36-year old lefty swinging 1B Todd Helton finished 13th in the voting for the N.L. MVP Award. He played in 151 games for the Rockies last season and he was 177 for 544 (.325 avg, .904 OPS) with 79 runs scored, 15 homers and 86 RBIs. Helton has now played in 1,812 games in his 13 years with the Rockies and he is 2,134 for 6,506 (.328 avg, .994 OPS) with 1,222 runs scored, 325 homers, 1,202 RBIs and 36 stolen bases. The Rockies are glad that Helton appears to be over his back problems but he’s still unlikely to regain the power that once made him one of the most feared hitters in the N.L.

25-year old righty swinging shortstop Troy Tulowitzki finished fifth in the voting for the N.L. MVP Award. He played in 151 games for the Rockies last season and he was 161 for 543 (.297 avg, .930 OPS) with 101 runs scored, 32 homers, 92 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. Tulowitzki has now played 4 years for the Rockies in which he has played in 432 games. In those games, Tulowitzki is 460 for 1,625 (.283 avg, .831 OPS) with 268 runs scored, 65 homers, 243 RBIs and 31 stolen bases. As long as Tulowitzki stays healthy he will be a player that the Rockies will be able to build around as only Hanley Ramirez is a better shortstop than he is in the N.L.

Outfielder Carlos Gonzalez and catcher Yorvit Torrealba have really been swinging hot sticks for the Rockies. Gonzalez has been really jump starting the offense from the top of the batting order in this series. He is 5 for 9 (.556 avg, 1.223 OPS) with 2 runs scored and 1 stolen base. The rest of the Rockies have to do a better job of bringing Gonzalez around the bases as he always seems to be on base. Veteran catcher Yorvit Torrealba really stepped up with key hits the last time the Rockies were in the playoffs and he’s doing it all over again. He is 3 for 6 (.500 avg, 1.667 OPS) with a double, homer, 1 run scored and 2 RBIs. Torrealba’s clutch bat will likely keep backup catcher Chris Iannetta nailed to the bench. Still, Gonzalez and Torrealba are going to need more help with the bats if they are going to bounce the Phillies in this series.

36-year old lefty swinging 1B Todd Helton has had a really solid year for the Rockies. He has played in 147 games this season for the Rockies and he is 170 for 527 (.323 avg, .897 OPS) with 73 runs scored, 14 homers and 84 RBIs. Maybe his back issues of the past is why his homers are starting to turn into doubles as he has 37 of them this season. The Rockies will be depending on Helton to not only get the Rockies into the playoffs but to help them win when they get there.

23-year old switch hitting CF Dexter Fowler came into this season as the Rockies’ #1 prospect according to Baseball America and he’s showing why so far this year. Fowler has played in 128 games for the Rockies this season and he is 111 for 411 (.270 avg, .780 OPS) with 69 runs scored, 4 homers, 33 RBIs and 27 stolen bases. Fowler has a bright future for the Rockies as he brings much needed speed on both the basepaths and in the outfield.