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• Braves cut Aaron Schunk and Brewer Hicklen, now 43 players in camp

While much of Braves Country were watching the snow this morning, the Atlanta Braves made a Spring Training move. The Braves sent Aaron Schunk and Brewer Hicklen to minor league camp today. Schunk gives them infield depth at the minor league level, but not a ton more. Aaron had 131 somewhat forgettable plate appearances with […]...2026
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• Who will hit ninth for the Braves most often in 2026?

A quick one, off a stray thought. When the Braves ran out their lineup of regulars-ish a couple of days ago in a home Spring Training contest, Mauricio Dubon was hitting ninth, even behind Jonah Heim. Two days before that, Dubon was hitting ninth behind Aaron Schunk, of all people. It’s early in Spring Training, […]...2026
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• Gordon and Blalock’s wins mean a lot more than 2 Ws

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, July 25, 2025 It’s no surprise that during a historically bad season in which the Colorado Rockies have netted a 26-76 record that their starting rotation has had its share of struggles. When team wins are in short supply, of course, wins for starting pitchers will be, too. Of Colorado’s 26 wins, only 14 have been credited...2025
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• State of the Position, Mid-Season 2025: Shortstop

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Injuries turned shortstop into a revolving door until the rookie stepped in The historically bad 2025 Colorado Rockies look very different than they did when the season began in a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. With this in mind, the staff at Purple Row felt it would be useful to revisit the “State of the Position” series that we run in ...2025
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• State of the Position, Mid-Season 2025: Second base

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Estrada? Amador? Who is the second baseman of the future? The historically bad 2025 Colorado Rockies look very different than they did back on March 28 when the season began in a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. With this in mind, the staff at Purple Row felt it would be useful to revisit the “State of the Position” series that we run in March as a...2025
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• Feeling a draft in here (Part 2)

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Do you have “The Face”? (For the first part of this series, click here.) One of the other weird things I learned about during the intern and draft process initially seemed insane. Used to hearing discussions about bodies – height, weight, length, muscle – I found another interesting aspect scouts liked to talk about – “The Face”. When I first heard one of them ment...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: The Rockies are lucky to have York as a sponsor and need to learn from the partnership

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, July 4, 2025 With the inking of York Space Systems as a sponsor, adding an additional revenue source that resulted in a deal through 2030 that includes a uniform patch, commercials, Coors Field signage and more, the Rockies finally made a good move this week. With the July 1 announcement, the Rockies made news as a first i...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies voices are clamoring for change

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 9th, 2025 The Colorado Rockies are still not a good baseball team. While the sweep against the almost equally-moribund Miami Marlins was a lot of fun, the visiting New York Mets promptly put the Rockies back in their place over the weekend. Although there have been incremental and in...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What’s the plan with Orlando Arcia?

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, May 28th, 2025 For those not already in the know, a report dropped Monday evening that details the interest the Colorado Rockies have in signing Orlando Arcia, a ten-year veteran shortstop who was recently designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves. While not officially confirmed yet, multiple reporters asser...2025
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• Amid flurry of roster moves, Rockies call up LHP Carson Palmquist

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images These moves, the Rockies hope, will get their season on track. This afternoon, the Colorado Rockies announced a series of roster moves: Colorado Rockies Colorado Rockies Roster Moves (16 May 2025) The promotion of Carson Palmquist (No. 9 PuRP) was not unexpected based on reporting yesterday from Thomas Harding. T...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Rockies are repeating mistakes of the past with Adael Amador

Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 5th, 2025 This situation should sound familiar. The Colorado Rockies part ways with their established second baseman, knowing that a highly-touted and heavily-valued second-base prospect is waiting in the wings. However, the organization gets cold feet about handing the young man the starting job right out of the...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Tested depth exposes more of the Rockies’ flaws

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 28th, 2025 Despite non-tendering second baseman Brendan Rodgers over the off-season, the Colorado Rockies entered spring training in 2025 with what seemed like a surplus of infield goods. Now one month into the regular season and with a miserable 4-23 record, the Rockies’ depth is be...2025
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"Two days before that, Dubon was hitting ninth behind Aaron Schunk, of all people."

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"Albuquerque loaded the bases and Aaron Schunk drew a walk to get the Isotopes on the board."

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"★ ★ ★ Rocky Mountain high: Colorado’s hitting soars during spring training | Cronkite News Thanks to prospects like Jordan Beck and Aaron Schunk and former rookies Ezequiel Tovar and Brenton Doyle, the Rockies bats are drawing some attention in the Cactus League this Spring Training, as evidenced by this article by Arizona State University journalism student Brett Lapinski."

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• Friday Rockpile: The Rockies are lucky to have York as a sponsor and need to learn from the partnership
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• Friday Rockpile: 40 games into his interim tenure, how does Schaeffer compare to Black?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, June 27, 2025 After eight seasons and 40 games, the Colorado Rockies fired Bud Black on May 11. The veteran manager who had served as an MLB manager for 18 years left the team worse than he found it when he took over in 2017. Of course, it wasn’t all his fault, but he couldn’t get the most...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: The foreign concept of loyalty in sports

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, June 19, 2025 I don’t know if you heard, but a couple days ago, a fairly major transaction occurred. The Boston Red Sox, in their infinite wisdom, dealt the face of their franchise to the San Francisco Giants for what many are calling, well, not enough in return. (which, thanks Red Sox, for bringing yet another he...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: My dad the Rockies fan

Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, June 18, 2025 If you recall, back in October, I wrote about how the 2024 Rockies helped provide an escape for my dad as he began a battle against liver cancer in May of that year. That article was difficult for me to write, and I fear this one is no easier, as my dad, David Timmins, passed away on June 9, 2025. First and foremost, I express my deepes...2025
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• Rockies Option Michael Toglia, Designate Aaron Schunk, Select Keston Hiura
The Rockies announced three roster moves Saturday, including the selection of Keston Hiura’s minor league contract to the active roster. In corresponding moves, Colorado designated infielder Aaron Schunk for assignment and optioned Michael Toglia to Triple-A. More to come…...2025
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• Unlucky 13: Rockies drop doubleheader, swept by Royals

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images The Rockies have now lost 13 in a row on the road Game 1: Royals 7, Rockies 4 The Rockies lost the first game of the doubleheader, dropping their 12th straight game on the road as the offense stalled and the starting pitching couldn’t find solid footing. Welcome Back, Brenton Doyle The Rockies have missed the presence of Brenton Doyle in the lineup. At the top of ...2025
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• Royals 4, Rockies 3: Ryan Feltner dazzled, but the offense was dull

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Although there was some action at the end, the Rockies continue to struggle at the plate. The Colorado Rockies are desperately trying to get their offense on track but despite some late-game scoring were unsuccessful (again) tonight at Kauffman Stadium as they lost to the Kansas City Royals, 4-3. Feltner dazzles Ryan Feltner was in top form, getting into...2025
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• The Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals split Sunday night doubleheader

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images The Rockies split the doubleheader to snap their losing streak and debut their new uniforms. Game 1: Nationals 3, Rockies 2 The Colorado Rockies dropped the first game of the doubleheader to increase their losing streak to eight games and cement yet another series loss. Early errors...ew Trouble came early for the Rockies when, in the top of the second ...2025
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• Nationals 12, Rockies 11: Dollander struggled early and the offense rallied late

Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images An eight-run seventh falls short of overcoming Dollander’s rough start If you had paid more attention to the Denver Nuggets' 112-110 overtime victory in their first game of the NBA playoffs, you’d be forgiven for missing the Colorado Rockies' 12-11 loss to the Washington Nationals. Chase Dollander struggled on the mound as the Nationals had a home run d...2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 19 thread: MacKenzie Gore vs Chase Dollander

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Rockies look to right the ship offensively at home After inclement weather forced Friday’s game to a Sunday doubleheader, the Colorado Rockies (3-15) will kick off the series with the Washington Nationals (7-12) on a chilly Saturday afternoon. The Rockies enter the game on the heels of a forgettable road trip where they went 0-6 and struggled to manufa...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Game Thread 2/2

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals are looking for the sweep as they take on the Rockies in the second leg of a double header The Washington Nationals go another tense one run victory in Denver this afternoon. This 3-2 win was much lower scoring than the 12-11 affair last night. However, it is now time to move onto the second leg of the double header. The Nats are maki...2025
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• Rockies called up Beck & Schunk; Tovar to IL amid multiple roster moves

Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post Schunk will get his second crack at the bigs, while Beck will make a case to return to the starting lineup Prior to the first game of their three-game series with the visiting Washington Nationals on Saturday, the Colorado Rockies announced a flurry of roster moves: The Rockies announced the following moves today:- Selected the contract of INF Aaron Sc...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Hurdle is familiar, but brings a better vibe for Rockies

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 18, 2025 Eighteen games into the freefall that is the 2025 season, the Rockies finally pulled the cord on the parachute. It may be too soon to know if the parachute works, but at least they did something to slow the death spiral. On Thursday, with a 3-15 record and ranking 30th in runs (52 ...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What necessitates a coaching change? A look at Rockies history

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 In this modern era of baseball, teams have become less callous when it comes to coaching changes during the season. Since 2018, only three managers have been dismissed before the All-Star game, all of which came in 2022. Last season, two managers were dismissed in August, and the other late ...2025
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• State of the Position, 2025: Third base

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Gold Glove finalist will set the tone for the infield. The Colorado Rockies have a tradition of solid third basemen with All-Star and multi-Gold-Glove finalist Ryan McMahon the most recent iteration. That McMahon will be the Rockies’ primary third baseman in 2025 is a given, and fans have a good sense of the player McMahon is. After that, the pictu...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: How often are the Rockies planning to rest players exactly?

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, December 18, 2024 When the San Francisco Giants introduced their new shortstop Willy Adames, the 29-year-old from the Dominican Republic quickly made it clear he wants to play all 162 games in 2025. “If he lets me,” Adames said jokingly about manager Bob Melvin. The Giants are likely to incline his offe...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies are hot at the right time, which could save them from franchise history (plus Pebble Report)
Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, July 24, 2023 After taking the upper hand in a three-game series on the road against the Miami Marlins, the Colorado Rockies are playing some of their best ball of the season post All-Star break. Before splitting a two-game set in the middle of last week against their natural rival Houston Astros, Colorado took...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies have an identity crisis
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, April 19, 2023 When the Colorado Rockies wake up each morning and look at themselves in the mirror, what do they see? Are they an exciting team drawing closer to contention thanks to a roster full of well-developed and energetic young players? No, that sounds more like the Baltimore Or...2023
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• Monday Rockpile: The source for the Rockies’ best stretch of the season (plus Pebble Report)
Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 8, 2023 Say what you will about the 2023 Colorado Rockies as a whole, but winning six-of-seven games is a successful stretch no matter who you are. That’s the timeline we all currently occupy as the Rockies salvaged their final game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the last day of April, then swept the Milwa...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The time is right for Coco Montes to join the Rockies
Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Entering the start of the 2023 season, the Rockies had to quickly pivot plans at second base in the wake of Brendan Rodgers’s shoulder injury in spring training. Initially, it was a fairly simple plan to move Ryan McMahon back and let Elehuris Montero take over. Unfortunatel...2023
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• Friday Rockpile: A familiar face appears to be headed back to the Rockies leadoff spot

Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, March 15, 2024 Opening Day is coming. In less than two weeks, the Rockies will open the 2024 season when they take on the Diamondbacks in Arizona on March 28. In what’s becoming a perennial quandary, the question once more arises: Who is the best option for leadoff hitter for the Colorado Rock...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: Five takeaways from the Colorado Rockies’ Opening Series (plus Pebble Report)
Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 3, 2023 An annual tradition, the Colorado Rockies kicked-off the new season on the road – this time against the San Diego Padres. Even though they only split the four-game set, it was ultimately a successful road trip against an opponent that many believe can challenge for a World Series ring. Four games i...2023
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• Friday Rockpile: Feltner’s ‘reckless confidence’ needs to become contagious
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 21, 2023 The eight-game skid is over. Thursday’s 5-0 over the Phillies was a welcome relief. Ryan Feltner, Justin Lawrence, and Pierce Johnson combined to hold the Phillies to six hits and struck them out 11 times. That made the difference. Entering the game, Feltner had given up 13 runs in 13 1/3 innings...2023
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• Thursday Rockpile: Pitching reinforcements are on the horizon with new round of promotions
Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, July 6th, 2023 The dire straits of the Colorado Rockies pitching staff have been well documented this year, mixing injuries, poor performances, and other setbacks. Depth is running thin both at the big league level and in Triple-A Albuquerque with the Rockies having already used 28 uniqu...2023
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• Rockies expected to call up LHP Carson Palmquist

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Palmquist follows in the steps of Chase Dollander in being promoted this season. MLB.com reporter Thomas Harding is reporting that the Colorado Rockies will likely promote LHP Carson Palmquist (No. 9 PuRP) to start tomorrow night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. No announcement has been made, but signs point to the #Rockies    s...2025
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• Rockies select contract of Nick Martini, option Zac Veen to Triple-A

Photo by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images The moves come as the Rockies finalize their Opening Day roster. This morning, the Colorado Rockies announced the following roster moves: Colorado Rockies Colorado Rockies Announce Roster Moves (23 March 2025) The decision to sign Nick Martini is not surprising based on his spring training performance and the Roc...2025
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, August 2024

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images How does the Rockies farm system look after another year? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 72 players across 35 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who missed a few write-ups or even w...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The curious case of Elehuris Montero

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Baseball is a funny thing, so much capital and hope are placed upon promising top prospects only for them to regress to average players who aren’t quite able to contribute to the level of potential placed upon them. That pressure to perform is amplified even more when you ar...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: In times like these, Rockies fans must consider the A’s fan

Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 24, 2024 Usually, if the Rockies went 4-5 on a road trip, it wouldn’t be so bad. After all, the Rockies have an all-time franchise winning percentage of .389 on the road (957-1501) and 4-5 equates to .444. If the Rockies did that consistently, they would be a much-improved squad....2024
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, February 2024

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images After revealing the Top 30 PuRPs over the past few weeks, what does the system look like as a whole? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 57 players across 23 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who mis...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: For the Rockies, the NL West just can’t be won

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, September 8, 2023 While most Rockies fans were skeptical of Dick Monfort’s .500-ball prediction “if (stuff) goes right” prior to the 2023 season, there was still good news about the 2023 schedule: fewer National League West games. For a team that hasn’t won the division in its 30-year existence and will in...2023
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