Ryan Spilboroghs is good enough to start for a lot of teams in the majors but he’s a 4th outfielder in Colorado. He did a great job subbing for Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe when they were injured. He is back to his bench job but the Rockies don’t miss a beat when giving one of the regulars a day off. Spilboroghs has played in 66 games for the Rockies this season and he is 48 for 164 (.293 avg, .844 OPS) with 25 runs scored, 4 homers, 26 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. If the Rockies move an outfielder in a trade soon, Spilboroghs will move into the starting lineup full time.

Scott Podsednik could be on the verge of getting more playing time for the Rockies because of his play so far this season. Podsednik has played in 26 games this season for the Rockies and he is 12 for 35 (.343 avg, .963 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 5 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. The problem for Podsednik is that he’s not a natural CF and he won’t likely get any time in RF or LF. Still, he has been a huge asset off the bench for the Rockies so far this year.

Clint Barmes appears to have taken over the starting 2B job from rookie Jayson Nix. Barmes has played in 12 games for the Rockies this season and he is 16 for 40 (.400 avg, 1.079 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 1 homer, 8 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Barmes lost his starting job at shortstop to Troy Tulowitzki last season but he kept his head up. Rookie Jayson Nix was handed the starting job in spring training and he appears to already have lost it. Nix has played in 14 games this season for the Rockies and he is 5 for 38 (.132 avg, .408 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs and 1 stolen base.

The Rockies have signed second baseman Marcus Giles. Giles played in 116 games last season for the Padres and he was 96 for 420 (.229 avg, .621 OPS) with 52 runs scored, 4 homers, 39 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. He has now played in 792 games in his major league career and he is 813 of 2,934 (.277 avg, .782 OPS) with 468 runs scored, 76 homers, 333 RBIs and 70 stolen bases. The Rockies are hoping that last season was a fluke and that Giles can get back to playing like he did for the Braves early in his career. If he produces like he did with the Braves signing him will prove to be a stroke of genius.

Rookie shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is making a late run at the Rookie of the Year Award in the National League with a very strong second half.  He has played in 36 games this season after the All-Star Break and he is 45 for 145 (.310 avg, .910 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 8 homers and 29 RBIs.  His strong 2nd half has spiked his season numbers in a positive direction.  He has now played in 118 games this season and he is 135 for 460 (.293 avg, .828 OPS) with 72 runs scored, 17 homers and 67 RBIs.