But be weary Mile High faithful. By the time 2017, for CarGo, and 2020, for Tulo, rolls around people may be asking for their heads.
Todd Helton was awarded, and rightly so, a contract very similar to these guys. He was once the fable only option for numerous All-Star games and the face of the franchise for many years. Now he’s making too much money and not producing enough. (Should have listened to me 5 years ago, when I said I love Helton but it was time to get a trade when his stock was at an all time high. And Ryan Shealy was there to fill the role.) And I know this could be a bad example, but the Rockies and the contract are eerily identical.
And people undoubtedly will put ridiculously high expectations on these 2 up-and-coming stars and the Rockies organization as a whole which will pack the stands. But will it do the most important thing of all, win championships? Doubtful.
[These extensions had to happen, they are good for the team and the city, but we’ll see what happens. Damn you Mike Hampton for making every Rockies fan, especially Dan O’Dowd, scared of giving a good/hefty contract to a pitcher.]
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