The Colorado Rockies will sell at the August 3 deadline — at 39-59, that much is settled — but their best hitter is not part of the inventory. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports the club has no plans to trade Hunter Goodman, whose 27 home runs rank third in the National League behind Kyle Schwarber and James Wood.
What makes Goodman such an obvious target for other teams is the shape of his season. Coors Field usually inflates a Rockies hitter’s numbers and leaves evaluators guessing about the real player; Goodman’s splits run the other way. He is hitting .223 with nine home runs and a .747 OPS at altitude — and .282 with 18 home runs and a .964 OPS everywhere else. The power is not a thin-air artifact. It travels, which is precisely why front offices keep asking and precisely why Colorado, with Goodman under club control, sees more value in keeping him than in any July return.
The selling will happen around him. Nightengale reports the Houston Astros have shown interest in outfielders Jake McCarthy and Mickey Moniak, and Moniak has picked the right month to heat up: he is 13-for-36 (.361) since July 1. Veteran arms and utility pieces figure to follow the usual route out of Denver over the next three weeks.
Colorado enters the break having lost two straight, both to San Francisco, including Sunday’s 3-1 loss at Oracle Park. The second half is about auditions — for the trade market in July, and for the 2027 roster after that.
For fantasy purposes, the Nightengale report is quietly good news: Goodman staying in Colorado means half his games remain at Coors, where the batting average has lagged but the counting stats pile up, and his road power makes him format-proof. Moniak is the add — he is hot, he is playing, and a trade to a contender’s outfield would only clarify his role. Grab him in daily-move leagues before the deadline market does.
