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• Tuesday Rockpile: Who will headline the Colorado Rockies’ critical 2025 draft?

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 With the Colorado Rockies in a state of fluctuation in this historically difficult year, the 2025 MLB Amateur Draft is going to be extremely important. Due to anti-tanking measures in the current collective bargaining agreement, the Rockies will not be able to draft...2025
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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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• Colorado Rockies announce promotion of Walker Monfort to Executive Vice President

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The move marks a significant change in the Rockies front office. The Colorado Rockies announced this morning that Greg Feasel, President & Chief Operating Officer, will step down from his position at the end of the 2025 season. In addition, Walker Monfort — Dick Monfort’s 38-year-old eldest son — has moved into the position of Exec...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Zac Veen is back in Albuquerque. Now he must find his way back to the majors. (June 17th-June 23rd)

Original Image Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images (April 20th, 2025) Colorado Rockies minor league report for Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 Many fans raised their eyebrows when the Colorado Rockies left top outfield prospect Zac Veen off the Opening Day 26-man roster. It called into question the Rockies’ dedication to a much-needed rebuild after back-to-back 100 loss seasons and six conse...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Dick Monfort and the Rockies must learn, avoid making ‘safe’ decisions

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 23rd, 2025 More change is on the horizon for the Colorado Rockies in their transitional 2025 season. Steve Foster—director of pitching and a longtime member of the organization—is expected to depart in the near future to become the pitching coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Foste...2025
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• MLB Rumors: Bud Black Eyeing Shock Return to Rockies Just Weeks After His Firing
The disdained Colorado Rockies ponder over re-hiring recently fired skipper Bud Black to a new role with the ball club in the pitching department....2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Zac Veen is back in Albuquerque. Now he must find his way back to the majors. (June 17th-June 23rd)
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, June 13, 2025 Year after year, but especially in 2025, the Rockies are proving their pitchers simply can’t compete in Major League Baseball. Whether it’s the rotation or the bullpen, the stats are consistently the worst in the league. Of course, there are seasons or even groups ...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Ryan Rolison’s long journey to the Rockies

Photo by Casey Paul/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, June 3, 2025 It was a running joke in the Colorado Rockies clubhouse. “He’ll be so glad you’re here,” one of the young pitchers said. “He’s been waiting for you.” “He” referred to relief pitcher Ryan Rolison; “you” would be the Rockies’ beat writers. On May 11, the Rockies' 2018 first-round draft p...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies are historically bad, but where is Dick Monfort?

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 2nd, 2025 There has never been a team quite like the 2025 Colorado Rockies. They are fundamentally broken on every level. The starting pitching has the highest ERA in the league by over a full point and the fewest strikeouts. The bullpen fares better, but was one of the more overworked units in baseball to...2025
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• The Management Shuffle

First it was Rockies Manager Bud Black; second was Derek Shelton of the Pirates and then Brandon Hyde of the Orioles. All of them have enough talent in their clubs, but the expectations never came to fruition. Out of them all, Hyde was the most surprising, with a talented team that was hampered by injuries … Continue reading The Management Shuffle...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Ch-Ch-Changes (May 6th-May 12th)

Colorado Rockies minor league report for Wednesday, May 14, 2025 The Colorado Rockies saw a tremendous organizational shakeup to start the week. Longtime manager Bud Black was relieved of duty alongside his right-hand man in bench coach Mike Redmond. This shakeup comes as the Rockies are on a historically bad skid to start their 2025 campaign. The new-look staff comes as the Rockies kick off a roa...2025
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• Braves News: Pitiful Weekend in Pittsburgh, Chris Sale, More

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Atlanta’s offensive woes continue make it difficult to move past .500. The Atlanta Braves just cannot get past .500 in 2025. Their loss on Sunday, a 4-3 walk-off by Pittsburgh in the bottom of the 9thin inning, was the 5th time this season the Braves lost in a game that would have put them at .500 with a win (shout out BP’s own Sam Peebles.) The Braves once ...2025
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• Kris Bryant to have back ablation

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The procedure will be the next step in the former MVP’s treatment for a degenerative back issue. Tomorrow, Colorado Rockies’ designated hitter Kris Bryant will travel to Los Angeles for an ablation procedure on his back. Thomas Harding was the first to report the news: #Rockies    DH Kris Bryant is headed to Los Angeles tomorrow to have an ablation...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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• Friday Rockpile: Despite Thursday’s HR, McMahon’s performance is unacceptable in heart of lineup

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 2, 2025 Just over a month into the season, things have been worse than imagined for the Colorado Rockies. Blame the youth, blame the injuries, blame the really good pitcher the Rockies seem to face daily, blame the veterans for not playing better, blame Bud Black, blame Bill Schmidt, or blame Dick Monfort. Maybe it’s ...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Rockies fans, there’s a new Nolan in LoDo

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, October 17, 2023 It’s time to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: Kris Bryant will never be the face of Colorado Rockies, despite their best efforts. He’s here & he’s perfect pic.twitter.com/GgnxVwuAIr— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) March 18, 2022 To be clear, Bryant is a great baseball player, and his a...2023
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• The Day After: Ryan Feltner reflects on his miraculous comeback

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Just four months after his scary accident, Feltner dazzled in his return to the mound September 19 marked a milestone for the Colorado Rockies: the return of Ryan Feltner. Feltner was placed on the 60-day IL after taking a scary comebacker off the head on May 13. In a season where the rotation has been decimated by injuries, this provided a feel-good mo...2023
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• Tuesday Rockpile: The case for signing Charlie Blackmon to a one-year extension

Photo by Dustin Bradford/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, August 15, 2023 It’s happening. The Colorado Rockies are letting the kids play just as they’re coming out from under some veteran contracts, which includes seeing the end of Charlie Blackmon’s six-year, $108 million deal. (This year, he’s making $15 million.) In 2024, the Rockies can reset an...2023
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: From E-Mail to Starbucks, You're Fired!
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"The Colorado Rockies, a day after losing by 21 runs to the San Diego Padres at home, and off to a major league-worst 7-33 start, fired manager Bud Black on Sunday, and named third base coach Warren Schaeffer the interim manager for the rest of the season."

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"Royals Opening Day starters: Wally Bunker 1969-1970 Dick Drago 1971-1972 Steve Busby 1973, 1975 Paul Splittorff 1974, 1976-1977 Dennis Leonard 1978-1980, 1982 Larry Gura 1981, 1983 Bud Black 1984-1986 Danny Jackson 1987 Bret Saberhagen 1988, 1990-1991 Mark Gubicza 1989 Kevin Appier 1992-1997, 1999 Tim Belcher 1998 Jeff Suppan 2000-2002 Runelvys Hernandez 2003 Brian Anderson 2004 Jose Lima 2005 Scott Elarton 2006 Gil Meche 2007-2009 Zack Greinke 2010, 2022 Luke Hochevar 2011 Bruce Chen 2012 James Shields 2013-2014 Yordano Ventura 2015 Edinson Volquez 2016 Danny Duffy 2017-2018, 2020 Brad Keller 2019, 2021 Cole Ragans 2023"

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"2015 - The Nationals hire Dusty Baker as their manager, less than a week after telling Bud Black that he had the job but failing to make him a competitive salary offer."

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"”~ Bud Black— Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) September 10, 2022 He did travel to Chicago with the Rockies when they faced the White Sox: Yes, Kris Bryant is in Chicago with the #Rockies this week."

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"Starting pitching is at a premium this deadline season perhaps more than ever before, but Rockies skipper Bud Black rather decisively stated that one of the more coveted options on the market will be staying put."

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"Bud Black Names Wade Davis Closer"

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"If German Marquez, Kyle Freeland and Jon Gray want to battle it out for tops on the staff, that's perfectly fine with Rockies manager Bud Black."

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"Rockies manager Bud Black will experiment with dropping standout leadoff man Charlie Blackmon in the order, most likely to third, during Cactus League games."

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"Rockies manager Bud Black announced on Sunday that Chad Bettis will make his 2017 debut on Monday against the Braves at Coors Field."

2016
"Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported May 4 that Atlanta was considering letting Gonzalez go and had former San Diego Padres manager Bud Black in mind as a replacement."

2015
"The Padres announced Monday that manager Bud Black has been relieved of his duties."

2014
"Padres manager Bud Black met with Kemp on Friday and told him that this entire reconstruction project started with him."

• Tuesday Rockpile: Who will headline the Colorado Rockies’ critical 2025 draft?
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• Friday Rockpile: 40 games into his interim tenure, how does Schaeffer compare to Black?
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• Colorado Rockies announce promotion of Walker Monfort to Executive Vice President
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Zac Veen is back in Albuquerque. Now he must find his way back to the majors. (June 17th-June 23rd)
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• Monday Rockpile: Dick Monfort and the Rockies must learn, avoid making ‘safe’ decisions
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 16th, 2025 Last week, The Athletic released the results of their 2025 player survey, an extensive survey of Major League Baseball players across various topics. One topic was which current manager they would least like to play under. The top response was former Colorado Rockies skipper Bud Black, whom players’ ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Ryan Rolison’s long journey to the Rockies
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies are historically bad, but where is Dick Monfort?
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• Friday Rockpile: Leadoff hitters are pivotal for Rockies wins

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 30, 2025 With only nine wins on the season for the Colorado Rockies, it doesn’t take very long to go back and look at the key stats for each victory. In trying to find a common denominator, there weren’t a lot of similarities that were apparent in each win, except the success at the top of the lineup. The leadoff h...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Dick Monfort and the Rockies must learn, avoid making ‘safe’ decisions
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Ryan Rolison’s long journey to the Rockies
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies and the quest for the “big hit”

Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, May 29, 2025 The pesky thing about baseball is that to win games, you have to score more runs than the opposing team. An inability to score runs has made this fact abundantly clear for the historically bad Colorado Rockies in 2025. Sitting with both the worst record in baseball and worst run differential, th...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Ch-Ch-Changes (May 6th-May 12th)
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Rockies players react to Bud Black firing

Chadd Cady-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 12, 2025 Yesterday following the Colorado Rockies 9-3 defeat of the San Diego Padres, the organization announced they had terminated the contracts of manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond. (Read more about the moves here.) Third base coach Warren Schaeffer will act as interim manager. In the Rockies clubhouse...2025
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• Colorado Rockies announce promotion of Walker Monfort to Executive Vice President
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• This Week in Purple: Hot N Cold

Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for June 21-22, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ The Colorado Rockies record...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league
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• Warren Schaeffer’s coaching pedagogy

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, May 27, 2025 The Colorado Rockies are officially in a rebuild. It’s not something the team has said, but the decision to dismiss manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond indicates a desire on the part of the organization to truly head in a different direction. Interim manager Warren Schaeffer has been...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Rockies series preview

The Rockies seem like a team that needs hugs | Photo by Casey Paul/MLB Photos via Getty Images Well, this ought to be interesting. I’ve been telling people for a few weeks that the Rockies would get to Wrigley Field with fewer than 10 wins. By losing their series finale to the Yankees at home Sunday, they accomplished that — they’re 9-44. Also, that Sunday series finale had a rain delay of...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: From your mouth to my ears: Rockies takes, straight from the fans

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, May 15th, 2025 I attended the Rockies-Padres game on Saturday, which quickly turned into a noncompetitive affair as Colorado once again found themselves completely outclassed by their opponents. Typically when I attend games physically, my goal is to talk to players, coaches, and other staff and get their opinions on var...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Ch-Ch-Changes (May 6th-May 12th)
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• Padres dismiss Black; Roberts takes over
The Padres announced Monday that manager Bud Black has been relieved of his duties. The club will immediately begin the formal search for an Interim Manager for the remainder of the 2015 season. Until that process has concluded, bench coach Dave Roberts will serve as the Manager beginning with tonight's game against Oakland....2015
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Kershaw Can Bring 300 Strikeout Feat Back from Dead
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• Dusty Baker to Nationals: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Fredi Gonzalez Fired by Braves: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Day after 21-0 loss, Rockies fire manager Black
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• Game Closes Ranks as Red Sox's John Farrell Takes Leave of Absence for Cancer
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• Baker named Nationals manager
According to a baseball source, Dusty Baker is in negotiations to become the Nationals' sixth full-time manager. Last week, sources said that Bud Black was the club's choice to replace Matt Williams. But multiple reports on Monday night indicated that negotiations between Washington and Black had either cooled or broken off entirely. The club has not commented on the reports....2015
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• Report: Nationals to hire Bud Black as manager
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• Ezequiel Tovar, 2023 Fantasy Outlook
"You’re going to be hearing a lot about Ezequiel Tovar this offseason, so why not get started now? *phone rings* One second, sorry. “Hello? Yes, this is Grey. Yes, Grey Albright. Yes, the one with the luscious mustache and full head of hair! Yes, the only person who is five-seven but looks at least six-one! Yes, you’re talking to him! This is Future Me? Grey? I thought your voice sounded familiar....2022
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• Coors Usually Looks Awful On Pitchers But Edward Cabrera It Well
Rockies aren't good at home anymore and it's so funny. Like, that's the joke. The Rockies. Excuse me, the Jokies. Is that a thing? It is now! Bud Black is a joke, the entire organization is a joke. From top to bottom, just jokey joke jokes. The Jokies' owner, Dick Monfort says, "Can't believe we've got Kris Bryant locked up until he's 37. We are so smart," as Monfort pushes on a door that says pul...2022
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• Avoiding the Blurbstomp – Maddon, Taylor, Soldier, Spy
In what felt like a lifetime ago, on a Twitter DM thread long, long ago, the Razzball Elite were talking about the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and their manager, one Joseph John Maddon. He is a man of mischief, less of a Loki, more of an Iago in following his caprices. I like to set a blowtorch to an effigy of Bud Black as much as the next fellow, but Maddon has inspired a new level of paranoia...2022
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• Colorandal Grichukie
Raimel Tapia was traded to the Jays. Yay! Tapia gets out from under Bud Black! You will never thwart us again, Bud Black! Shakes fist towards the Colorado Rockies, the geographical location, not the team in Arizona. Though, the difference between Arizona and Colorado is hard to tell with the shake of a fist. Your tyranny of platoons will never stop me and Tapia again! Eat a dee, Bud Black! *opens ...2022
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• Rodgers & Hampsonstein’s Buy! The Musical
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) "Listen, I want you to go out there and treat each game like it might be your last," Bud Black paused, as he addressed Garrett Hampson. Then, thoughtfully, he continued, "Because even if we don't bring back Trevor Story for 2022, there's a chance this offseason we sign the 33-y...2021
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• Ortega Shells Nats With Threw Tacos
I'm still spent from Friday's trade deadline. It. Dot dot dot. Was. Dot dot dot. Awesome. MLB should have a trade deadline every month. Like musical chairs with walk-up music. "Okay, we have 450 chairs, and when Whomp There It Is stops, you have to be in a chair, ready?" Whomp, and the music stops and everyone sits down, except Trevor Story, who simply just walks off into the sunset. In the distan...2021
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• The Search For The Next Coors Buy Is Never-Brendan Story
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) I saw an article in the Denver Post the other day that said something like, "The Rockies should rebuild, and Bud Black is the man to do it." And I became The Joker. I started tiptoeing down a staircase in bright makeup, twirling and cackling. Then I threw my computer out my win...2021
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• Top 100 Starting Pitchers: Week 5
"Everywhere," Grey said, pulling boba through a straw. "The time is near." He finished his boba tea, shaking the ice in the cup like a maraca. I felt like Iron Man, lost in the darkness of space a thousand light-years from home. I knew the truth. Grey was powered by boba, and with the looming boba shortage, his prognostication powers were waning. I sat in his office, like a child watching his hero...2021
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• Nolan Archenado
Not usually my style, but we're taking a break from the 2021 fantasy baseball rankings for a day because of the big trade between the Rockies and Cardinals (and a shizzton of other moves). All the 2021 fantasy baseball rankings, including pitchers, are already up on our Patreon. So, the Rockies are trying to lose, and they’re a stupid franchise. That is a bad combination. Like burning down your h...2021
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: World Series Pressure Has Dodgers Hunting Blockbuster
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Who will headline the Colorado Rockies’ critical 2025 draft?
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• Colorado Rockies announce promotion of Walker Monfort to Executive Vice President
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Zac Veen is back in Albuquerque. Now he must find his way back to the majors. (June 17th-June 23rd)
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• Monday Rockpile: Dick Monfort and the Rockies must learn, avoid making ‘safe’ decisions
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• This Week in Purple: Hot N Cold
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?
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• Rockies Reacts Survey: Grading Warren Schaeffer

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s been just over three weeks since Schaeff took over for Bud Black. How do you think he’s doing? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Colorado Rockies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. ★ ...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Ryan Rolison’s long journey to the Rockies
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• Warren Schaeffer’s coaching pedagogy
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• Wednesday Rockpile: When will the Rockies youth process actually pay off?

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, March 26, 2025 As we approach Opening Day for the 2025 season, the Colorado Rockies will officially announce their roster sometime before their game against Tampa Bay on Friday. The roster became a highly debated topic over the past weekend because of a sequence of moves that revealed the Rockies plans...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Zac Veen’s failure to “earn” a roster spot calls Rockies’ youth movement into question

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, March 24th, 2025 “If one of the young guys are ready, we’re not afraid to go with them.” These were the words of Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt as spring training began back in February... Words that ring exceptionally hollow after this past weekend. These events were kicked off by the shocking trade...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: How to watch spring training

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Today marks the Colorado Rockies’ first all-squad workout, which means that spring training is well and truly on. Bud Black has confirmed that everyone is in camp and healthy, save Sean Sullivan who is recovering from a hip procedure. But the good news is on F...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: A Nolan Jones resurgence is on the table for 2025

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, February 13, 2025 Aw yeah, baby! Football season has ended (well, fall football, anyway) and pitchers and catchers have officially begun working to ramp up for the regular season. It’s a wonderous time, as “best shape of their life” posts fly, and speculation abounds about who will make the cut and earn a...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The at-bat that defines the Rockies’ 2023 season (plus Pebble Report)
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 24, 2023 Ryan Feltner delivered a terrific performance on Thursday, tossing 5 ⅔ shutout innings against the Philadelphia Phillies to snap the Colorado Rockies’ eight-game losing streak. The club quickly fell into old habits, however, and dropped the rest of the series to start a new three-game skid bef...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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• Bud Black Names Wade Davis Closer
That Wade Davis has been named the Rockies’ closer in and of itself isn’t shocking. Davis is one of the most accomplished closers of this era, changing the game with an incomparable three-year run of dominance with the Royals from 2014 to 2016. Over that span, Davis appeared in 185 contests, posting a 1.18 ERA/1.86…...2020
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