Troy Johnston found a way to stick around

Purple Row's 2026 season review ranked Colorado Rockies utility player Troy Johnston at No. 50 after he registered a -0.8 rWAR. Claimed off waivers from Miami in November, Johnston secured an Opening Day roster spot and spent his first full season in the major leagues, batting .277 with 32 doubles, four home runs, and 50 RBI across 128 games.

While Johnston demonstrated strong contact skills against right-handed pitching, writer James Riggenbach highlights that poor defensive metrics, negative baserunning value, and limited over-the-fence power restricted his overall contribution. Riggenbach concludes that Johnston enters the 2027 offseason without a guaranteed roster spot, profiling primarily as a left-handed bench bat.