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• A Colorado Rockies fan’s guide to the 2025 Post-Season

The Colorado Rockies season is fully in the rearview mirror. As the quiet of the off-season settles in and we wait for news on the team’s next general manager, Rockies fans can sink into the comfortable armchair that is watching other teams play important baseball in October. After an exciting slate of Wild Card series […]...2025
• This Week in Purple: Spooky Szn

The Colorado Rockies season is over, and now we shift our focus the next chapter. Bill Schmidt was relieved of his duties on Wednesday, and the Arizona Fall League starts on Monday. The manager position still hasn’t been officially filled, and there might be some more shakeups coming. We also don’t know when a new […]...2025
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• Who should take over baseball operations for the Rockies?

In 33 years, it’s only been Bob Gebhard (1992-99), Dan O’Dowd (1999-2014), Jeff Bridich (2014-21) and Bill Schmidt (2021-25). That sums up the list of general managers for the Colorado Rockies. With the news that Dick Monfort and Schmidt “mutually decided to part ways” on Wednesday and Monfort’s stated desire to find “the right leader […]...2025
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• Tanner Gordon reflects on his 2025 season

In a season full of challenges for the Colorado Rockies, there were plenty of little bright spots that peeked through the gray clouds. One in particular was Rockies starter Tanner Gordon. The 27-year-old right-hander was brought to Denver in the Pierce Johnson trade in 2023 alongside reliever Victor Vodnik. Gordon made his MLB debut on […]...2025
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• Bill Schmidt resigns as general manager of the Colorado Rockies

On Wednesday morning the Colorado Rockies announced that general manager and longtime member of the Rockies organization Bill Schmidt will not return to the organization for the 2026 season. “After a number of conversations, we decided it is time for me to step aside and make way for a new voice to guide the club’s […]...2025
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• The dubious records of the 2025 Colorado Rockies

Let’s not beat around the bush. The 2025 Colorado Rockies were not a good baseball team. Last year, I had the misfortune of compiling the many dubious records and statistical abnormalities that the Rockies experienced. Once again, I am tasked with sifting through the muck of history that was made this season. I tried my […]...2025

• Three Rockies return from injury amidst flurry of roster moves

Prior to this evening’s game against the American League West’s Seattle Mariners, the Colorado Rockies announced a bevy of roster transactions. Corner infielder Warming Bernabel and relievers Luis Peralta and Zach Agnos have all been activated from the injured list. Bernabel, 23, was placed on the 7-day injured list for a concussion after he collided […]...2025
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• Dodgers Scratch Will Smith From Lineup Right Before First Pitch as Injury Concern Grows

The Los Angeles Dodgers scratched All-Star catcher Will Smith from the team’s lineup right before the first pitch of Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dodgers Nation (@dodgersnation) Smith just returned on Tuesday for the first time since last week due to a hand injury. Ben […]...2025
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• MLB announces punishments for Tuesday's Giants-Rockies brawl

Major League Baseball is handing out a suspension and multiple fines for Tuesday night’s incident between the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies....2025
• Dodgers Notes: Shohei Ohtani Injury Update, Major Roster Move Incoming, LA Options Pitcher

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies, 9-5, on Thursday afternoon behind Clayton Kershaw’s fourth straight win and home runs by Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages. LA improved to 73-55 on the year. Additionally, superstar Shohei Ohtani has an update on his injury. The two-way star was struck by a line drive during his …...2025
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• Dodgers Notes: Major Injury Updates, Shohei Ohtani Could Miss Game, Will Smith Called Best Catcher in MLB
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Colorado Rockies, 4-3, on Monday evening to move to 71-54 on the year. Fortunately for LA, the San Diego Padres lost to the San Francisco Giants, so the Dodgers remain two games up in the National League West. In other news, LA has some major injury updates to …...2025
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• Kyle Karros reflects on his MLB debut

After the Colorado Rockies traded veteran third baseman and former All-Star Ryan McMahon at the deadline, and Orlando Arcia went down with an elbow injury, fans knew something could be afoot. And that something ended up being third baseman Kyle Karros (pre-season PuRP No. 12) making his MLB debut. Karros – the son of former […]...2025
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• Denver, Ottawa, And Murder

On Wednesday, I wrote about a potential Seattle expansion franchise that the NHL nearly admitted into its membership back in 1975. Things obviously didn't go well for that Seattle expansion plan as we didn't see an NHL team in that city until the Kraken took the ice in 2021, but that article's embedded newspaper reports spoke of a Denver-based expansion effort as well as the NHL looked to move to ...2025
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• What comes next for Rockies bullpen after Seth Halvorsen injury

The Colorado Rockies received good news on the injury front with Seth Halvorsen on Monday. Now it's about what comes next in the closer's absence....2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Michael Toglia finds himself at a crossroads

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, August 4th, 2025 Since team icon Todd Helton ended his Hall of Fame career in 2013, first base had become quite the revolving door for the Colorado Rockies. Veteran stopgaps, rookie hopefuls, and a few decidedly not-first-a-baseman players all manned the position with varying degrees of success. However, none were tru...2025
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• Pirates 9, Rockies 5: Better to have fought and lost than never fought at all

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images It was a weird game, but the Rockies weren’t able to come back today The Colorado Rockies made things interesting today, but it wasn’t quite enough to complete the sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates. That said, they’ve still won three of their five series out of the break. Bradley Blalock struggled in the first two innings, and the Rockies just weren’t abl...2025
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• Rockies 10, Nationals 6: So. Many. Homers.

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Rockies smashed their way to a 2-0 series lead. Update: After the game, Thomas Harding provided an update on Thairo Estrada: The #Rockies    said 2B Thairo Estrada left Tuesday's game with what was diagnosed as a right hand contusion and is day to day. Estrada was hit by a pitch. He missed the early part of the season with a right wrist fracture after being h...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: A Rockies Writer in the Lone Star State

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 19th, 2025 We all need a vacation sometimes. Maybe even—perhaps especially even—people who write about the Colorado Rockies. Unfortunately, I decided to frame my vacation around said Rockies. I headed deep in the heart of Texas to catch our purple-clad heroes play three games against the 2023 World Series champ...2025
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• FIFA Club World Cup City Guide: Washington, DC

Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images We give you the ins and outs of watching Club World Cup games in the nation’s capital. The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will see 32 teams competing across the United States in a tournament that’s the first of its kind. With some of the best teams from every confederation competing in a new format for the revamped Club World Cup trophy. DC’s Audi Field, with a...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: 5 Opening Day wishes for the Colorado Rockies

Allan Henry-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, March 27, 2025 Before the Rockies have even played a game, they are already three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Here we go again. Today, at 2:10 p.m. MT, the Rockies will begin their 2025 campaign. With 26 out of 30 MLB teams opening the season on Thursday, and the Dodgers and Cubs having played two games March...2025
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• Rockies 14, White Sox 3: Early spring blues

Dominic Fletcher notches his first bomb of the year. | Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Colorado stomps Chicago pitching for yet another L It’s preseason, but the White Sox are picking right up where they left off. With a 14-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Chicago is still on the hunt for their first Cactus League victory. Davis Martin, Fraser Ellard, and Garrett Schoenle were the few bright s...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 7, Yanquiel Fernandez

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Fernandez has high offensive upside, but his speed limits him to corner outfield positions 7. Yanquiel Fernandez (659 points, 28 ballots) The ball just sounds different coming off Fernandez’s bat. The 22-year-old lefty outfielder (who signed for $295k in 2019 out of Cuba) is lauded for his plus power projection and good feel for hitti...2025
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• Will the Braves roll the dice with their bullpen?

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Lord, I was born a gamblin’ man... I used to travel a lot for work. Like 80% of the time. It was a lot. When you are out on the road like that, everyone thinks it must be a ton of fun – fun new cities, new experiences, new food, etc. In reality, there’s a decent shot you end up in Warsaw, Indiana in January where there are no museu...2025
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• Big Man, Big Personality: The Oral History of David Ortiz's MLB Adventure
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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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"Counsell hinted at that, quoted in this Tribune article: Steele’s rotation spot is currently lined up for Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, though a rainy forecast the first two days of the series could impact when the games are played."

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"The Braves acquired Hilliard from the Colorado Rockies for young pitcher Dylan Spain last November."

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"278 hitter who had 25 home runs and 73 RBI between the Cubs and Giants last season, has agreed to a seven-year, $182 million deal to join the Colorado Rockies, sources told ESPN."

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"The Colorado Rockies are investigating an incident in Sunday’s game during which a fan hurled a racial slur at Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson during his at-bat."

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"Long before he became an MLB Hall of Famer, longtime Colorado Rockies slugger Larry Walker had his sights set on suiting up in the NHL."

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"The Colorado Rockies entertained the idea of trading Nolan Arenado last winter before they signed him to a contract extension, but the massive deal does not necessarily mean the team is committing to Arenado for years to come."

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"Wilson, a baseball star with the NC State Wolfpack from 2008-2010, was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the fourth round (140th pick overall) of the 2010 MLB Draft."

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"Should the Colorado Rockies miss qualifying for the postseason, their season-ending tale of woe likely will include their 4-0 loss Wednesday to the San Francisco Giants."

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"The Red Sox continue to pound the baseball at Fenway Park, making the Colorado Rockies their latest victims en route to an 8-3 victory on Tuesday night."

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"Matt Duffy finished a single away from hitting for the cycle to support Madison Bumgarner's seven innings of two-run ball, as the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies, 6-3, in the series finale Sunday afternoon at AT&T Park."

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• Revisiting my pre-season Rockies SWOT analysis

Recently, I’ve taken to writing a pre-season annual SWOT analysis in which I consider strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Given that the Colorado Rockies’ 2025 campaign has (mercifully) come to an end, it seemed worthwhile to revisit that and check in on what I got right and what I missed. Reader, there is a reason […]...2025
• The worst teams are getting worse

So baseball's regular season has ended ... at lightning speed from my perspective. I don't remember a season moving so fast, but I'm sure it's just another example of time speeding up as you age. A bunch of teams are going to the playoffs (I remember when it was just four) and I'll get to that eventually. But right now I want to address a team that didn't reach the playoffs. In fact, it finis...2025
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• Ethan Holliday’s potential was on clear display in Fresno

When the Colorado Rockies selected Ethan Holliday with the fourth overall pick back in July, the stars seemed to have aligned. The Rockies had managed to pick up one of the top prospects in the draft, who will hopefully be part of turning the ship around and building a contender in the future. It didn’t […]...2025
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• Ethan Holliday’s potential was on clear display in Fresno

When the Colorado Rockies selected Ethan Holliday with the fourth overall pick back in July, the stars seemed to have aligned. The Rockies had managed to pick up one of the top prospects in the draft, who will hopefully be part of turning the ship around and building a contender in the future. It didn’t […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies claim Roansy Contreras

This afternoon, the Colorado Rockies announced that they have claimed RHP Roansy Contreras off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. The 25-year-old native of the Dominican Republic signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in July. 2016. In January of 2021, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, and in June of that […]...2025
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• A final postmortem of the Nolan Arenado trade

On February 26th, 2019, the Colorado Rockies and All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado came to terms on an eight-year, $260 million contract extension that would buy out his final year of arbitration and keep him in purple through at least the 2026 season. The largest contract in franchise history was a just reward for the […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2025: Numbers 35 to 31

It’s time to reveal the five players who made it the closest to the mid-season 2025 top 30 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list as voted on by the Purple Row community recently. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Baseball-Reference), as well as notes on their 2025 season if […]...2025
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• Who will play second base for the Colorado Rockies?

At some point, the Rockies will have to make a decision. Last month when we ran our “State of the Position, 2025 Mid-season” series, Mac Wilcox covered second base. He laid out the Colorado Rockies options at the keystone. Now that we’ve passed the 2025 trade deadline and have a clear sense of where the […]...2025
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• Kyle Karros reflects on his MLB debut
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• Denver, Ottawa, And Murder
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• Three offseason focal points for the Colorado Rockies

Let's take a look at three focal points for the Rockies this offseason....2025
• Tiny Nick’s Gambling Picks 09/19
Locks MLB (0.5 Unit) LA Angels/Colorado Rockies Over 11.5 (-120; Odds via Fanduel): 7:10 PM CT on Fanduel Sports West Both of these teams keep giving up runs in bunches, so putting them together has to result in another high-scoring game. Especially at Coors Field, where the last gasps of summer should still allow the ball to jump and carry....2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 140 thread: Robbie Ray vs. Germán Márquez

After a benches-and-dugout-clearing fight that resulted in three ejections in a loss that was Colorado’s 100th of the season on Tuesday, it’s anyone’s guess as to what will happen when the Giants (70-69) and Rockies (39-100) conclude their series at Coors Field on Wednesday. Colorado’s Kyle Freeland and San Francisco’s Matt Chapman and Willey Adames […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2025: Top 30 summary

After revealing the Purple Row community’s Colorado Rockies top prospect list over the last couple weeks, it’s time to show the whole list at once with some voting stats. I’ll also have some thoughts on the state of the system as a whole tomorrow to conclude the series. Without further ado, here is the full mid-season 2025 Top […]...2025
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• This Week in Purple: #Winning?

The Colorado Rockies needed nine more wins this time last week to finish ahead of the Modern Era loss record set by the 2024 Chicago White Sox. This week, they took three of four from the Arizona Diamondbacks (something local radio called “one of the lowest points of the season”) and then split a four-game […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2025: numbers 5 to 3

We’ve entered the top five of the mid-season 2025 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26, 25-21, 20-16, 15-11, and 10-6. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 23 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. For each player on the PuRPs list, I’ll […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2025: numbers 10 to 6

We’re now in the top ten of the mid-season 2025 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26, 25-21, 20-16 and 15-11. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 23 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. For each player on the PuRPs list, I’ll include […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2025: numbers 15-11

Now we enter the top half of the mid-season 2025 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26, 25-21, and 20-16. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 23 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. For each player on the PuRPs list, […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2025: numbers 20-16

We’re entering the mid-point of the mid-season 2025 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26 and 25–21; today we head into the top 20. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 23ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. For each player on the […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2025: numbers 25-21

Let’s keep the mid-season 2025 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list reveal rolling! Today are prospects 25-21. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 23 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. For each player on the PuRPs list, I’ll include a link to […]...2025
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• Dodgers Lineup vs Rockies: Mookie Betts Out, Shohei Ohtani Pitching

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to keep the momentum going after their 11-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. More news: Dodgers Named Top Fit for Alex Bregman in Free Agency Right-handed pitcher Shohei Ohtani (3.47 ERA, 23.1 IP)is taking the mound for LA on Wednesday, coming off his worst pitching performance of …...2025
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• Dodgers Lineup vs Rockies: Will Smith and Michael Conforto Out, Buddy Kennedy Starting
The Los Angeles Dodgers, fresh off a sweep of the division rival San Diego Padres, are looking to keep the momentum going as they take on another NL West foe in the Colorado Rockies. More news: Cy Young Winner Calls Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw ‘Best Pitcher of Our Generation’ The Dodgers are getting set for a …...2025
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• Denver, Ottawa, And Murder
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• Monday Rockpile: Michael Toglia finds himself at a crossroads
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• This Week in Purple: Final push to the end

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for August 2-3, 2025 The Rockies started the week just after trading Ryan McMahon and ended it with a 17-16 wild Coorsy win. The trade deadline officially came to pass, as well, with them trading Tyler Kinley and Jake Bird, the Arizona Diamondbacks having a fire sale, the San Diego Padres landing Mason Miller, ...2025
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• Rockies 17, Pirates 16: A Coors Classic

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images LOLLLLL WHAT Dog. Lol. What a game. The Rockies faced a nine-run deficit. They allowed 18 hits. Four of their five pitchers allowed runs. And they won. Fire on the mountain I won’t lie to you, fans - this was about as brutal a start to a game as any I’ve ever seen. Antonio Senzatela was completely overmatched from the jump. Pittsburgh jumped all ov...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: The trade deadline has come and gone, but are the Rockies better off?

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, August 1, 2025 Considering the Colorado Rockies’ history of making few significant moves at the trade deadline, even as they are miles away from even dreaming of contending, Colorado continued to play it low-key as the trade deadline came and went this season. The biggest surprise is that the players who were traded reveal...2025
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• MLB Trade Deadline: 5 teams that improved, and 3 teams that left us confused

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images These are the teams that got better at the MLB trade deadline, and ones who didn’t do enough. The 2025 MLB Trade Deadline is in the books. Of course, now you want to know who the winners and losers were. It is often tough to grade baseball trades, given that some of the players moved at the Deadline might not contribute for a few more years. So what we will do to...2025
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• Guardians 10, Rockies 4: Breakdown

David Richard-Imagn Images Inconsistencies continue to plague the Rockies. Earlier today, I was perusing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website. I’ve never visited the HOF, but it’s a Cleveland landmark, so I thought I’d take a virtual look-around. After spending some time there, I find myself in a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers frame of mind, so let’s get to it. If there’s a marker of ...2025
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• The Purple Row staff shares their favorite Ryan McMahon moments and memories

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The third baseman was traded to the New York Yankees on Friday On Friday, the news broke that Ryan McMahon had been traded to the New York Yankees after playing 1,012 games for the Colorado Rockies. The third baseman was drafted in the second round of the 2013 MLB Draft and made his MLB debut on August 12, 2017 (you can read his recollection here). Ove...2025
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• Bumgarner backed by Duffy to down Rockies
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• Russell Wilson Will Return to Texas Rangers for 2015 Spring Training
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• Giants outlast Rockies for eighth straight win
A remarkable display of two-out hitting carried the San Francisco Giants to their eighth consecutive victory, a 10-8 decision Saturday over the Colorado Rockies in the first half of a day-night doubleheader....2015
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• Giants top Rockies behind two homers
Relying on power, a seldom-tapped offensive source for them, the San Francisco Giants received home runs Monday from Buster Posey and Angel Pagan and proceeded to defeat the Colorado Rockies, 3-1....2016
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• Giants top Rockies behind two homers
Relying on power, a seldom-tapped offensive source for them, the San Francisco Giants received home runs Monday from Buster Posey and Angel Pagan and proceeded to defeat the Colorado Rockies, 3-1....2016
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• Holmes of the Braves: O Say, Can You See, Spin Rate Is Overrated? - Tuesday, June 17
How do these Starting Pitchers keep succeeding whilst dealing such unimpressive spin-rate pitches? Who knows, but the days of Driveline may (or may not) be numbered, but Spin Rate is just a part of the picture of what makes an effective pitcher. Note: Sinker is not considered a Spin-Rate dependent pitch, so it's not included in this article. Grant Holmes SP ATL The Spin: High strikeouts > High...2025
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• Don't Sell These Hitters - May 1, 2025
Juan Soto, OF, New York Mets Soto had his biggest day of the year going 2-3 with 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, BB on three hard hit balls. Soto is having a down year given his first round draft capital, but there is good reason to believe it's nothing but a slow start. Soto's premium discipline and contact skills haven't gone anywhere. He is still walking more than striking out, making him an animal in points...2025
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• The Schwellenbach Breakout Is Here - April 5, 2025
Spencer Schwellenbach, SP, Atlanta Braves Schwellenbach was a fan-favorite pick in drafts this year as a sleeper pick, and deep gambler's pick for Cy Young if you're into that sort of thing. He did everything he could to validate both of those, tossing 8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K. He only allowed six hard hit balls and a whopping 39 CSW%. While the Marlins are not a super competitive offensive line...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Andres Galarraga returns from cancer surgery and hits a homer

Braves Franchise History 1966: The New York Mets sign University of Southern California star Tom Seaver to his first contract, including a $50,000 bonus. Seaver had been selected by the Atlanta Braves in the January draft, but Commissioner Spike Eckert voided the deal when he signed a contract after USC’s season had already begun. The Mets beat out the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies ...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 10, Cole Carrigg

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The 22-year-old is the definition of a “super-utility player” 10. Cole Carrigg (588 points, 27 ballots) The term “super-utility player” is often employed with hyperbole, but in the case of Carrigg, it fits like a glove (any kind of baseball glove, in Carrigg’s case). The 22-year-old has played literally every position (and played them well) in a col...2025
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• Jarred Kelenic crushes a three-run homer as Braves clamp down on Colorado, 5-2

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images All the Braves do is win — on Ludacris Night, at least. Southern hospitality was not on the cards for the Colorado Rockies tonight. The Atlanta Braves rode a big first inning all the way to a 5-2 series win over the Rockies as their rude welcome to Atlanta continued for another night. As I mentioned in the opening sentence, the Brav...2024
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Will Todd Helton be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2024? (We’ll know in a few hours.)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, January 23 Today, we’ll know if Todd Helton will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He should. His teammates are clear in making a case for the former first baseman. As former Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki told Patrick Saunders, “He was a fierce competitor and that’s what sticks out the mos...2024
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• Colorado Rockies Top 10 Prospects for 2022 Fantasy Baseball
Writing up the Rockies over the past few years, I had to stretch at times to find ten names for a fantasy-focused list, partially because there’s no room for pitchers here. The situation has changed. Colorado’s is still not a deep system, but it’s easy enough to find ten guys worth rostering in a dynasty league....2021
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• Cody Bellinger's fantasy baseball stock just keeps on rising
Cody Bellinger is living the life right about now. Not only are the Los Angeles Dodgers sporting an 8-3 record with baseball’s second-best run differential (+35) heading into Tuesday night, but there are also only three hitters with a better wRC+ than Bellinger’s 266 mark (Mike Trout, Tim Anderson and Tim Beckham). As if that wasn’t enough, the reigning National League Player of the Week is tied f...2019
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 160 thread: Germán Márquez vs Trevor McDonald

We’ve arrived at our final destination. The long, arduous 2025 campaign has reached its final stop. The Rockies’ final series begins tonight, with the first of three games against their rival San Francisco Giants. The Giants are likely still feeling the sting from having recently been eliminated from playoff contention, and will look to end […]...2025
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• Mariners 6, Rockies 1: Seattle gets the best of Bradley Blalock

The Colorado Rockies learned what it means to play a playoff-caliber team as they fell 6-1 to the Seattle Mariners in yet another sweep in a rough season. Bad start for Blalock Looking to finish the season on a high note, Bradley Blalock suffered the opposite as he labored in a short start. Blalock lasted […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 159 thread: Bradley Blalock vs. Emerson Hancock

Well, friends, we’ve only got a few more of these left this season. Unfortunately, one more game comes against the Seattle Mariners. The Colorado Rockies have not had a good time in Seattle, watching the M’s clinch a playoff berth as well as a division title over the first two games. Tonight, the Rockies will […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 158 thread: Tanner Gordon vs. Luis Castillo

Heading into the 2025 season, if you were to have predicted which Colorado starting pitcher would have the most wins, the answers probably would have been Kyle Freeland or Germán Márquez, or perhaps an optimistic guess of Chase Dollander. Odds are, Tanner Gordon wasn’t a likely candidate. The 27-year-old rookie will be on the mound […]...2025
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 157 thread: McCade Brown vs. Bryce Miller

Tonight, the Colorado Rockies will begin their final week of the season by facing the Seattle Mariners. (Should the Mariners win, they may clinch a playoff spot tonight, which would mean champagne in the home clubhouse.) Also, in case you’ve been in a coma, catcher Cal Raleigh has been on a tear and will be […]...2025
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• The 2025 Fresno Grizzlies were a tale of two halves

Despite a winning record in 2024 at 67-64, the Colorado Rockies Low-A affiliate Fresno Grizzlies missed the playoffs. They entered the 2025 campaign with perhaps the weakest (on paper) roster of any Rockies farm team. The Grizzlies started the year with just three of our Purple Row top prospects on the roster in outfielder Robert […]...2025
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• Rockies @ Dodgers – September 10, 2025: Dodgers look for a sweep behind Blake Snell as Tommy Edman returns
The Dodgers are riding a three-game winning streak and will look to secure a sweep tonight against the Rockies. It would be nice. Tonight’s #Dodgers lineup vs. Rockies: pic.twitter.com/LebZkKPqLg— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 11, 2025 Freeland's Day pic.twitter.com/3AyijUkfkT— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) September 10, 2025 Probably one of the most normal lineups they...2025
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• Dodgers Scratch Will Smith From Lineup Right Before First Pitch as Injury Concern Grows
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• What we’ve learned about Warren Schaeffer’s managerial style

As the Colorado Rockies’ 2025 season winds down, it’s time to look to the future. Although this team will (likely) not set the record for most losses in the Modern Era, the Rockies have clearly not been a good team. (Then again, worst run differential and worst ERA by a starting rotation are still up for […]...2025
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• MLB Week 17 Hot or Not: It’s a trade frenzy

Ke’Bryan Hayes celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Braves on July 31, 2025. | Aaron Doster-Imagn Images The 2025 trade deadline was far from disappointing As always, the trade deadline consumed the headlines last week. From blockbuster moves to buzzer-beating transactions, all eyes were on the trades, less so the games. This recap covers in-game and off-field action f...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: Do the Colorado Rockies have an ace?

James A. Pittman-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, July 31st, 2025 Back in February, my homie Joelle wrote about the difficulties that come with finding a true ace on the Colorado Rockies roster. She laid things out expertly (as usual), and thusly came to the conclusion that, at that time, they simply did not have a pitcher who could claim such a title. That’s a ...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: The prospects you don’t know on a team you can’t watch (July 22-July 28th)

Original photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images (3/16/2025) Colorado Rockies minor league report for Tuesday, July 29th, 2025 When I tell you that a Colorado Rockies farm team is one of the best in their league, your mind probably goes to the 2024 Northwest League champion High-A Spokane Indians. Maybe you think of the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats, who made their first p...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies need to be sellers at the trade deadline

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Yesterday morning in The Athletic, Andy McCullough published “The personalities of MLB’s trade deadline: Hunters, Fishermen and the Cleveland Grind Machine.” He goes on to describe how various general managers approach the trade deadline. When McCullough gets to his discussion of the Colorado Rockies,...2025
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• State of the Position, Mid-Season 2025: Manager and Coaching Staff

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Time will tell if Schaeffer loses the interim tag or if the organization goes in another direction 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” serie...2025
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• State of the Position, Mid-Season 2025: Third base

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images If the Rockies do trade McMahon, their options are limited. 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 Marc...2025
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• 10 MLB trade candidates to watch as 2025 deadline approaches

Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images Here are 10 players who could be traded at the 2025 MLB trade deadline. With the Major League All-Star Game right around the corner, baseball is headed into the hottest stretch of the season. Because the MLB Trade Deadline follows shortly thereafter. Fortunes can be made in late July, not just for teams looking to bolster t...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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• Astros 6, Rockies 5: Rox don’t quit, but it’s not enough

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The Rockies give up the first game of the series, but not without a fight. Initially, it looked like a blowout: A five-run Houston Astros third inning that saw the Colorado Rockies going to the bullpen early. However, the Rockies are nothing if not persistent, and they made a game of it. Ultimately, they lost, 6-5, but there were some positive momen...2025
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