Charlie Blackmon Trade Rumors: Latest News, Speculation on Rockies OF's Future

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported the Colorado Rockies are open to trading outfielder Charlie Blackmon.

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Trading Blackmon Could Upgrade Colorado's Pitching

Monday, Dec. 7

Blackmon was a solid contributor in 2015, slashing .287/.347/.450, although his 17 home runs and 58 RBI were a drop-off from his 2014 totals.

However, if the Rockies are listening to offers for outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, per Rosenthal, who had a career year with 40 home runs and 97 RBI in 2015, hitting numbers are not what the Rockies are worried about.

Colorado has lost at least 88 games in five straight seasons and posted the worst team ERA in the majors at 5.04 in 2015.

If Colorado can find the right fit for Blackmon, it might be able to land some pitching, even if it's in the form of prospects. Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post thinks upgrading the starting rotation is the only way the Rockies can compete:

The notion seems to make sense, considering Coors Field is a hitter's park, to say the least.

Of course, it would be harder to find a pitcher who can perform well in Colorado than it would be to replace Blackmon's bat in the lineup.