I started following the rise of Rockies shortstop and former Asheville Tourist Trevor Story from the beginning of spring training as he competed to make the Opening Day roster of the Colorado Rockies. I still got no credit for following him from the beginning of Spring Training but it wasn't like I predicted the season Trevor Story would be having. Story has cooled off quite a bit from his record breaking start of seven homeruns in his first six games as he has only hit seven over the course of the next 40 plus games. He is still second on the Rockies with 14 homeruns and second with 36 runs batted in but he does lead the National League with 76 strikeouts in just over 200 at bats.
Story has to be considered one of the early front runners for the National League Rookie of the Year. The player that Story replaced in the lineup, veteran shortstop Jose Reyes, will be coming off his suspension on June 1 and Reyes begins a rehab assignment in the minors to get himself back in game shape and to work on his timing. It will be interesting to see how the Rockies handle Reyes return and how it affects Story's playing time.
Offensively, Story and Reyes play two totally different games. Story bring much more power to the table whereas Reyes brings speed and defense to the Rockies lineup.
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