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• Thursday Rockpile: Show Mickey the Money

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, July 24th, 2025 I’ve written about Mickey Moniak a few times this season. It seems that every time I do, he just progressively heats up, starting the season off somewhat slow to becoming one of the hottest hitters in all of MLB. Entering play on Wednesday, Moniak’s slashing .438/.481/.813 in July with a seven-game...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies Mid-Season State of the Position, Conclusions and Recommendations

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, July 22, 2025 You are what your record says you are — Bill Parcells A record of 24-75 in what will be the third of three consecutive 100-loss seasons gives a clear sense what the Colorado Rockies are: a broken baseball organization. In our Mid-Season 2025 State of the Position series, we’ve tried to assess whe...2025
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• German Marquez Undergoes MRI With Shoulder Inflammation
Germán Márquez went for an MRI on his shoulder this afternoon, relays Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. The Rockies have not placed the veteran right-hander on the injured list to this point. They’re currently calling the issue shoulder inflammation but are awaiting more specifics from the imaging. Márquez only managed three innings in yesterday’s…...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies bring in Thad Levine to conduct an external audit?

Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 30, 2025 Last week following the promotion of Walker Monfort to Colorado Rockies executive vice president, Troy Renck of the Denver Post weighed in. Among a number of recommendations, Renck wrote this: The Rockies must hire an external president for baseball operations, a window left open with Walker’s new title (Former Rangers, Twins and Rockies e...2025
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• Colorado Rockies announce promotion of Walker Monfort to Executive Vice President

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The move marks a significant change in the Rockies front office. The Colorado Rockies announced this morning that Greg Feasel, President & Chief Operating Officer, will step down from his position at the end of the 2025 season. In addition, Walker Monfort — Dick Monfort’s 38-year-old eldest son — has moved into the position of Exec...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Dick Monfort and the Rockies must learn, avoid making ‘safe’ decisions

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 23rd, 2025 More change is on the horizon for the Colorado Rockies in their transitional 2025 season. Steve Foster—director of pitching and a longtime member of the organization—is expected to depart in the near future to become the pitching coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Foste...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Tyler Freeman is having a solid (under-the-radar) season

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, June 10, 2025 In March the Colorado Rockies traded Nolan Joes back to the Cleveland Guardians for utility player Tyler Freeman. The initial logic seemed clear: Although Jones had clear power potential, he struggled in 2024 — plus, the Rockies already had an excess inventory of outfielders. In Freeman, they were...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies are historically bad, but where is Dick Monfort?

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 2nd, 2025 There has never been a team quite like the 2025 Colorado Rockies. They are fundamentally broken on every level. The starting pitching has the highest ERA in the league by over a full point and the fewest strikeouts. The bullpen fares better, but was one of the more overworked units in baseball to...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Ch-Ch-Changes (May 6th-May 12th)

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

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Aaron Judge continues to amaze. So do the Colorado Rockies, but in a different way. A look ahead to the draft. And a legend returns to the White Sox. Good morning. Louisa Thomas has an interesting piece in The New Yorker that is about the Mets, but it’s something that a lot of Cubs fans could relate to ten years ago. Thomas looks ...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Rockies are repeating mistakes of the past with Adael Amador

Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 5th, 2025 This situation should sound familiar. The Colorado Rockies part ways with their established second baseman, knowing that a highly-touted and heavily-valued second-base prospect is waiting in the wings. However, the organization gets cold feet about handing the young man the starting job right out of the...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Despite Thursday’s HR, McMahon’s performance is unacceptable in heart of lineup

Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 2, 2025 Just over a month into the season, things have been worse than imagined for the Colorado Rockies. Blame the youth, blame the injuries, blame the really good pitcher the Rockies seem to face daily, blame the veterans for not playing better, blame Bud Black, blame Bill Schmidt, or blame Dick Monfort. Maybe it’s ...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: Has Kris Bryant’s Rockies tenure come to an end?

Photo by Vincent Mizzoni/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, April 17th, 2025 Rough, man. I’ll be honest, I was excited at first. I mean, you can go back and listen to the emergency podcast Skyler and I did the night that we found out former MVP Kris Bryant was going to become the new lynchpin of the Colorado Rockies lineup for years to come. Sure, we ...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: What will Zac Veen bring to the Colorado Rockies outfield?

Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 8, 2025 The news dropped on Sunday: Zac Veen (No. 4 PuRP) would be called up to join the Colorado Rockies. #Rockies calling up first-round pick Zac Veen www.mlb.com/news/zac-vee...— Thomas Harding (@hardingmlb.bsky.social) 2025-04-07T04:40:59.823Z Although Veen’s promotion has not yet been made offici...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: What can we expect of Tyler Freeman?

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, March 27, 2025 What a week, huh? Opening Day of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, the 150th in its lineage, is tomorrow, and fans literally around the world are gearing up for another rousing season of the greatest game. It should be a time of excitement and hope, and yet, other things cloud the minds of Rockies f...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rowland Rockies Stadium Tour

Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, September 19, 2024 I was eight years old when it was announced that Colorado would be awarded a baseball franchise. Born and raised in the state of Colorado, up until that point, I was naturally a fan of the Bash Brother-led Oakland Athletics, with a father who grew up in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado as a fan of the Big Red Machine in the 70s. My...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Rockies fans, there’s a new Nolan in LoDo

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, October 17, 2023 It’s time to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: Kris Bryant will never be the face of Colorado Rockies, despite their best efforts. He’s here & he’s perfect pic.twitter.com/GgnxVwuAIr— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) March 18, 2022 To be clear, Bryant is a great baseball player, and his a...2023
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"— Patrick Saunders (@psaundersdp) June 4, 2025 The offense got it done (with a serious hat tip to Hunter Goodman) The Rockies got off to a quick start in the first inning."

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"87 ERA— Patrick Saunders (@psaundersdp) April 3, 2024 The Cubs have done what a good team should do to a bad team — beat them handily two days in a row."

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"The Rockies have released outfielder Jurickson Profar, The Denver Post’s Patrick Saunders reports (X link)."

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"The Rockies had interest in Kyle Schwarber prior to the lockout, The Denver Post’s Patrick Saunders writes."

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"Jon Gray rejected an extension offer the Rockies made him before the end of the regular season, reports Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post."

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"Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post was on the story in both cases."

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"Following Thursday’s departure of reliever Adam Ottavino to New York, the Denver Post’s Patrick Saunders spoke with GM Jeff Bridich about the state of affairs in the team’s bullpen."

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"First baseman Mark Reynolds is hoping to return to the Rockies in 2018, but he’s seeking a big league deal this time around after playing his way onto the team on a minor league pact last season, he tells Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post."

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"Rockies catcher Jonathan Lucroy, acquired just six weeks ago at the deadline, has fit in well with his new team, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post writes."

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"" Reyes had a trial set for April, but the charges were dropped when his wife did not cooperate with prosecutors, according to the Associated Press (h/t Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post)."

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"The two-run shot is the longest homer of the 2015 season, as pointed out by the Denver Post's Patrick Saunders: [MLB]Read more MLB news on BleacherReport."

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"Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki tells The Denver Post’s Patrick Saunders he hears the trade rumors, but that isn’t his focus this winter."

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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies Mid-Season State of the Position, Conclusions and Recommendations
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• Monday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies bring in Thad Levine to conduct an external audit?
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• Colorado Rockies announce promotion of Walker Monfort to Executive Vice President
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• Monday Rockpile: Dick Monfort and the Rockies must learn, avoid making ‘safe’ decisions
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• Thursday Rockpile: Gameplanning the trade deadline for the Rockies

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, June 12, 2025 We’re about a month-and-a-half away from MLB’s trade deadline on July 31st. Many teams are already considering their options in regards to this most special of days, trying to determine what path to take to set them on the road to success. Rumors swirl about names such as Luis Robert Jr., Zac Gallen,...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies are historically bad, but where is Dick Monfort?
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• Hunter Goodman settles in

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, May 20, 2025 The Colorado Rockies may be on track to make history (albeit not the good kind), but there are some early bright spots, one being catcher Hunter Goodman. He is currently tied with Jordan Beck for the Rockies most valuable player in terms of fWAR (0.9). As of Monday morning, in 179 plate appearan...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: From your mouth to my ears: Rockies takes, straight from the fans

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, May 15th, 2025 I attended the Rockies-Padres game on Saturday, which quickly turned into a noncompetitive affair as Colorado once again found themselves completely outclassed by their opponents. Typically when I attend games physically, my goal is to talk to players, coaches, and other staff and get their opinions on var...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Will the Rockies lose 122?

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Rockies are going to set a record for losses. It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. You probably know the drill. We’ve got a couple available tables. There is no cover charge and the dress code is casual. Let us know if...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies Mid-Season State of the Position, Conclusions and Recommendations
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• Monday Rockpile: Dick Monfort and the Rockies must learn, avoid making ‘safe’ decisions
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• Hunter Goodman settles in
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Ch-Ch-Changes (May 6th-May 12th)
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Rockies players react to Bud Black firing

Chadd Cady-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 12, 2025 Yesterday following the Colorado Rockies 9-3 defeat of the San Diego Padres, the organization announced they had terminated the contracts of manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond. (Read more about the moves here.) Third base coach Warren Schaeffer will act as interim manager. In the Rockies clubhouse...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Rockies are repeating mistakes of the past with Adael Amador
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• Friday Rockpile: Despite Thursday’s HR, McMahon’s performance is unacceptable in heart of lineup
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• Thursday Rockpile: Has Kris Bryant’s Rockies tenure come to an end?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies Mid-Season State of the Position, Conclusions and Recommendations
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• Monday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies bring in Thad Levine to conduct an external audit?
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• Colorado Rockies announce promotion of Walker Monfort to Executive Vice President
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• Thursday Rockpile: Gameplanning the trade deadline for the Rockies
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• Hunter Goodman settles in
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• BCB After Dark: Will the Rockies lose 122?
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Ch-Ch-Changes (May 6th-May 12th)
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Warren Schaeffer is the right man for the Rockies in this moment

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, May 13, 2025 It’s been roughly 40 hours since the news came down that Rockies’ manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond were relieved of their duties and that Warren Schaeffer and Clint Hurdle would be taking the reins in their places. The new coaching staff has begun to take shape: The Colorado Rockies' ...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Rockies players react to Bud Black firing
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• Nationals' Michael Taylor Hits Longest Major League Home Run of 2015
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• Nolan Arenado: “I Feel Disrespected” By Rockies
On the same night that Rockies GM Jeff Bridich said that star third baseman Nolan Arenado wouldn’t be traded, the third baseman laid bare his less-than-positive feelings towards the organization. Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post was on the story in both cases. “I really don’t care what’s being said,” Arenado stated to Saunders. “I…...2020
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• Rockies Sign Daniel Bard
Daniel Bard’s latest comeback attempt is officially underway. The former Red Sox reliever has agreed to a minor league deal with the Rockies and will had to Major League camp, per Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post (Twitter link). The Boston Globe’s Pete Abraham reported last week that Bard was working toward a comeback. Now…...2020
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• Rockies GM Jeff Bridich Says Nolan Arenado Won’t Be Traded
Rockies GM Jeff Bridich has all but shut the door on a potential offseason trade involving star third baseman Nolan Arenado, as Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports. Per Bridich, the Rockies “We have listened to teams regarding Nolan and really nothing has come of it.” Accordingly, he said, the club is “going to move…...2020
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• Rockies Release Jurickson Profar
The Rockies have released outfielder Jurickson Profar, The Denver Post’s Patrick Saunders reports (X link). Profar’s spot on the roster will be taken by prospect Hunter Goodman, whose contract has been selected from Triple-A. Goodman’s impending big league promotion was first reported yesterday by the Blake Street Banter X feed. Profar’s tenure in the Mile…...2023
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• Rockies Remove Kris Bryant From Game
The Rockies have removed Kris Bryant in the third inning of their match against the Phillies. Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports that “it appeared” Bryant rolled his ankle on a first inning strikeout. Although it’s not yet known the severity of any injury here, Bryant has struggled in that department since joining the…...2023
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• Jose Reyes to Sign with Mets: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Thursday Rockpile: Nothing about the 2023 Rockies is working
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, April 20th, 2023 When Colorado Rockies fans scoffed at owner Dick Monfort’s proclamation that the team could play .500 baseball this season, I don’t think any of them imagined just how bad things would be this early on. “It’s tough to watch,” said Rockies play-by-play announcer Drew Goodman during the team’s...2023
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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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• Fantasy Baseball 2015: Fresh Top 150 Big Board as Spring Games Start Up
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• Colts vs. Broncos: Updated Odds, Stat Predictions for 2015 AFC Divisional Game
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• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Remaining MLB Hitting Market
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• Why It'd Be Foolish to Make Blockbuster Troy Tulowitzki Trade This Winter
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• Thursday Rockpile: Show Mickey the Money
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• Monday Rockpile: Should the Colorado Rockies bring in Thad Levine to conduct an external audit?
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• Colorado Rockies announce promotion of Walker Monfort to Executive Vice President
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Tyler Freeman is having a solid (under-the-radar) season
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• Rockies 3, Marlins 2: SWEEP!!!

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images It was the Rockies first sweep in Miami since 2006. The historically bad Colorado Rockies (11-50) entered loanDept Park hoping for a win to complete a sweep, something that had seemed impossible only three days earlier. Cal Quantrill was on the mound for the Miami Marlins, raising the question of whether familiarity would benefit the Rockies or their for...2025
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• Hunter Goodman settles in
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• Thursday Rockpile: From your mouth to my ears: Rockies takes, straight from the fans
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies are historically bad, but where is Dick Monfort?
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• Tuesday Rockpile: How to watch spring training

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

Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, February 14, 2025 On several occasions, the Rockies have been known to misjudge reality. From Dick Monfort saying the 2023 Rockies could be a .500 team to giving Kris Bryant a 7-year, $182 million deal in 2022 to failing to re-sign DJ LeMahieu and inking Daniel Murphy for the same price the Yankees gave LeMahi...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: How should Rockies fans manage expectations in 2025?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, January 3, 2025 Another year is here and another season is on the horizon. While hope certainly springs eternal, it’s also important to adjust the hope settings to somewhere between “not as bad as the 2024 White Sox” and playoff contention. Last year, I turned to Clint Hurdle’s advice as my expectations guide...2025
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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: The at-bat that defines the Rockies’ 2023 season (plus Pebble Report)
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 24, 2023 Ryan Feltner delivered a terrific performance on Thursday, tossing 5 ⅔ shutout innings against the Philadelphia Phillies to snap the Colorado Rockies’ eight-game losing streak. The club quickly fell into old habits, however, and dropped the rest of the series to start a new three-game skid bef...2023
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• Rockies, Yankees, Braves Interested In Bryan Reynolds
Bryan Reynolds’ trade request has sparked a new round of speculation that the Pirates might look to deal the outfielder, and any number of teams could be fits to make bids for the All-Star. The Rockies are a new team with interest in Reynolds, according to The Denver Post’s Patrick Saunders, while Jason Mackey of…...2022
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• Rockies looking to pursue trades for its underperforming relievers
The Rockies have signed relievers Wade Davis, Jake McGee and Bryan Shaw to expensive contracts in recent offseasons. Those deals haven’t worked out for the team, though, and now buyer’s remorse may be setting in regarding at least a couple of those pitchers. The club’s “investigating trades” involving McGee and Shaw, per Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post, though he notes it’s unclear whether the...2020
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