Rockies 2022 draft: Gabriel Hughes, Sterlin Thompson, Jordan Beck top a retooling in Colorado

Sterlin Thompson was in elementary school in Ocala, Fla., when the Rockies drafted Trevor Story in the first round out of Texas in 2011. A year ago, he was playing through Florida’s early exit from the NCAA Tournament around the same time the Rockies started tinkering with Story’s future.

Thompson never invited any comparison to Colorado’s former shortstop. But through no fault of his, he carries that baggage.

When the Rockies decided…