitting a home run against the Colorado Rockies during the sixth inning at Coors Field in Denver on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz\/The Denver Post)\n<\/p>\n