Colorado Rockies' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

The Colorado Rockies had a relatively quiet offseason, but hope to bounce back in 2023 with a healthy Kris Bryant returning to their roster. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Rockies for the 2023 MLB season.

The Colorado Rockies are less than two months away from Opening Day.

The Rockies had a relatively quiet offseason, but hope to improve from their 68-win season a year ago. Outfielder Kris Bryant expects to be 100% healthy this season and hopes to deliver upon the seven-year, $182 million contract he signed with the Rockies last March.

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Rockies in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:

STARTING LINEUP

C Elias Diaz .228/.281/.648 / Brian Serven .203/.261/.593

1B C.J. Cron .257/.315/.783

2B Brendan Rogers .266/.325/.733

3B Ryan McMahon .246/.327/.741

SS Ezequiel Tovar .212/.257/.590

LF Kris Bryant .306/.376/.851

CF Yonathan Daza .301/.349/.733

RF Randal Grichuk .259/.299/.724

DH Charlie Blackmon .264/.314/.733

PITCHING ROTATION

1) Kyle Freeland: 9-11, 4.53 ERA, 31 starts, 174.2 IP, 1.41 WHIP, 2.47 SO/W, 103 ERA+

2) German Marquez: 9-13, 4.95 ERA, 31 starts, 181.2 IP, 1.37 WHIP, 2.38 SO/W, 94 ERA+

3) Antonio Senzatela: 3-7, 5.07 ERA, 19 starts, 92.1 IP, 1.70 WHIP, 2.35 SO/W, 92 ERA+

4) Jose Urena: 3-8, 5.14 ERA, 17 starts, 89.1 IP, 1.57 WHIP, 1.58 SO/W, 91 ERA+

5) Ryan Feltner: 4-9, 5.83 ERA, 19 starts, 97.1 IP, 1.41 WHIP, 2.40 SO/W, 80 ERA+

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)

Austin Gomber: 5-7, 5.56 ERA, 17 starts, 124.2 IP

Peter Lambert (Did not pitch)

BULLPEN

Daniel Bard: 6-4, 1.79 ERA, 57 appearances, 34 saves, 60.1 IP

Tyler Kinley: 1-1, 0.75 ERA, 25 appearances, 0 saves, 24 IP

Lucas Gilbreath: 2-0, 4.19 ERA, 47 appearances, 0 saves, 43 IP

Brent Suter: 5-3, 3.78 ERA, 54 appearances, 0 saves, 66.2 IP

Jake Bird: 2-4, 4.91 ERA, 38 appearances, 0 saves, 47.2 IP

Pierce Johnson: 1-2, 5.02 ERA, 15 appearances, 0 saves, 14.1 IP

Dinelson Lamet: 1-1, 4.05 ERA, 19 appearances, 0 saves, 20 IP

Justin Lawrence: 3-1, 5.70 ERA, 38 appearances, 1 save, 42.2 IP

Nick Mears: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 appearances, 0 saves, 2 IP

Noah Davis: 0-0, 18.00 ERA, 1 appearance, 0 saves, 1 IP

Gavin Hollowell: 0-2, 7.71 ERA, 6 appearances, 0 saves, 7 IP

Ty Blach: 1-0, 5.89 ERA, 24 appearances, 1 save, 44.1 IP

Connor Seabold: 0-4, 11.29 ERA, 5 appearances, 0 saves, 18.1 IP

Here's a look at the Colorado Rockies' schedule for the 2023 regular season.

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