Out of all of the position players that the Colorado Rockies brought to camp, ex-Asheville Tourists outfielder Raimel Tapia and shortstop Trevor Story have had the best training camps. Tapia has batted .385 with three RBI's thus far in camp. The highest level he has played at is high Class A at Modesto last season where he batted .305 with 12 homeruns and 71 RBI's. He was not expected to break camp with the Rockies but he has made a good impression with his play.
Story has the opportunity to break camp as the Rockies starting shortstop due to the legal issues surrounding Jose Reyes and he has had an impressive camp. Story is batting .321 and leads the Rockies with four homeruns and ten RBI's and has impressed with his glove as well. Story came into camp as the #11 ranked Rockies prospect according to mlbpipeline.com.
Two players who have not had good camps are catcher Tom Murphy and third baseman Ryan McMahon. Murphy was fighting for the back up job to Nick Hundley but none of the potential candidates- Dustin Garneau, Ryan Casteel, or Murphy- have really hit in camp. Murphy only has two hits for a .095 average but both of his hits were homeruns. Ryan McMahon has gone hitless in 12 at bats with six strikeouts.
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