OCTOBER 1, 2022•THEATHLETIC.COM
Wilmer Flores is the 2022 Willie Mac Award winner, and you're not surprisedWilmer Flores was absolutely essential during a season in which the things that went wrong far outnumbered the things that went right.
Charlie Blackmon - Staying with Rockies for 2023Blackmon (knee) will pick up his $18 million player option for the 2023 season, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.
ImpactBlackmon is 36 and was worth 0.2 fWAR in 135 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury, so picking up the option was an easy call. He could retire following the 2023 season.
OCTOBER 1, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Joey Bart - Riding pine FridayBart is not in Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
ImpactBart is hitting .136 with zero home runs in his last 10 games. Austin Wynns will start behind the dish and hit ninth.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022•ROTOWIRE
David Villar - Sitting againVillar is not in Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
ImpactVillar has now sat three of the last four games after starting several in a row. Evan Longoria is starting at third base and hitting fifth.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022•ROTOWIRE
LaMonte Wade Jr. - Sitting again FridayWade is not in Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
ImpactWade has not played since Sept. 25, and he is on the bench Friday even with the platoon advantage against Merrill Kelly. Jason Vosler is starting at first base and hitting eighth.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Randal Grichuk - Still not startingGrichuk (illness) isn't starting Friday against the Dodgers.
ImpactGrichuk is out of the lineup for a third consecutive game due to flu-like symptoms, and it's not yet clear whether he'll be available off the bench Friday. Yonathan Daza will take over in center field and lead off.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Ezequiel Tovar - First career extra-base hitTovar went 1-for-4 with a double Thursday against the Giants.
ImpactTovar doubled deep to left field to lead off the sixth inning, though he was ultimately stranded there. It was the first extra-base hit of his career, but he does have five knocks across his first 18 at-bats.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022•ROTOWIRE
