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• Friday’s game vs. Mariners postponed due to weather

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The game will now be made up as a doubleheader on Sunday Even though it was sunny and in the 70s earlier this week, winter isn’t quite done in Denver. Due to temperatures dropping into the 30s and snow and sleet coming down, Friday’s game against the Seattle Mariners has been postponed and will be played on Sunday as part of a doubleheader. Tonight’s ga...2024
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• Colorado Rockies Minor League game thread: April 19th, 2024

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Rockies are snowed out at Coors Field and we turn our eyes to the minor league affiliates. The first game starts at 4:35 PM MDT. Tonight’s Colorado Rockies game against the Seattle Mariners has been postponed due to inclement weather and will be made up via a double-header on Sunday. With that in mind, we turn our eyes to the farm sys...2024
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• Colorado Rockies place Kyle Freeland on 15-day IL with left elbow strain

Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images The move will stress an already uneven starting rotation. The Colorado Rockies announced today that Kyle Freeland has been placed on the 15-day IL with a left elbow strain. The Rockies announced today that they have placed left-handed pitcher Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list (left elbow strain), retroactive to April 16, and have recalled rig...2024
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• Series Preview: Colorado Rockies vs Seattle Mariners

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Rockies are still looking for their first series win of 2024. Can they do it at home against the Mariners? After being swept by the Philadelphia Phillies, the Colorado Rockies return home to face the Seattle Mariners. The Rockies are 25-29 all-time against the Mariners, and were most recently swept in 2023. The Mariners have been a surprising team a...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies first-inning problems are many

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 19, 2024 One of the best places to look as to why the Rockies are off to their worst start in franchise history is at the beginning. The Rockies have been outscored 29-5 in the first inning in their 4-15 start. Colorado has only held opponents scoreless in the first frame four times in 19 games (oddly, non...2024
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• Colorado Rockies Minor League game thread: April 18th, 2024

Fresno Grizzlies With the Rockies off today, we turn our eyes to our minor league affiliates. The first game starts at 4:35PM MDT The Colorado Rockies are taking a day off before heading home to Coors Field and kicking off a seven-game homestand against the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres. With that in mind, we turn our eyes to the farm system. There’s no time like the present to sta...2024
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• Colorado Rockies place Kyle Freeland on 15-day IL with left elbow strain
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies first-inning problems are many
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• Thursday Rockpile: We may be on the ground floor of Zac Veen’s breakout season

Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, April 18, 2024 As expected, the Colorado Rockies’ major league product has been less than desirable so far this season. Sitting at a franchise-worst 4-15 mark to start the season, Colorado is firmly entrenched in the cellar of the division and tied with the Miami Marlins for the worst record in the Nationa...2024
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 18 thread: Austin Gomber vs Ranger Suárez

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images The Rockies will look to bounce back after yesterday’s extra-inning loss The Colorado Rockies will likely want to quickly move on from last night’s extra-inning loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, especially after a thin bench led to a potential injury to No. 1 starter Kyle Freeland. A good chunk of the Rockies’ bench was out due to a stomach bug, so Fre...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black addresses the “pandemic” of pitcher injuries

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Monday, April 15, 2024 Every day, in the early part of the 2024 MLB season, it’s the same. Wake up in the morning. Check the headlines. Notice another pitcher is probably headed to the IL with an arm issue. For Colorado Rockies fans, it feels a bit like the rest of baseball is finally catching up to a 2023 that saw first ...2024
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• Royals trade partner history: The Rockies

This one has a mile high stinker. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, Angels, Marlins, and Brewers. Today we look at the history of deals with the Colorado Rockies. Total number of Royals/Rockies trades: 10 The Rockies began play in 1993, but didn’t connect...2024
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• Horse Tracks: In Denver sports, Broncos are back of the pack

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images What has happened in Denver? Over the weekend, the University of Denver sealed the deal on their 10th NCAA hockey championship, the most in college hockey history. The Denver Nuggets are the reigning NBA champions. The Avalanche are poised to make a serious run in the playoffs this year after winning it all in 2022. Then there are the Broncos and the Ro...2024
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• Horse Tracks: In Denver sports, Broncos are back of the pack

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images What has happened in Denver? Over the weekend, the University of Denver sealed the deal on their 10th NCAA hockey championship, the most in college hockey history. The Denver Nuggets are the reigning NBA champions. The Avalanche are poised to make a serious run in the playoffs this year after winning it all in 2022. Then there are the Broncos and the Ro...2024
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: The Spokane Indians’ rotation is off to a special start

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 15th, 2024 While the Colorado Rockies starting rotation is still bad—mired in the muck of a rotten start in which their dead-last ranked combined ERA is almost a full point worse than the 29th ranked team—it’s important to look to the farm system and towards a hopeful future. Last week I p...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Yanquiel Fernandez

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The 21-year-old Cuban outfielder represented the Rockies in the 2023 MLB Futures Game 4. Yanquiel Fernandez (605 points, 23 ballots) The ball just sounds different coming off Fernandez’s bat. The 21-year-old lefty outfielder (who signed for $295k in 2019 out of Cuba) is well-known for making loud contact, and did a lot of that in 2022 with Low-A Fresno as...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Some takeaways from the Colorado Rockies prospects panel at RockiesFest

Sterlin Thompson, Zac Veen, Drew Romo, Chase Dollander, Gabriel Hughes, Jaden Hill, and Case Williams | Renee Dechert Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, February 6 A highlight of RockiesFest 2024 was the “Player Q&A: Rockies Prospects” panel, which brought together Chase Dollander (2023 mid-season #4 PuRP) Jaden Hill (2024 pre-season #19 PuRP) Gabriel Hughes (2023 mid-season ...2024
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• Purple Row’s favorite articles of 2023

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Starting 2024 by looking back The New Year is a tried and true opportunity to remember and reflect on the previous year. Yesterday, we remembered the most-read articles of the 2023 calendar year. Today, we take the opportunity to reflect on the articles that brought us the most pride and satisfaction. This annual tradition of having our writers highlig...2024
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• Big Man, Big Personality: The Oral History of David Ortiz's MLB Adventure
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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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"Nervous World Series 'Chevy Guy' Spawns Excellent 'Technology and Stuff' Memes"

• Friday Rockpile: Rockies first-inning problems are many
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• Thursday Rockpile: We may be on the ground floor of Zac Veen’s breakout season
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• Wednesday Rockpile: A deeper look into the struggles of Nolan Jones

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, April 17, 2024 During spring training in 2023, the notable flaw in newly acquired Nolan Jones’s game was an overabundance of strikeouts. His inability to put the ball in play led the Colorado Rockies to option him to Triple-A Albuquerque to begin the year where he worked extensively with hitting coach Jordan...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black addresses the “pandemic” of pitcher injuries
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• Royals trade partner history: The Rockies
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• Horse Tracks: In Denver sports, Broncos are back of the pack
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: The Spokane Indians’ rotation is off to a special start
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• Braves News: Spencer Strider surgery, Yuli Gurriel added for depth and more

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The Braves are going to have to find a way to overcome the loss of Spencer Strider. We knew that situation with Spencer Strider was going to be bad news, but that didn’t make it sting any less. The Atlanta Braves announced that Strider underwent surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow Friday and will miss the remainder of the ...2024
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 15 thread: Dakota Hudson vs. Yariel Rodriguez

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Today, the Rockies will try to win the series in Toronto. Today, the Colorado Rockies (4-10) will face the Toronto Blue Jays (6-8) in Game 2 of a three-game stand, looking to pick up where they left of in last night’s 12-4 rout, the Rockies first win in Toronto. The Rockies have not won two in a row on the road since July 21-22, 2023, at Miami; they ha...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies first-inning problems are many
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• Thursday Rockpile: We may be on the ground floor of Zac Veen’s breakout season
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• Wednesday Rockpile: A deeper look into the struggles of Nolan Jones
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• Series Preview: Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images In their second game of a six-game roadtrip, the Rockies will look to add to their win column. Coming off a three-game stand in Toronto that saw the Colorado Rockies go 1-2 with a season record of 4-12, the team will head south to The Land of Nolan Jones to take on the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies have had an okay, if un-flashy, start. Currently, ...2024
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• Horse Tracks: In Denver sports, Broncos are back of the pack
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• Braves News: Max Fried solid in series opener, Darius Vines recalled, and more

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves began the road trip on a high note after defeating the Miami Marlins 8-1. Max Fried got the start and appeared to be in midseason form, as he tossed 6.1 frames. He gave up just one run on four hits, struck out four, and surrendered a base on balls. ▪️6.1 innings▪️1 run allowed▪️1 walk▪️4 strikeout...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies winless rotation shouldn’t be 0-7

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 12, 2024 Thirteen games into the 2024 season, the Colorado Rockies starting pitching staff is still searching for its first win. Kyle Freeland, Cal Quantrill, Austin Gomber, Ryan Feltner, and Dakota Hudson have an 0-7 record and the highest ERA among starters in Major League Baseball at 6.61. They have t...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Evaluating Brendan Rodgers’ early season struggles

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, April 11, 2024 There has been much ballyhoo about the skidding start for the middle of the Colorado Rockies’ lineup. Veterans Ryan McMahon (1.017 OPS) and Charlie Blackmon (.954 OPS) have excelled thus far while youngsters Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar have held their own with two HR apiece and OPS in the...2024
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• Chicago White Sox Baseball 2024: a mess

Simone Biles’ husband and new Chicago Bear Jonathan Owens could probably play for the White Sox at this rate. | Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The season just started, and it’s already over Dear reader, it is April 15 and the Chicago White Sox are the worst team in baseball. Even worse than the Miami Marlins, who employ former White Sox Avisaíl García, Jake Burger and Tim Anderson. Worse than t...2024
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• Braves News: Max Fried solid in series opener, Darius Vines recalled, and more
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• Thursday Rockpile: Evaluating Brendan Rodgers’ early season struggles
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• Objective Complete: Talking goals with the Rockies

Photo by Zac BonDurant/Getty Images Rockies players detail their focus points this season and what changes they look to make in 2024 Stop me if you’ve heard this recently. The Colorado Rockies aren't very good. Sitting well below .500, they’ve struggled mightily out of the gate and have looked, well, rough thus far. With over 90% of the season to go, it’s time to start making some changes...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: Chase Dollander headlines a high-performing 2023 starting pitcher class

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 Despite being selected in the 2023 MLB Draft, RHP Chase Dollander (no. 2 PuRP) didn’t make his regular season professional debut for the Colorado Rockies until April 5, 2024. Although he did pitch a scoreless inning while starting the Spring Breakout game back in March, it’s o...2024
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• 2024 Sunburst Awards: Colorado Rockies games 8-10

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Rays advance to 5-5 with series win in Denver “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the third series of the s...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: The story of the Colorado Rockies’ rally ski helmet

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Monday, April 8, 2024 Last week, I wrote about the Colorado Rockies new “rally ski helmet,” a much-needed celebration given that most MLB teams created one in 2023 while the Rockies opted out. As you know by now, those days are history. The Rockies are now sitting with the cool kids at the Home Run Celebration Table in the M...2024
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 9 thread: Tyler Alexander vs. Ryan Feltner

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Rockies will try to capitalize on yesterday’s walk-off Yesterday’s Home Opener was a rollercoaster, but the Colorado Rockies had the last laugh against the Tampa Bay Rays as they won on a walk-off grand slam by Ryan McMahon after surrendering five runs in the top of the ninth to tie it 7-7. With the win, the Rox improved to 18-14 all-time in Home Openers...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 5

Happy birthday, Steve Clevenger! | Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Steve Clevenger, and other stories, on an important day in history. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with p...2024
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• Recap: Avs battle the Wild in victorious result

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images Solid performances up and down the lineup put Colorado back in the win column. Minnesota man-handled. The Colorado Avalanche did exactly what they needed to do, rebounding from their loss Monday night with a 5-2 result over the Minnesota Wild Thursday night. Three-point nights from Jonathan Drouin and Nathan MacKinnon led the way on offense, w...2024
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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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• Affected by Altitude: Streaming Now on Monfort+

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Skyler and Evan discuss the Rockies TV deal and the kind of Rockies content they would watch on a streaming platform. Plus, a randomized fantasy draft! For more information on the future of podcasts here at Purple Row, please click here! ★ ★ ★ The podcast Affected by Altitude is hosted by Purple Row staff writers Evan Lang and Skyler Timmins, who are incredibly ...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 Fantasy Baseball Prospects
Colorado Rockies top fantasy baseball prospects. The post Colorado Rockies Top Fantasy Baseball Prospects appeared first on Pitcher List....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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• Cubs' Shocking Dexter Fowler Steal Boosts Already World Series-Ready Roster
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• 88-Year-Old Has to Be Stopped from Charging the Mound at Rockies Fantasy Camp
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• Time for Yankees Universe to Give Up on Troy Tulowitzki Replacing Jeter
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• Jimmy Rollins, Elvis Andrus or Alexei Ramirez: Who Is Best Derek Jeter Heir?
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• Friday’s game vs. Mariners postponed due to weather
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• Colorado Rockies Minor League game thread: April 19th, 2024
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• Colorado Rockies place Kyle Freeland on 15-day IL with left elbow strain
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies first-inning problems are many
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• Thursday Rockpile: We may be on the ground floor of Zac Veen’s breakout season
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 19 thread: Ryan Feltner vs. Cristopher Sánchez

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Rockies look to bookend road trip with a victory in Philly Despite outhitting the Philadelphia Phillies and getting a good start from Austin Gomber, the Colorado Rockies had no answer from Ranger Suárez as he shut them out 5-0 on Tuesday. Over the past three games, the Rockies have scored just one run and are still looking for consistency at the plate. O...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: A deeper look into the struggles of Nolan Jones
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 18 thread: Austin Gomber vs Ranger Suárez
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black addresses the “pandemic” of pitcher injuries
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• The Colorado Rockies, home run celebrations, and hope

Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, April 2, 2024 I spent part of last season writing about home run celebrations, a ritual of which I am a fan. I ranked the best ones (The Seattle Mariners’ trident won out), and when any team came to Coors Field, I asked to see their home run celebration gear. For example, here’s the Minnesota Twi...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: In memory of a disheartening Spring Training

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, March 28, 2024 It’s been a long March. The month is typically reserved for hope and optimism for baseball fans as the air fills the sound of cleats on dirt and the crack of wooden bats as winter thaws into spring in MLB camps around Arizona and Florida. However, this year has been much less satisfying for not...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Breaking down the Rockies Opening Day roster

Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, March 27, 2024 After roughly six weeks of rigorous spring training action and evaluation, the Opening Day roster has finally become clear after lots of speculation and theorizing, Now, as we wait for the regular season to begin tomorrow in Arizona, how will the Colorado Rockies initially set up for the 162 game marathon? Catcher (2): Elias Díaz, Jaco...2024
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• 2024 NL West Preview: The Dodgers have loaded up for October

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Just like with Atlanta in the NL East, it’s all about what Los Angeles can do in October instead of the regular season. While the NL Central may be wide open, there are no such delusions of grandeur to be had in the NL West. That means that it’s probably going to be another long season in Denver for the Colorado Rockies, who are very likely going to spend a...2024
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• State of the Position, 2024: Ownership

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Rockies fans usually hear from the owner in the offseason. But is relative radio silence a good or bad thing? It all just has a Sisyphusian feel to it at this point. The Colorado Rockies play their season and finish somewhere between last and almost-last in the division, Dick Monfort sends his letter to fans, while, across town, an...2024
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• 2024 Season Preview: St. Louis Cardinals

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Is a rotation overhaul enough to get St. Louis back to the top of the NL Central? To put it lightly, 2023 was a disaster for the St. Louis Cardinals. The club lost 90+ games for the first time in more than three decades (1990) and finished dead last in the NL Central. The only team in the National League with fewer wins than St. Louis? The Colorado Rockies. Fo...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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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 3, Zac Veen

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The outfielder has had an injury-marred few years, but a 2024 debut could still be within reach after wrist surgery 3. Zac Veen (626 points, 23 ballots) There are some ifs with Veen’s profile to get to the star ceiling that was promised when the 22-year-old lefty-swinging, righty-throwing corner outfielder was made the ninth-overall pick in the 2020...2024
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• Braves News: Bally Sports Spring Training Schedule, Spencer Strider, More

Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How to watch the Braves throughout Spring Training. Could one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball be getting a deeper arsenal of pitches? That was the speculation on Monday when Spencer Strider went head-to-head with Austin Riley and Matt Olson in live batting practice at Spring Training: Spencer Strider working on a new pitch...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Colorado Rockies

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images There’s nowhere to go but up for the Rockies, right? Right? Ever since their most recent Postseason appearance in 2018, the Colorado Rockies have had a wretched run of seasons in the aftermath of that Wild Card berth (in which they were swept by the Brewers). Despite the fact that the "game” is inherently "rigged" against the Rockies due to their uniqu...2024
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