In honor of their upcoming 25th anniversary the Colorado Rockies did a social media vote to compile an all-time 25 man roster. I know we've done things like this before to varying degrees of both success and failure but I thought this would be fun to try since we also are coming up on our 25th anniversary. Here's how the Rockies did it...

 

Give us your vote for 2 players at each field position (the 6 outfielders can vary in position, they don't have to be 2 CF, 2 RF, and 2 LF) as well as 5 starting pitchers, 3 relief pitchers, and one "utility" position which can be any player regardless of position aka a write in vote...

 

 

C- Charles Johnson, Pudge

 

1B - Derrek Lee, Jeff Conine

 

2B - Luis Castillo, Dan Uggla

 

3B - Mike Lowell, Miguel Cabrera

 

SS - Alex Gonzalez, Hanley Ramirez

 

OF - Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sheffield, Juan Encarnacion, Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna, Cody Ross

 

SP - Kevin Brown, Josh Beckett, Jose Fernandez, Brad Penny, Dontrelle Willis

 

RP - Robb Nen, Bryan Harvey, Antonio Alfonseca

 

Utility - Moises Alou

 

 

C- Charles Johnson, Pudge

 

1B - Derrek Lee, Carlos Delgado

 

2B - Luis Castillo, Dee Gordon

 

3B - Mike Lowell, Bobby Bonilla

 

SS - Hanley Ramirez, Edgar Renteria

 

OF - Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Cabrera, Gary Sheffield, Jeff Conine, Marcell Ozuna, Juan Pierre

 

SP - Jose Fernandez, Kevin Brown, Josh Beckett, Dontrelle Willis, Livan Hernandez

 

RP - Robb Nen, Bryan Harvey, Ugueth Urbina

 

Utility - Lenny Harris

 

(I almost think I could come up with a 2nd 25 that are pretty decent... also I think we could make some awesome "worst 25 man rosters" too)

 

 

C- Charles Johnson, Pudge, Paul Lo Duca

 

1B - Derrek Lee, Carlos Delgado, Bour?

 

2B - Luis Castillo, Dee Gordon, Dan Ugla 

 

3B - Mike Lowell, Bobby Bonilla, Miggy

 

SS - Hanley Ramirez, Edgar Renteria

 

OF - Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Cabrera, Gary Sheffield, Jeff Conine, Marcell Ozuna, Juan Pierre, Jelliz

 

SP - Jose Fernandez, Kevin Brown, Josh Beckett, Dontrelle Willis, Livan Hernandez, Josh Johnson

 

RP - Robb Nen, Bryan Harvey, Ugueth Urbina

 

Utility: Bonifacio, Cody Ross

 

I crossed a few from your list, fuck Pudge, fuck delgado, fuck Urbina

 

 

C- Charles Johnson, Pudge, Paul Lo Duca

 

1B - Derrek Lee, Carlos Delgado, Bour?

 

2B - Luis Castillo, Dee Gordon, Dan Ugla 

 

3B - Mike Lowell, Bobby Bonilla, Miggy

 

SS - Hanley Ramirez, Edgar Renteria

 

OF - Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Cabrera, Gary Sheffield, Jeff Conine, Marcell Ozuna, Juan Pierre, Jelliz

 

SP - Jose Fernandez, Kevin Brown, Josh Beckett, Dontrelle Willis, Livan Hernandez, Josh Johnson

 

RP - Robb Nen, Bryan Harvey, Ugueth Urbina

 

Utility: Bonifacio, Cody Ross

 

I crossed a few from your list, fuck Pudge, fuck delgado, fuck Urbina

 

You're gonna be so sore after all that fucking. 

 

 

Tough call on some of these, here's my 25

 

C-Johnson, Realmuto

 

1b-D Lee. Niner

 

2b-Castillo, Uggla

 

3b-Lowell, Miggy

 

SS-HanRam, Gonzalez

 

OF-Stanton, Floyd, Sheffield, Wilson, Ozuna

 

P-Josh Johnson, Jose Fernandez, Kevin Brown, Ricky Nolasco, Josh Beckett, A,J Burnett

 

Robb Nen, Antonio Alfonseca, A J Ramos, Braden Looper

 

Apologies to Dee, Pudge(one season) Edgar Renteria, Juan Pierre, Yelich, Brad Penny, Dontrelle, Livan Hernandez and Jay  Powell

 

 

C PUDGE / REALMUTO

 

1ST Carlos Delgado / D Lee

 

2nd Castillo / Gordon

 

SS Hanley / Edgar Renteria

 

3rd Lowell / Cabrera

 

OF Giancarlo / Shefield/ Alou / Floyd / Ozuna

 

Utility Conine / Bonilla

 

SP Jose Fernandez / Kevin Brown / Josh Johnson / Josh Beckett / Alex Fernandez

 

RP Harvey / Nen / Benitez

 

Also considered:

 

Uggla / Livan / Charles Johnson / Juan Pierre/ Preston Wilson/ Dontrell / Cisheck/ Penny /Burnett / Yelich

 

 

C- Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, Mike Piazza

 

1B- Derrek Lee, Jeff Conine

 

2B- Luis Castillo, Craig Counsell

 

3b- Mike Lowell, Bobby Bonilla

 

SS- Edgar Renteria, Alex Gonzalez

 

LF- Miguel Cabrera

 

CF- Juan Pierre, Devon White

 

RF- Gary Sheffield, Mike Stanton

 

UTILITY- Mike Mordecai

 

SP- Kevin Brown, Jose Fernandez, Livan Hernandez, Josh Beckett, Carl Pavano

 

RP- Robb Nen, Ugueth Urbina, DENNIS COOK

 

CLOSER- TREVER HOFFMAN

 

Heres my choices.