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Rockies have .703 OPS trade value problem with 'breakout star'

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The Colorado Rockies are at the bottom of the National League standings and figure to be sellers at this year's trade deadline.

Colorado has a "breakout star" who could help several contending clubs in the outfield, writes Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller.

But should those teams be concerned about how he's hit at Coors Field compared to on the road? The numbers indicate that they should at least be wary.

"[Mickey] Moniak has crushed in the thin air of Denver, amassing 24 home runs and a .980 OPS at home over the past 1.5 seasons," Miller wrote. "However, teams rather have to assume they would be trading for the much more pedestrian 12 home runs and .703 OPS that Moniak has put together in 83 games played on the road."

The high elevation of Coors Field is known to help balls carry over the fence. Still, Moniak should have solid value on the trade market.

A team like the Philadelphia Phillies, which lost right fielder Adolis Garcia for the year due to injury, could be one of the interested suitors.

Moniak was the first overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft by the Phillies, and he spent parts of his first three Major League seasons with the NL East organization.

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Offensively, he didn't put it together until last season with the Rockies, when he hit 24 home runs with a .824 OPS.

It wouldn't be a shock to see a club take a chance that Moniak's numbers outside of Coors Field can be improved.