Tovar’s Struggles and the Rockies’ Dilemma | Colorado Rockies News

Ezequiel Tovar’s seven-year, $65M Rockies contract is now hanging by a thread as his offensive collapse—marked by a career-high 200 strikeouts and plummeting power—threatens to overshadow his defensive decline. Despite team support and recent flickers of improvement, Tovar’s plate approach is self-sabotaging: he swings at too many pitches outside the zone while missing inside ones, letting pitchers exploit him with high fastballs and low sliders. His once-Gold Glove defense has slid into below-average territory, and with few ready replacements in the minors, the Rockies are stuck playing him—but time is running out before his contract escalates and his value plummets. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d8fbb251e304c546