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• Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 6 thread: Davis Martin vs Germán Márquez

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images This will be Márquez’s 2025 debut. This afternoon, the Colorado Rockies (3-1-1) will try to win the first of a three-game series with the visiting Chicago White Sox (0-3). Granted, spring training numbers mean nothing, but check this out: The Rockies rank third in the Cactus League in runs scored (29) and are tied for first in the Majors ...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Position Player Non-Roster Invitees, Part II

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, February 24th, 2025 Spring training is officially underway for the Colorado Rockies. In addition to their 40-man roster, 23 non-roster invitees have joined the team for big league camp. Last week as part of the Weekly Pebble Report, I introduced you to the first group of position players tha...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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• This Week in Purple: Pitcher and Catchers report on Thursday

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for February 8-9, 2025 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ ★ We made it...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 18, Luis Peralta

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images After struggling in the minors, the lefty had a breakout 2024 season 18. Luis Peralta (306 points, 25 ballots) Peralta, who is indeed Milwaukee Brewers starter Freddy Peralta’s younger brother, is the highest debutant on this edition of the Purple Row Prospects list. The 24-year-old lefty reliever was acquired in the Jalen Beeks trade near...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Could Charlie Blackmon be the Rockies future manager?

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, February 3, 2025 Last week, Mac Wilcox wrote about former Colorado Rockies players who could find themselves in the team’s managerial seat. Mac cast a wide net in his survey, but I’d like to spend a bit of time teasing out Charlie Blackmon’s possible candidacy. As I was watching his media availability at Rockies Fes...2025
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• Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 6 thread: Davis Martin vs Germán Márquez
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• Monday Rockpile: Position Player Non-Roster Invitees, Part II
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• Monday Rockpile: Where are these former members of the 2024 Rockies?
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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: Colorado Rockies at the Winter Meetings: Day 1

Photo by Jessica Tobias/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Yesterday marked the beginning of the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas, Texas. Like all other teams, the Colorado Rockies were there, answering questions and making the rounds. General manager Bill Schmidt and manager Bud Black, too, spoke to media, and although there wasn’t...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: The Letter and the Two Trophies

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, November 11th, 2024 It’s later than expected. Colorado is experiencing major snowfall for the first time since spring. The Major League Baseball regular season has been over for more than a month whilst a dreaded bully was crowned king. It’s been quiet at 20th and Blake. Coors Field sits cavernous and...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Goodbye Charlie

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, September 24, 2024 Charlie’s on a vacation far away Come to Coors and talk it over. So many things that I want to say, You know I like my players a little bit Nazty I just wanna see your hits tonight I don’t wanna lose your hits tonight! 14 years is a long time to spend for a big league career...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What does Charlie Blackmon’s retirement mean for the Colorado Rockies?

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Late yesterday, the news became official: Charlie Blackmon announced his retirement. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charlie Blackmon (@chuck__nazty) Evan Lang wrote a terrific overview of Blackmon’s career yesterday, and our ...2024
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• Charlie Blackmon announces his intent to retire

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images After 14 seasons in purple, one of the greatest Rockies to ever play has announced his plans to retire following the conclusion of the 2024 regular season. In what will truly be the end of an era, Colorado Rockies outfielder and designated hitter Charlie Blackmon has announced his intent to retire at the end of the 2024 season. pic.twitt...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: What is Antonio Senzatela’s future with the Rockies?

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, September 9th, 2024 Right after the end of the 2021 season, the Colorado Rockies inked then 27-year-old right-handed pitcher Antonio Senzatela to a $50.5 million contract extension through the end of the 2026 season with a club option for 2027. Though considered somewhat of an overpay, the extens...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Goodbye Charlie
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What does Charlie Blackmon’s retirement mean for the Colorado Rockies?
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• Monday Rockpile: Position Player Non-Roster Invitees, Part II
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• Monday Rockpile: Where are these former members of the 2024 Rockies?
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• This Week in Purple: Pitcher and Catchers report on Thursday
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 18, Luis Peralta
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Could Charlie Blackmon be the Rockies future manager?
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• An update on MLB teams’ local TV for 2025

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images The state of local baseball broadcasting is still in flux. Last November, I posted this article about the state of MLB teams’ local TV packages and where they stood back then, and where they were going into the 2025 season. Since then, there have been some updates on a couple of teams that hadn’t finalized broadcast plans for 2025. Here a...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies need more improvement at four specific positions
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies at the Winter Meetings: Day 1
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images The state of local baseball broadcasting is still in flux. I’ve been covering the continuing saga of the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports, which at one time had rights to about half of MLB teams’ local broadcasts, for some time. Evan Drellich of the Athletic reported last week that the bankruptcy case was settled, and that will leave six teams...2024
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• Ranking the Rockies: No. 25, Evan Justice

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images The 26-year-old LHP only pitched 1⁄3 of an inning this season Welcome to the 2024 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time 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 that’s drawn from Baseb...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 18, Luis Peralta
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• An update on MLB teams’ local TV for 2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies need more improvement at four specific positions
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?
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• Ranking the Rockies: No. 25, Evan Justice
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• Charlie Blackmon announces his intent to retire
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• Monday Rockpile and Weekly Pebble Report: The Elehuris Montero experiment is over

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, July 1st, 2024 The Colorado Rockies have seen some departures over the last week. 2018 draft pick and valuable member of the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes Coco Montes requested his release to join the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants in Japan and utilityman Alan Trejo was designated for assignment and electe...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: Year eight needs to be great for Freeland

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, March 22, 2024 This season, the Rockies really need Kyle Freeland. Without Germán Márquez, who isn’t expected back from his Tommy John surgery recovery until at least after the All-Star break, and with an uncertain and unproven rotation, this has to be Freeland’s bounce-back year. As Freeland ent...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Can Ty Blach crack the Opening Day roster a third time?

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, March 13, 2024 During spring training for the Colorado Rockies, most of the focus has been on the state of the rotation battle and the status of players like Elehuris Montero and Michael Toglia. Jordan Beck has turned some heads as has Jaden Hill out of the bullpen. Youth is on the rise for th...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2024: Top 30 summary

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images A recap of the Top 30 PuRPs and what it means for the Rockies’ minor league system After revealing the Purple Row community’s Colorado Rockies top prospect list over the last few 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 th...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: Where are these former members of the 2024 Rockies?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Could Charlie Blackmon be the Rockies future manager?
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Goodbye Charlie
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What does Charlie Blackmon’s retirement mean for the Colorado Rockies?
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• Charlie Blackmon announces his intent to retire
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Coaches all coming back in 2025; Nats drop finale with Orioles, 4-1...

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ second game with the Orioles in OPACY... Davey Martinez announced before the second of two with the Orioles in Baltimore last night the entire Washington Nationals’ coaching staff will be returning in 2025, an early decision he said he wanted to get done sooner than later for continued stability as he, and the front office in D.C., think the ballclub is close to ...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Brenton Doyle just wants to “keep going” in 2024

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, February 20 When a player’s rookie season concludes with them racking up some of the best defensive numbers in baseball — while playing in one of the most challenging ballparks — and winning a Gold Glove, they know they’re doing something right. Photo by Corey Sipkin/MLB Phot...2024
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• Ranking the Rockies: No. 17, Mike Moustakas

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Mike Moustakas provided a veteran bench presence for a few months in Colorado Welcome to the 2023 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2023. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s ...2023
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Austin Wynns, “The Tao of the Backup Catcher,” and one of the most unappreciated jobs in baseball

Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Recently, I reviewed Tim Brown’s new book, written with Erik Kratz, “The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game.” You can read my thoughts on the Pitcher List site. I like the Pitcher List folks, but as a readership, they aren’t terribly interested in the Col...2023
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• Charlie Blackmon announces his intent to retire
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• Cub Tracks catches on

Brian Serven, new Cub. | Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The Cubs have another break-glass catcher; still no signings of consequence. But surely those are coming, right? Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB ...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Zac Veen
Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images The ninth-overall pick could see Coors Field by the end of the season if he continues to play as he has been 2. Zac Veen (697 points, 24 ballots) If Zac Veen can manage the swing-and-miss in his profile while converting more of his raw power into game power, he’s going to be both a fantasy and real-life star when (not if) he makes it to th...2023
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What does Charlie Blackmon’s retirement mean for the Colorado Rockies?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Could Charlie Blackmon be the Rockies future manager?
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies’ few trades are already bearing fruit

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 The Colorado Rockies’ relatively quiet trade deadline was mostly received by fans with a resounding thud. The Rockies—well on their way to cementing another losing season at the time—held on to most of what would be considered their top trade candidates like right-handed pitc...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: Year eight needs to be great for Freeland
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies need more improvement at four specific positions
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Zac Veen
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• Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 6 thread: Davis Martin vs Germán Márquez
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• Monday Rockpile: Position Player Non-Roster Invitees, Part II
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• Monday Rockpile: Where are these former members of the 2024 Rockies?
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• This Week in Purple: Pitcher and Catchers report on Thursday
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Could Charlie Blackmon be the Rockies future manager?
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies need more improvement at four specific positions
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies at the Winter Meetings: Day 1
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• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy is settled. Where does this leave MLB teams for local TV?
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• Monday Rockpile: The Letter and the Two Trophies
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• Ranking the Rockies: No. 25, Evan Justice
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• Monday Rockpile: The Letter and the Two Trophies
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, August 2024

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images How does the Rockies farm system look after another year? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 72 players across 35 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who missed a few write-ups or even w...2024
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Zac Veen
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