Todd Helton gets off to a solid start for the Colorado Rockies
38-year old lefty swinging 1B Todd Helton is off to a solid start for the Rockies in 2012. Helton has played in 8 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 8 for 28 (.286 avg, .855 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 1 homer and 8 RBIs. He has only whiffed 1 time so far this year as he is locked in at the plate. Helton will keep adding to his numbers in 2012 as he is the Rockies’ all-time leader in games played (2,062), runs scored (1,332), hits (2,371), doubles (557), homers (348), RBIs (1,316) and walks (1,259). Helton is also #4 in Rockies’ history in triples with 35 of them, but I don’t see him adding too many of those in 2012. The Rockies hope that Helton stays healthy in 2012, which is always an issue with him due to back problems in recent years.