Rockies reveal trade plan with 31-homer catcher having career-year

The Colorado Rockies are fully expected to be sellers at the 2026 MLB trade deadline. That shouldn't be a surprise to anyone considering where this team is in their rebuild.

But, if there is any question for the Rockies, it's who goes, and who they decide to keep as part of the future of the franchise.

According to Jim Bowden of The Athletic, the Rockies have already revealed their trade plan with 31-homer catcher Hunter Goodman this season. Despite surely having the chance to receive a massive haul for Goodman, they don't plan to move him this year.

Rockies don't plan to trade Hunter Goodman

"The Rockies will be sellers at this year's deadline, but they don't have a lot to sell outside of catcher Hunter Goodman, who they're not planning on dealing," Bowden writes.

While there might not be a lot of talent worth trading away on the Rockies roster this season, Goodman, their best trade chip by a wide margin, is not someone they plan to move.

The All-Star 26-year-old catcher is having a career-year for the Rockies after posting 31 homers, an .843 OPS, and a 121 OPS+ a year ago.

This season, Goodman has an .858 OPS and 124 OPS+, and in just 69 games and 263 at-bats, he already has 21 homers. He had a 5.4% homer rate in 2025, and it's jumped up to 7.2% in 2026.

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Goodman is having an incredible season and is under club control through the 2029 season. If he were traded, the Rockies could get a massive return from an MLB club.

But they plan to keep Goodman in Colorado, instead of looking to move on from other players at this year's deadline. It's the right decision, as catchers who are as great offensively as Goodman are hard to come by.

He should be the centerpiece of their rebuild, and based on this report from Bowden, it appears that the Rockies plan to keep Goodman as a key part of the franchise for years to come.

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