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Who is your MLB team’s unsung hero so far this season

By Brad Weiss

DENVER, CO - APRIL 25: Trevor Story
DENVER, CO - APRIL 25: Trevor Story /
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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies bats against the Washington Nationals in the eighth inning at Nationals Park on April 14, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies bats against the Washington Nationals in the eighth inning at Nationals Park on April 14, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /

Colorado Rockies: Trevor Story

The Colorado Rockies are right in the thick of things once again in 2018, just one year after making it to the playoffs for the first time since 2009. They lost their one-game Wild Card against the Arizona Diamondbacks last Fall, and four months into  the 2018 campaign, and they are battling Arizona for the top spot in the NL West.

Colorado has a ton of talent up and down their roster, including at third base, where they may have the best in the game. In fact, when you think of Rockies baseball, the first player you think about is Nolan Arenado, but it has been the player to his left that is our choice for unsung hero on this roster.

Sure, Trevor Story was an All-Star this season, his first selection to the Midsummer Classic, but he does not get the kind of love he deserves. Maybe it is because he had a down year in 2017, after nearly making the All-Star team as a rookie in 2016, where he saw his season end due to injury in August.

Coming into 2018, he had something to prove, and he has done all of that and more in his third full season in the Major Leagues. He got his shot in the league due to the Jose Reyes domestic violence incident two years ago, and outside of last year, has really blossomed into one of the best hitting shortstops in the National League.

The Rockies are a solid team, and they are going to be in this race the rest of the way. When it comes down to a big hit, the Rockies would love to have a guy like Story up at the plate, as he plays the game the right way, and has been consistent for the team all season long.

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