25-year old lefty swinging outfielder Carlos Gonzalez had a rough time dealing with injuries this year and he has been shut down. He played in 127 games for the Rockies this year and he was 142 for 481 (.295 avg, .889 OPS) with 92 runs scored, 26 homers, 92 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. Gonzalez has now played in 361 games in his first three years with the Rockies and he is 418 for 1,346 (.311 avg, .924 OPS) with 256 runs scored, 73 homers, 268 RBIs and 62 stolen bases. Gonzalez is going to be a force with the bat for the Rockies for a long, long time.

28-year old lefty swinging outfielder Seth Smith continues to be a productive player for the Rockies. He has played in 134 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 124 of 435 (.285 avg, .842 OPS) with 62 runs scored, 15 homers, 57 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. Smith has now played in 474 games in his first five years in the majors and he is 343 of 1,244 (.276 avg, .837 OPS) with 195 runs scored, 51 homers, 179 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. The Rockies were smart to keep Seth Smith as a lot of teams were inquiring about him at the trade deadline.

25-year old lefty swinging outfielder Carlos Gonzalez set the expectations really high for himself in 2011 after the season he had in 2010. Gonzalez played in 145 games for the Rockies last year and he was 197 for 587 (.336 avg, .974 OPS) with 111 runs scored, 34 homers, 117 RBIs and 26 stolen bases. Gonzalez would have to get super hot the rest of the season to approach the kinds of numbers he put up last year. That being said, he’s still having a very solid 2011 season. Gonzalez has played in 107 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 115 for 401 (.287 avg, .869 OPS) with 76 runs scored, 21 homers, 76 RBIs and 16 stolen bases. The Rockies hope he finishes this year strongly.

26-year old righty swinging shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is starting to carry the Rockies’ offense once again in 2011. In July and August, Tulowitzki is 51 for 139 (.367 avg) with 19 runs scored, 8 homers, 29 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He is trying to will his team to make a late playoff run just like he has done before. Tulowitzki has now played in 117 games overall this year and he is 135 of 449 (.301 avg, .900 OPS) with 61 runs scored, 23 homers, 82 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. The Rockies hope that the rest of the offense follows Tulowitzki’s lead.

25-year old switch-hitting CF Dexter Fowler has looked good since coming back to the Rockies after a brief demotion to AAA. In his first 20 games since coming back to the Rockies, Fowler is 24 for 75 (.320 avg) with 19 runs scored, 0 homers, 8 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Fowler has now played in 78 games so far this year and he is 76 for 290 (.262 avg, .759 OPS) with 52 runs scored, 0 homers, 26 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Fowler appears to have gotten back in the good graces of the Rockies’ organization, so he needs to finish the 2011 season strongly to stay there.