The numbers are staggering and absolutely alarming.

Entering the start of the National League West-focused homestand with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman had smacked a team-leading 24 home runs this season while earning $765,000.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers were paying three-time All-Star Will Smith just over $12.9 million to catch as part of a 10-year, $140 million deal. The Dodgers’ active payroll of just over $245 million, makes Colorado’s thrifty and young approach (just over $40.5 million active) look almost quaint by comparison.

This is real life in the NL West, where the Rockies face not one, but multiple Goliaths with seemingly bottomless wallets.

The financial chasm

The spending gap across the NL Wes

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