Blaine Crim

We all know the drill, and the trap. Every season, someone comes out of nowhere and breaks out in Colorado from after pick 500 on ADP charts and we wonder where this came from. There are certain things which point to Crim having a Lloyd Christmas-like chance in becoming that player in 2026. Crim hit .292/.37/.503 in nearly 3000 minor league plate appearances with 124 homers but was waived by the Rangers in late July when the Rockies picked him up. He hit 8 homers between Triple-A and the majors for the Rockies to close the season. The best thing Crim has going for him is that he can hit the ball hard and the Rockies are downright terrible. This is the same organization which gave Michael Toglia 337 plate appearnces before cutting the cord on his time with the club. The Rockies have no reason not to see whether Crim's hard contact abilities can translate into Coors. The first base situation on the club is currently wide open, so there's a chance Crim can take this job and run with it as the Rockies lose another 110+ games. Read Past Outlooks