Bridich deserves credit, but not necessarily more than Bud Black (despite Black's stubborn reluctance to shake up the batting order at times). Black got the Rockies to play to their potential for 3+ months and he was a great influence on the young pitchers. However, I would argue the Rockies are still closer to a .500 team than one that can challenge the D-Backs and Dodgers consistently. The Giants' complete trainwreck of a season cannot be understated when evaluating how it changed the NL West this season.  But I am thrilled we get at least one playoff game. As a guy who really thought 82 wins was the ceiling this year, how could I complain about that? And Bridich's moves--at least this year--worked more often than they didn't. It'll be interesting to see if a healthy Desmond has a Parra-like resurgence in 2018.