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The Rockies look like favorites in the NL West this year, here's how the lineup breaks down:

CF Dexter Fowler
LF Carlos Gonzalez
1B Todd Helton
SS Troy Tulowitzki
RF Brad Hawpe
C Chris Iannetta
3B Ian Stewart
2B Clint Barmes
P Ubaldo Jimenez/Jeff Francis/Aaron Cook/Jorge de la Rosa/Jason Hammel

How do you figure they are the favorites?

These two quotes help:

From D'Backs GM Josh Byrnes, via Peter Gammons

One thing I'm certain of, is that the Rockies are really good.

From Buster Olney

the Rockies should be clear preseason favorites to win the NL West.

Also, personally, I think the Rockies easily have the best team in franchise history and have fewer question marks than anyone else in the division.

NL West is going to be fun. I don't see any team running away with it.

dbackjon wrote:NL West is going to be fun. I don't see any team running away with it.

I agree it's going to be fun.

Rockies have one of the best short stops in the league, and some of the top up and coming players.

Jorge De La Rosa submits the most dominating pitching performance of the baseball season so far in a 7-0 win over the Padres in the Rockies' home opener:

7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K

Jimenez and De La Rosa may just be the best 1-2 punch in baseball.

free7694 wrote:Jorge De La Rosa submits the most dominating pitching performance of the baseball season so far in a 7-0 win over the Padres in the Rockies' home opener:

7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K

Jimenez and De La Rosa may just be the best 1-2 punch in baseball.

Roy Halliday/Cole Hamels and Felix Hernandez/Cliff Lee probably disagree.

Shellin wrote:

free7694 wrote:Jorge De La Rosa submits the most dominating pitching performance of the baseball season so far in a 7-0 win over the Padres in the Rockies' home opener:

7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K

Jimenez and De La Rosa may just be the best 1-2 punch in baseball.

Roy Halliday/Cole Hamels and Felix Hernandez/Cliff Lee probably disagree.

Free has really drunk the Rockies koolaid.

Shellin wrote:

free7694 wrote:Jorge De La Rosa submits the most dominating pitching performance of the baseball season so far in a 7-0 win over the Padres in the Rockies' home opener:

7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K

Jimenez and De La Rosa may just be the best 1-2 punch in baseball.

Roy Halliday/Cole Hamels and Felix Hernandez/Cliff Lee probably disagree.

Not to mention Josh Beckett/Jon Lester and perhaps even CC Sabathia/AJ Burnett

Its also kinda foolish to hype a guy as part of the best duo in baseball when his best ERA to date is 4.38... in THE NL.

UNHWildCats wrote:

Shellin wrote:
Roy Halliday/Cole Hamels and Felix Hernandez/Cliff Lee probably disagree.

Not to mention Josh Beckett/Jon Lester and perhaps even CC Sabathia/AJ Burnett

Its also kinda foolish to hype a guy as part of the best duo in baseball when his best ERA to date is 4.38... in THE NL.

Heck the Sox second tier duo of John Lackey/Daisuke Matsuzaka has more proven dominance than the Rockies duo

Shellin wrote:

free7694 wrote:Jorge De La Rosa submits the most dominating pitching performance of the baseball season so far in a 7-0 win over the Padres in the Rockies' home opener:

7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K

Jimenez and De La Rosa may just be the best 1-2 punch in baseball.

Roy Halliday/Cole Hamels and Felix Hernandez/Cliff Lee probably disagree.

Halladay is a boss but Hamels is incredibly overrated. If Lee gets on the field, then that will be true about him and King Felix.

Ryan Braun on Jimenez:

He's got great stuff. We won't face anybody with better stuff — ever. He has as good of stuff as you'll see in the game.

Ubaldo Jimenez throws the first no-hitter in Rockies' history!

His season numbers:

3-0, 1.29 ERA, 21 IP, 22 K

Congrats to him

free7694 wrote:Ubaldo Jimenez throws the first no-hitter in Rockies' history!

His season numbers:

3-0, 1.29 ERA, 21 IP, 22 K

Great start to the season for him

No hitter!!!! w000t!!!

The Best Pitcher in Baseball strikes again, tonight against San Diego:

7 IP, 4 H. 1 ER, 2 BB, 13 K (career-high)

Ubaldo's season stats:

6-0, 0.87 ERA, 44 K, he leads baseball in all 3 categories.

Jimenez is a beast this year.