The Rockies Franchise Deep Three

Wow, are we really at this point? A Deep Three? Yes, for the last four franchises in this series, I shall only go three deep. Even for this one, some spots on the 3rd Team were difficult to fill. Let's see how the table turned out with our friends in the mountains, the Colorado Rockies.

	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
1st	Ubaldo Jimenez	Chris Iannetta	Todd Helton	DJ LeMahieu	Nolan Arenado	Troy Tulowitzki	Matt Holliday	Dexter Fowler	Larry Walker
2nd	Aaron Cook	Jeff Reed	Andres Galarraga	Eric Young	Vinny Castilla	Walt Weiss	Carlos Gonzalez	Juan Pierre	Brad Hawpe
3rd	Jhoulys Chacin	Wilin Rosario	Ben Paulsen	Clint Barmes	Garrett Atkins	Neifi Perez	Corey Dickerson	Ellis Burks	Dante Bichette

First base and left field were hard to find a 3rd Teamer for. For first base, Mr. Rockie, Todd Helton, held it down for over half of the franchise's existence, and Andres Galarraga had a solid five-year run too. Justin Morneau also had a good season at the position, but with the three-year minimum required for this list, he couldn't make it. Ben Paulsen, enjoy your small claim to fame! Left field was hard just because it's one of those positions where several players tend to get tried, and I chose Dickerson because he seemed as good a choice as any.

Third base has been a surprisingly strong position for Colorado in its short history. Jeff Cirillo would've made the list had he played one more season with the Rockies, but there's no shame in having Garrett Atkins show up here.

Pitcher and catcher were surprisingly weak spots. Perhaps pitcher isn't too surprising, since the mile-high air is famously tough on hurlers, but you'd think there would've been at least one catcher better than Chris Iannetta. Nope. I suppose a quarter-century without ever having a great catcher isn't unheard-of in baseball, though.

DJ LeMahieu must be one of the most underrated players in the game. Who knew he was already the greatest Rockie second baseman of all time? Seriously, fans. Appreciate this guy.