The Rockies’ top offensive performers last season — Mickey Moniak and Hunter Goodman — were not only bright spots in a 119-loss season, but also had the best seasons of their young careers.
With breakout seasons in the rearview mirror, one of the big questions heading into this season was whether or not they could repeat their success or if the seasons were a one-off. Even though the Rockies are only 26 games into the season, or 16% of the way in, it seems like a good time to see if Goodman and Moniak
are on track to put up numbers like they did last season.
In 2025, Goodman led the Rockies with 31 homers, 91 RBI, 28 doubles, 150 hits, and hit .278/.323/.520 with an OPS of .843 to earn the Rockies lone All-Star and Silver Slugger nods. Last season, Moniak led the Rockies with eight triples, was second in homers with 24 and RBI with 68, tied for third with 117 hits, finished fifth in doubles with 20 and hit .270/.306/.518 and an .824 OPS.
While some numbers are down, most are on track or even better for Goodman and Moniak.
Through Thursday’s action, Goodman is leading the team in runs (17), is second in homers (6), third in hits (23), and tied for fifth in RBI (9). He’s hitting .264/.340/.540 with an .880 OPS. Here’s how his numbers look from Baseball Savant.
Goodman is trying to take on the extra challenge of more playing time this year, which means DHing on the days when he’s not catching. He’s played in 24 of the Rockies 26 games so far, including eight where he played all or part of the game as DH. His power numbers are about the same, which is a great sign. Unfortunately, his strikeouts are much worse.
Moniak — despite missing the first six games of the season with a sprained finger from spring training — leads Colorado with eight homers, which is tied for fifth-most in MLB, and he is tied for most RBI (15) on Colorado’s roster. He is second in runs (14) and fourth in hits (22) and doubles (5). Moniak is hitting .324/.347/.750 and has an OPS of 1.097.
It’s easy to see why he has had so much production early, thanks to Baseball Savant.
Moniak’s consistency is huge for the Rockies, especially considering he was a former No. 1 MLB draft pick and seemed to be a bust after not taking off in Philadelphia. It seemed even worse after being traded to and later released by the Angels in March of 2025. The Rockies picked him up, and that bet on Moniak is paying off.
His homers are ahead of where he was at in 2025, even if he’s striking out a little more and walking less.
Outside of swinging a hot bat, the Rockies also win more often when Moniak is in the lineup. Through Thursday, the Rockies are 8-11 when Moniak plays and 2-5 when he doesn’t (10-16 overall). When asked what Moniak provides outside the stats after Thursday’s game, Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer explained Moniak’s value.
“Behind closed doors — just what he does. He’s part of keeping everything around her loose and keeps everybody ready to play. What he provides off the field is just as big as what he’s providing on the field,” Schaeffer said. “But he’s in a really good place offensively too.”
The season is still early, but all signs point to Goodman and Moniak continuing their impressive performances swinging the bat. With more support from hitters like TJ Rumfield and Troy Johnston, and the quality of pitching keeping the Rockies in more games, it’s no wonder the Rockies are off to a better start. The Rockies took 60 games to win 10 games in 2025 compared to 25 this year.
The MLB season is long. Anything can happen. Last year, Goodman and Moniak combined for 55 homers. They could be on track to beat that this year. Will they? Will it help the Rockies increase their win total this year?
Let us know what you think in the comments.
On the Farm
Triple-A: Sacramento River Cats 12, Albuquerque Isotopes 10
Vimael Machín hit an RBI single to score Adael Amador in the ninth inning, but it wasn’t enough to help the Isotopes come back on Thursday night in Sacramento. Albuquerque was outhit 15-10 and was hurt by three fielding errors. Amador hit a two-run homer and Drew Avans and Cole Carrigg each added two-run singles to help the Isotopes take a 6-0 lead in the second inning, but Sacramento answered back with an eight-run third to take a 9-6 lead. Albuquerque came back to tie it with a two-run homer from Zac Veen and an RBI from Chad Stevens in the fifth. Sacramento regained the lead with a three-run inning of its own in the seventh. Machín, Amador and Veen led the offense for the Isotopes with two hits each.
Double-A: Portland Sea Dogs 5, Hartford Yard Goats 4 (10)
The Yard Goats blew a 4-2 lead as the Sea Dogs scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to send it to extra innings and then won it on a walk-off single by Max Ferguson in the bottom of the 10th. Andy Perez had two hits for Hartford and stole a base, which led to a run in the fifth on an error. The Yard Goats scored their first run when Dyan Jorge led off with a single and came around to steal home on a double steal. In the sixth, Roc Riggio hit an RBI single and Jorge drew an RBI walk. Konner Eaton had a solid start for Hartford, giving up two uns on six hits in five innings, but Carlos Torres blew the save in the ninth and Cade Denton took the loss by pitching in the 10th.
High-A: Everett Aquasox 11, Spokane Indians 3
The Indians rallied back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game in the fourth inning on a Caleb Hobson RBI single, but Everett put up four-run frames in the fifth and seventh to come away with a win on Thursday. Hobson hit an RBI single in the second inning too, as did Tommy Hopfe, to account for Spokane’s scoring. Jordy Vargas gave up five runs on five hits in 4.1 innings to take the loss.
Low-A: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 9, Fresno Grizzlies 2
The Quakes jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second and never looked back on Thursday night. Fresno cut the 2-1 lead in half when Matt Klein hit an RBI single to score Lucas Ramirez, but Rancho Cucamonga answered back to take a 7-1 lead by the end of the fifth. Tanner Thach plated Clayton Gray, who had two hits on the night, on a fielder’s choice in the fifth for Spokane’s second and final run.
Feltner, Castro leave Thursday’s game early with injuries | MLB.com
Feltner left after two innings with right triceps tightness and Willi Castro was forced from the game with right knee soreness. The severity of either is currently unknown, but the moves appear to be precautionary.
MLB’s Top 10 Most Likely Trade Candidates Before 2026 Deadline | Bleacher Report
There is a Rockie on the list at No. 7. Bleacher Report believes that the arm of Jimmy Herget, aka the Human Glitch, will be in high demand at the trade deadline.
MLB Power Rankings Week 4: Who are the top teams one month in? | ESPN.com
Despite improvement from 2025, the Rockies are still coming in at No. 30 on this list.
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