Sure, the pitching situation still needs to be addressed by the Colorado Rockies' front office ahead of the 2027 MLB season. Yet there are other areas to put their attention toward and one of those might be for bench players.

Connor Norby did a good job at second base after he came over to Colorado in an August 2026 trade with the Miami Marlins. Willi Castro also spent some time there as he was an all-hands-on-deck type of infielder for Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer.

The Rockies do not have a ton of money to spend on free agents. Maybe, though, they should take a look at free agent Jonathan India.

Here's some background on what happened last season to India, according to MLB.com. India had labral repair surgery on his left shoulder. That was enough to put him on the Injured List for the rest of the season.

India probably will not return to the Kansas City Royals, where he's played for the past two seasons. He spent his first four seasons playing for the Cincinnati Reds. India had a slash line of .228/.322/.343 n his tenure with Kansas City. He also hit 11 home runs for the ballclub, too.

He came over before the 2025 MLB season in a trade that sent pitcher Brady Singer to Cincinnati.

Due to his shortened season in 2026, it's not really fair to look at his numbers and gauge a level of on-field success. Therefore, let's take a look back at his overall numbers with the Reds and Royals, respectively.

India had a slash line of .253/.352/.412 in Cincinnati with 101 doubles, six triples, 63 home runs, and 229 RBIs, according to Baseball Reference. He also swiped 32 stolen bases, making India a player that the Reds could count on to deliver.

Compare those numbers with two seasons in Kansas City. His production and numbers really went down. India had a slash line of .228/.322/.343 with 30 doubles, no triples, 11 home runs, 53 RBIs, and no stolen bases.

India has a career slash line of .247/.346/.396 and a .742 OPS. He has amassed 131 career doubles, six career triples, 74 career home runs, and 282 career RBIs. 

He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 26th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft while playing at American Heritage High School in Delray Beach, Fla. Then, the Reds drafted him in the first round (No. 5 overall) in the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft out of the University of Florida.

If the Rockies do choose to sign India, then he could really be a solid bench player and provide infield support. All eyes in the baseball world right now, though, are on those discussions between MLB owners and the MLB Players' Association. There's that little issue of a lockout glaring down at all 30 MLB ballclubs.

That, of course, includes the Rockies.