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• Jason Heyward to IL, Michael King with sore shoulder

Jason Heyward | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Alek Jacob optioned, Omar Cruz recalled Before Saturday’s game versus the Atlanta Braves, Michael King was scratched from his start with shoulder soreness. The Padres elected to piece together a bullpen game but had four of their bullpen arms off due to recent use. Per Manager Mike Shildt, King woke up and felt he had slept on his should...2025
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. immediately makes his presence felt in 2-1 loss

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Acuña’s return was one to remember — for the home run, not for the result. Ronald Acuña Jr. made a return that felt like something out of a movie. He hit the first pitch he saw for a homer and he also delivered his first outfield assist in such a very long time. Unfortunately, Acuña’s homer was the only real offense that the Braves could muster up in a 2...2025
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• The Padres need an upgrade in left field

Jason Heyward | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Jason Heyward should not be an every day player The San Diego Padres are not getting enough offensive production from anyone playing in left field, especially Jason Heyward. Although the defense from both Heyward and right-handed outfielder Brandon Lockridge has been good, neither is carrying the offensive side adequately. For the season Heyward s...2025
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• Padres 21, Rockies 0: They only lost by three touchdowns...

John Leyba-Imagn Images It was not good, folks To say tonight was a tough game is putting it nicely. The San Diego Padres bludgeoned the Colorado Rockies by a score of three touchdowns to zero. Five home runs were hit (scoring nine runs)... only two Padre innings were scoreless... and the Rockies have officially allowed 8+ runs in six-straight games. That’s a franchise record, for those co...2025
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• Rays 4, Padres 2: The sweep smell of success

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images The Rays closed out their series in San Diego with a sweep. The Padres are heavily considered to be one of the hottest teams in baseball this season, but between dropping two of three to the Detroit Tigers during the week, then losing the first two games of the series to the Rays, they’re not quite living up to the hype they were generating a couple weeks ago. Toda...2025
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• Rockies Option Drew Romo, Adael Amador
The Rockies announced Wednesday that they’ve optioned catcher Drew Romo and second baseman Adael Amador. Both players made their MLB debuts last season but will start this year in the minors. That’s more notable for Romo. Colorado called up the former second-round pick last August in tandem with the decision to release veteran Elias Díaz. Romo started…...2025
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• State of the Position, 2025: Catcher

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Perhaps the more interesting question is this: Who will earn the backup spot? In 2025, fans should expect a bit more intrigue at catcher. Bud Black’s tradition of relying on a veteran catcher remains unchanged; the questions surround the backup. The starter If there were a surprise addition to the Colorado Rockies in 2024, it was the one-year signing ...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Where are these former members of the 2024 Rockies?

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, February 17th, 2025 The Colorado Rockies are reporting to their spring training home in Scottsdale, Arizona with a full 40-man roster an 23 non-roster invitees. These 63 players all have the same goal: to prepare for the upcoming 2025 baseball season and to hopefully be one of the 26 men named to the Rockies’ Opening Day ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: The rich get richer

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The Dodgers make yet another impact signing and the Yankees, of all teams, complain. Some other minor signings and a look at who is left on the market. Seattle is where bats go to die. Good morning. The rich get richer as the Dodgers have signed reliever Kirby Yates to a one-year, $13 million deal. Bradford Doolittle asks if you split the Dodgers ...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies need more improvement at four specific positions

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, January 22, 2025 The Colorado Rockies have been in a difficult situation since their back-to-back playoff seasons. It’s no mystery that dysfunction behind the scenes and an overall lack of robust talent at the big league level has left them comfortably at the bottom of the league’s stan...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: ZiPS and the 2025 Colorado Rockies

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, January 7, 2025 With the holidays in the rear-view mirror and baseball players preparing for Spring Training, it’s probably time to turn to FanGraphs 2025 ZiPS projections for the Colorado Rockies. Dan Szymborski’s projections merit the refined baseball fan’s attention, and I always appreciate the fact that...2025
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• A Rockies fan’s guide to the 2024 Division Series

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Only 8 teams remain as the ALDS and NLDS start Saturday After a wild week where the underdog won three out of four series, now it’s time for the top seeds to enter the picture. Action in the American League and National League Division Series begins Saturday. The best-of-five series could do through Oct. 12 if needed before the League Championship se...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: The Rockies’ future behind the plate is far from set

Photo by Dustin Bradford/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, September 16th, 2024 Early in the season I questioned what the Colorado Rockies were doing to facilitate the development of Hunter Goodman, who had been called up at the end of April but was still receiving only sporadic playing time. When he did play, Goodman largely donned a first baseman or...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: At 66 starts in a row, Toglia is becoming 1B staple

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Twenty-nine years ago this week, Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig’s record. He added three more seasons, playing every Baltimore game from May 30, 1982 to Sept. 19, 1998. His record of playing 2,632 games in a row is not made to be brok...2024
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• It's Romo time, Rockies fans

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The highly-anticipated catcher is finally getting his Coors callup Oh yeah, Rockies fans. It’s happening. As reported by Thomas Harding, the Rockies are calling up catcher Drew Romo. With the #Rockies' reported officila release of C Elias Díaz -- first reported by @ElExtrabase -- expect the #Rockies to select C Drew Romo (35th ove...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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"The Padres have an agreement in place with catcher Elias Díaz, reports Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase."

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"The Padres are signing catcher Elias Díaz to a minor league contract, tweets Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase."

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"Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Rockies catcher hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Díaz etched his name in the history books on Tuesday night as not just the first Rockies catcher to play in the All-Star Game but also the first Rockie to be named All-Star MVP thanks to a game-deciding home run."

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"Colorado placed center fielder Yonathan Daza (separated left shoulder) and catcher Elias Díaz (left wrist sprain) on the 10-day injured list, recalling Dom Nuñez to take Díaz’s spot behind…"

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"The Rockies have agreed to a three-year contract extension with catcher Elias Díaz, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB."

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"Pirates catcher Elias Díaz could start season on IL with ‘undisclosed virus’"

• Ronald Acuña Jr. immediately makes his presence felt in 2-1 loss
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• Padres 21, Rockies 0: They only lost by three touchdowns...
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• Rays 4, Padres 2: The sweep smell of success
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• State of the Position, 2025: Catcher
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• Monday Rockpile: Where are these former members of the 2024 Rockies?
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• Braves News: Keith Law’s farm system rankings, Tim Hyers analysis, and more

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. Keith Law of the Athletic dropped his farm system rankings on Thursday, and the Atlanta Braves have dropped a couple spots since his rankings in February 2024. Law now has Atlanta in the lowest tier, taking the 28th spot in terms of farm system strength. He has the Seattle Mariners atop the l...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 30, 2025

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Not to be confused with the actor better known as Charlie Sheen. Anne Rogers and Paul Casella on last night’s Carlos Estévez signing: Estévez has been one of the more reliable closers in the Majors over the past couple seasons. He averaged a career-best 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 2023 en route to earning his first All-Star selecti...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres bring back a catcher

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of January 29, 2025. San Diego Padres Articles Matt Seidler responds to Sheel Seidler’s lawsuit in court filing (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres re-sign Elías Díaz as first free agent of the offseason (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres roster r...2025
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• Outside The Confines: The rich get richer
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies need more improvement at four specific positions
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• Ranking the Rockies: No. 49, Hunter Goodman

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Hunter Goodman fought for playing time all season, but might have found something to end the season. You’re reading the 2024 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at the season had by every player to play for the Rockies in 2024. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle t...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 22

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images An Acuña is currently helping an NL East team get into the Postseason. It’s not Ronald and it’s not the Braves, though. For what feels like the umpteenth time in this NL Wild Card race for the Atlanta Braves, it was one step forward but two steps back. Atlanta got the job done against the Marlins but unfortunately, everybody else in the rac...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: As Black passes Hurdle, Rockies need to pass the torch to the next manager

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, August 22, 2024 Compared to the loss-filled months of April and June, the Rockies really have played better since the All-Star break. Even though the sample sizes are vastly different, the Rockies were 34-63 (.351) before the Midsummer Classic and are 13-18 after (.419). The Rockies have 33 games left this se...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 46-36

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Here are the 11 prospects who didn’t quite make the Honorable Mention cut After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot and then those who appeared on two or three ballots, it’s time to talk about 11 players who were just outside Honorable Mention status as voted by the Purple Row electorate in the mid-season 2024 Purple Row Prospects (PuR...2024
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• Friday Rockies: As Todd goes gold, whose number will be retired next?

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, August 15, 2024 During the Rockies current six-year playoff drought, significant franchise highlights have been few and far between. Coors Field hosting the 2021 All-Star Game and Germán Márquez throwing a scoreless inning in it, Elias Díaz hitting the winning homer and being named the All-Star MVP in 2023 and...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 58-47

Rhona Wise-USA TODAY Sports Next up, the two- or three-ballot players! After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot yesterday, it’s time to talk about 12 players who were voted onto two or three ballots by the Purple Row electorate in the mid-season 2024 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) voting. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Bas...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Following the path of another tributary of the Salt River Complex.

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, August 14, 2024 The Arizona Diamondbacks are rolling. 9-1 in their last ten games and 20-5 since the All-Star break, the Snakes now sit 69-53 this season and well in control of their own playoff destiny in the coming weeks of the season as they sit atop the National League Wild Card standings and just three game...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: ZiPS and the 2025 Colorado Rockies
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What do the early Steamer projections suggest about the 2025 Colorado Rockies?

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, November 12, 2024 We are fast moving into 2025 MLB projections, and last week, FanGraph’s 2025 Steamer rankings dropped. In case you need a refresher, MLB.com describes Steamer as follows: Like other projection systems, Steamer uses past performance and aging trends to develop a future projection for playe...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: A Rockies fan’s guide to the 2024 Wild Cards

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, September 30, 2024 We did it, everyone. The 2024 edition of the Colorado Rockies has come to a close. They won some, they lost a lot more, but the real joy came in seeing some of the “kids” make their MLB debuts and play (some more than others, obviously). The 2024 Rockies finished with a record of 61-101, and ...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: At 66 starts in a row, Toglia is becoming 1B staple
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres win series finale vs. Rays

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, September 2, 2024. San Diego Padres News Padres score in final at-bat (again), start September with their normal kind of win over Rays (San Diego Union-Tribune) Merrill hits 21st HR as Padres fend off Rays (MLB.com) Padres call up Elias Díaz as rosters expand (MLB.com) Inj...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: As Black passes Hurdle, Rockies need to pass the torch to the next manager
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• The Day After: Drew Romo reflects on his MLB debut

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The “catcher of the future” made his MLB Debut on Todd Helton Night After the Colorado Rockies parted ways with veteran catcher and former All-Star Game MVP Elias Díaz on Wednesday, fans knew something was brewing. And that something was the long-awaited debut of Drew Romo (pre-season No. 7 PuRP). Since Romo was drafted 35th overall in the 2020 MLB Dr...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 46-36
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• Elias Díaz named 2023 All-Star MVP
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Rockies catcher hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Díaz etched his name in the history books on Tuesday night as not just the first Rockies catcher to play in the All-Star Game but also the first Rockie to be named All-Star MVP thanks to a game-deciding home run. Trailing 2-1 in the top of the eighth i...2023
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• Padres, Elias Diaz Agree To Minor League Deal
The Padres are signing catcher Elias Díaz to a minor league contract, tweets Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase. Venezuelan reporter Rafael Petit was first to report (on X) that Díaz and the Padres had come to an agreement. Díaz has been a free agent since he was released by the Rockies on August 16. He reportedly…...2024
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• Padres To Re-Sign Elias Díaz
The Padres have an agreement in place with catcher Elias Díaz, reports Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase. The MAS+ Agency client gets a one-year, $3.5MM deal with a mutual option for 2026, though it’s still pending a physical. More to come....2025
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• Rockies Place Elias Diaz On Waivers
The Rockies placed veteran catcher Elias Díaz on waivers this afternoon, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. The process will be resolved on Friday. Díaz is eligible to play while he’s on waivers, though that’s immaterial with Colorado having an off day tomorrow. It’s possible but by no means guaranteed that this marks the end of…...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Elias Díaz is not far from becoming the best catcher in Colorado Rockies franchise history
Sam Greene-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, July 4, 2023 After vote-winners for the American and National League starters were revealed at the end of last week, Major League Baseball announced the full reserve roster on Sunday for the All-Star Game in Seattle on Tuesday, July 11th. As expected the Colorado Rockies – current owners of the worst record in the NL ...2023
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• Friday Rockpile: Hitting 11 HRs and only giving up 3 in 5 games makes Rockies baseball fun again
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, July 20, 2023 In the five games since the All-Star break, the Rockies are 3-2. It’s a small sample size, but baseball has been fun in Colorado over the last week. Winning a series against the Yankees and splitting with the defending World Champion Astros is a pretty great way to start the ...2023
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• Monday Rockpile: The source for the Rockies’ best stretch of the season (plus Pebble Report)
Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 8, 2023 Say what you will about the 2023 Colorado Rockies as a whole, but winning six-of-seven games is a successful stretch no matter who you are. That’s the timeline we all currently occupy as the Rockies salvaged their final game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the last day of April, then swept the Milwa...2023
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• Padres call up Elias Díaz as rosters expand
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• Jason Heyward to IL, Michael King with sore shoulder
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• The Padres need an upgrade in left field
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• Padres 21, Rockies 0: They only lost by three touchdowns...
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• Good Morning San Diego: Fernando Tatis Jr. homers, Jhony Brito not starting candidate

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of March 11, 2025. Articles to read Padres notes: Fernando Tatis Jr. locks in with a big blast; Brito officially a reliever again; state of the starters (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Spring training update: Gavin Sheets homers for third straight day, some pitch...2025
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• State of the Position, 2025: Catcher
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• Christian Vázquez Still Can Be Valuable To the Twins Next Year
Spring training is only two weeks away, and it looks like the Minnesota Twins will still have Christian Vázquez on their roster going into camp. There had been conversations between the Twins and San Diego Padres about shipping the 34-year-old backstop to southern California. However, the Padres signed former All-Star MVP Elias Díaz a one-year, $3....2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 30, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: The rich get richer
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies need more improvement at four specific positions
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 22
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: Sean Bouchard as a starter should be the first of many roster changes for the Rockies

Photo by Rachel ODriscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 22nd, 2024 Things keep getting worse for the Colorado Rockies. 22 games into the 2024 season and the losses are mounting along with the injuries. Kris Bryant is on the injured with a back strain and while he is eligible to return on Tuesday, it’s unknown if he will be ready. Kyle Freel...2024
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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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• 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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• Monday Rockpile: Three low-risk, high-reward free agents for the Rockies to consider

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, November 27, 2023 The quiet off-season rolls on for the Colorado Rockies. There has been little-to-nothing in terms of news for both the team and most of MLB in the waning days of November. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners recently struck a deal, with the Snakes acquiring 3B Eugenio Suárez from the ...2023
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• A new documentary celebrates the community that brought MLB to Colorado
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, July 27, 2023 If it takes a village to raise a child, then it’s no wonder it takes a city to bring a Major League Baseball team into existence. That city needs skilled politicians, lawyers, creative business folks, people who can bring and find money, architects, baseball fans, taxpayers, ...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Reflecting on shades of the 2012 season
Photo by Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, July 12, 2023 In talking about Colorado Rockies history, whenever the 2012 season comes up, I like to joke and say that season never happened because it truly is the worst season in team history in many aspects. The 2012 Rockies narrowly avoided 100 losses by going 64-98 while also suf...2023
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• Friday Rockpile: 5 pitchers, 2 position players, 2 coaches representing Rockies in WBC
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, February 10, 2023 After months of speculation, the World Baseball Classic rosters were finally announced on Thursday and the Rockies will be represented by seven players and two coaches. The total of nine players and coaches are on nine different teams, which could mean some interesting Rockies matchups — es...2023
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