John Axford | RP

MLB: San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies

2015 has proved to be quite the rollercoaster year for John Axford. After spending parts of the past two years with a total of four clubs, Axford finally found what should be a stable stopper/setup role in Colorado’s bullpen. But after LaTroy Hawkins showed his arm may have given out before his heart and Adam Ottavino went down for the season, Axford was thrust into the mercurial role of Rockies closer.

Add in the Spring Training scare when his 2-year-old son was bitten twice by a rattlesnake while in Arizona. The frightening ordeal left the youngster in the hospital for four weeks and caused Axford to miss a full 10 days while tending to the recovery.

On the field, Axford has gone five-for-five in save opportunities with a 1.13 ERA in nine games. His WHIP is also at 1.13; both are best among active Rockies.

After all he’s gone through this year, there’s probably no Rockie more deserving of a spot in the midsummer classic. But nine games is probably not a healthy enough workload to warrant an All-Star bid, so the Rockies are need to get to work in creating more save opportunities for the hard-throwing righty if they hope to send him to Cincinnati.