Your 2022 Rapids MVP Is...

 ...Diego Rubio.  I mean, obviously, right?

This wasn't even close.  Rubio set a new team record for goals + assists in a season (23), tied the team's single-season goal scoring record (16), and set a new record for career game-winning goals (13).  And he did it in a year where the Rapids struggled to win a third of their games.  Diego was involved in 50% of the goals Colorado scored this season, and when you look at other stats you see he has the most shots on the team, by over 60% (Rubio had 93, Lewis had 57).  Rubio also had the most shots on target, and almost double the fouls suffered than anyone else on the team.

Essentially whatever offense we had in 2022 largely went through Diego Rubio.  His 16 goals and 7 assists were career highs for him as well.  At 29 (30 in May) you would think he's probably got another couple of good years in him, which is good since we have him under contact with an option for next year, an option I expect the team to pick up.  In a year where a lot of things went wrong, his play gives us something to build around in 2023.