Goodman started at catcher for the first time in 10 days and hit his first homer in 10 days. Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but he’s 11-for-40 with four homers and three doubles in his 11 games as a catcher this season, compared to 7-for-32 with no extra-base hits in nine games as a DH. Goodman is in the lineup as a DH for the second game this afternoon.

This might work out fine for Goodman’s short-term fantasy value, but if he’s not a catcher, he might fall short of being a long-term regular for the Rockies. He’s hit .234/.329/.422 in 73 plate appearances this season, giving him a career line of .200/.251/.412 in 374 plate appearances. It’s also probably bad news for Michael Toglia, who would be getting some competition at first base if Goodman ceases to catch. Toglia has been a true bust this season, hitting .181/.211/.264, and his career line is down to .203/.280/.391 in 806 plate appearances. Since Goodman stopped catching, the Rockies have given Jacob Stalling four starts and Braxton Fulford two starts behind the plate.

Goodman got the Rockies back into the game with a two-run homer off Anthony Benda to make it 5-3. The 25-year-old has shown some solid pop with four homers and a .468 slugging percentage over 51 at-bats, but he’s essentially a one-category player for fantasy purposes.

It’s impressive to see anyone get a good swing off against Wheeler. It’s especially impressive when you don’t have a single teammate that even reached second base in that particular game, but Goodman took him out of the yard the third time he saw him and later smoked a double off José Alvarado. A popular breakout pick, Goodman has been great to start the season as the Rockies’ catcher. He even drew the start at DH on his off-day behind the plate. Colorado would be silly to take his bat out of the lineup at this point and he looks like he could be primed for a huge season.