Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that the Colorado Rockies and outfielder Mickey Moniak agreed to a two-year, $16.25 million extension that runs through the 2028 season.
- The contract buys out Moniak’s final arbitration-eligible season in 2027 and his first year of free agency in 2028, with a formal team announcement expected soon.
- Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta said Moniak is a middle-of-the-order bat and a clubhouse leader, a line DePodesta used to justify keeping Moniak instead of trading him at the deadline.
- At the trade deadline Moniak was slashing roughly .273 with 17 home runs and 47 RBIs for the season, and his power surge since June 2025 has ranked among the majors.
- The extension is Colorado’s first under DePodesta and locks in a player who revived his career after being the 2016 No. 1 overall pick, released by the Angels in 2025, then signed and rebuilt his value with the Rockies.