Aug. 4: The Rockies have indeed announced a new two-year deal with Moniak, covering the 2027-28 seasons.
Aug. 3, 8:42pm: Moniak has agreed to a two-year pact worth $16.25MM, as per Harding and Mark Feinsand. The official announcement is expected to come tomorrow.
7:41pm: The Rockies and outfielder Mickey Moniak are working on a two-year extension, reports Thomas Harding of MLB.com. The deal isn’t finalized but could be complete tomorrow. Moniak is playing on a $4MM salary and is already under arbitration control for 2027, so a two-year deal would cover his first year of free agent eligibility. Moniak is represented by THE TEAM.
Moniak has been viewed as a trade candidate for the better part of two years now, and the Astros were among the teams known to have interest in the outfielder in the leadup to today’s trade deadline. It’s safe to assume that Moniak might well have been dealt if the two sides hadn’t been making this kind of progress on the extension, though the limited amount of security within this two-year deal probably won’t entirely quiet the trade whispers about Moniak this winter.
The outfielder didn’t really start to break out as a big leaguer until his 2023 season with the Angels, after Moniak had already been dealt from the Philadelphia team that selected him first overall in the 2016 draft. Moniak’s good year in Anaheim was followed by a lackluster 2024 campaign, however, and the Angels released him just prior to the start of the 2025 season.
The Rockies quickly stepped up to sign Moniak to a one-year, $1.25MM deal, and he has since become a reliable member of Colorado’s lineup. Moniak has hit .271/.310/.529 with 41 homers over 739 plate appearances in a Rox uniform, while getting some usage at all three outfield positions plus a good chunk of DH time.
Beyond the low OBP, some noteworthy caveats exist within those impressive surface numbers. Almost all of Moniak’s production has come against right-handed pitching, and at Coors Field. This is probably another reason why Moniak is still a Rockie beyond the deadline, as teams surely had reservations about how well his offense (even in another platoon setting) might translate outside of Denver. Moniak is also not a particularly good fielder at any of his outfield positions, so being limited to DH or left field at best further hampered his trade value.
As noted earlier, there’s nothing stopping the Rockies from continuing to shop Moniak in trade talks even after his extension is finalized. From the team’s perspective, they may see some utility in retaining a veteran as a clubhouse leader though the early stages of what figures to be a lengthy rebuild. Assuming the deal is completed, it will be the first extension signed by the Rox since Paul DePodesta became the president of baseball operations last November.
