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• Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants game no. 60 OVERFLOW THREAD

Friends, you’ve been so engaged that we had to put together another overflow thread! Unfortunately, the Rockies are currently losing to the Giants 12-5 in a game that started over 2.5 hours ago after a ghastly seven-run fifth. In case you forgot, here are the lineups: Keep it civil, friends, and please remember the Purple Row […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: Reinforcements

With just a few days left in May, the Colorado Rockies find themselves in a bit of a conundrum. With a record of 6-19 for the month and a run differential of -70, the Rockies are looking much more like the bad and rebuilding team we expected them to be compared to a relatively successful […]...2026
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• Colorado Rockies injury report, May 25, 2026

Earlier today, the Colorado Rockies released their weekly injury report. Below is a list of players on the Injured List and an update on their recovery. Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: 1 thing the Rockies could improve

On Sunday, MLB.com published an article titled 1 thing each team can improve upon the rest of the way with nuggets of information from each team’s beat writer. Some teams need to be more productive with runners in scoring position, have more leadoff production or more base stealing, have a more consistent bullpen and more. […]...2026
• Purple Row After Dark: It’s been a year. Grade Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer

It seems impossible, but one year ago today, the Colorado Rockies fired then-manager Bud Black and named third-base coach Warren Schaeffer their interim manager. On November 24, 2025, he was given the permanent position. As Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta said at the press conference introducing Schaeffer as permanent manager, “I certainly explored […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: East Coast schedule bias?

After 41 games, the Rockies are 16-25 (.390). That includes a much-improved road record of 8-14 on the road, but a 4-13 record against teams above .500, which might be expected. What might not be is the Rockies battling the Giants (16-24) last place in the NL West instead of claiming by a mile. With […]...2026
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• Colorado Rockies injury report, May 25, 2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: Post-Playing Pursuits

For the first time in 15 seasons, second baseman DJ LeMahieu finds himself without a Major League team. After injury plagued 2024 and 2025 campaigns, the former Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award winner is a free agent. LeMahieu, 37, spent seven seasons as the franchise second baseman for the Colorado Rockies. While donning the […]...2026
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• Rockies injury updates: March 9, 2026

The Colorado Rockies provided the following medical updates on Monday morning: Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!...2026
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• Rockies 10, Nationals 6: So. Many. Homers.

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

Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, June 6, 2025 When Charlie Blackmon retired at the end of last season, the Colorado Rockies and their fans knew he would leave a vacancy that couldn’t be replaced. Whether it was his work ethic, quiet leadership, goofy sense of humor, or his ability to make fans sing “toooooniiiight” on his walk-up song louder t...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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• Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Tuesday 5/27, 7:05 CT

Photo by George Gaza/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Tuesday notes... MOVIN’ ON UP: A win tonight would boost the Cubs’ record to 13 games above .500. They have not had 13 more wins than losses since they were 82-69 on Sept. 16, 2019, following a 4-2 loss at home to the Reds that snapped a five-game winning streak. They lost their next eight, too, falling to 8...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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• 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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• Wednesday Rockpile: What necessitates a coaching change? A look at Rockies history

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 In this modern era of baseball, teams have become less callous when it comes to coaching changes during the season. Since 2018, only three managers have been dismissed before the All-Star game, all of which came in 2022. Last season, two managers were dismissed in August, and the other late ...2025
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• Rockies 10, Nationals 6: So. Many. Homers.
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• The Purple Row staff shares their favorite Charlie Blackmon memories

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Celebrate one last game with us... TONIIIIIIGHT! It’s official. Charlie Blackmon announced his retirement on Monday, and the final week of the season has been dedicated to honoring his illustrious 14-year career playing mile high baseball. There have been so many on- and off-field moments throughout Blackmon’s tenure that endeared him to so many fans...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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• 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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• Tuesday Rockpile: The case for signing Charlie Blackmon to a one-year extension

Photo by Dustin Bradford/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, August 15, 2023 It’s happening. The Colorado Rockies are letting the kids play just as they’re coming out from under some veteran contracts, which includes seeing the end of Charlie Blackmon’s six-year, $108 million deal. (This year, he’s making $15 million.) In 2024, the Rockies can reset an...2023
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"com, the Miami Dolphins will have a moment of silence in remembrance before their game Sunday and sent out a tweet: The Miami Heat shared a similar message: The news also created a ripple effect across baseball, with a number of former teammates and other prominent figures reacting: Adam Peterson of Purple Row reminisced about Fernandez's talent and infectious joy: A Cuban defector who made multiple life-threatening attempts to leave the country to pursue his baseball dream, Fernandez saved his mother from drowning during their successful trip to the United States."

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• Purple Row After Dark: Post-Playing Pursuits
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• Purple Row After Dark: Who should be on the Rockies giveaway City Connect jersey?

A great part of baseball are the team giveaways, and this season the Colorado Rockies will be offering a City Connect jersey with fans determining the player’s name on the jersey. Click here to go directly to the survey. Who did you vote for, or who do you wish had been an option but wasn’t? […]...2026
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• MLB Opening Day 2026: The Purple Row community offers their season predictions

It’s Opening Day! Baseball is back! Earlier today, we shared our Purple Row staff predictions, and for the third-straight year, we asked the community to offer their same predictions! We received 18 responses, down from 35 in 2025, and here’s what you all think will happen this year: Let’s start with a win total The community […]...2026
• MLB Opening Day 2026: The Purple Row staff offers their season predictions

It’s that time of year again…Purple Row staff predictions! Today marks Opening Day of the 2026 season with the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants square off at 6:05pm MT on Netflix. The Rockies, on the other hand, have to wait until Friday to start their redemption tour from their historic 2025 campaign. They […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: An analysis of the Colorado Rockies new hype video

The Colorado Rockies dropped their 2026 pre-season hype video on Monday morning. Take a look: I know it’s only 30 seconds, but there’s a lot going on here (in addition to the gorgeous shots of the Colorado mountains), and it’s worthwhile to sort through what the Rockies are telling fans about the coming season. (Look, […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: Which number will Tomoyuki Sugano wear?

Today, the Colorado Rockies announced that they had signed Tomoyuki Sugano to a one year, $5.1 million contract. (Evan Lang has an overview here.) Later in the day, Jon Heyman shared more details of the signing: All of this raises an interesting question: What number will Sugano wear as a Rockie? Traditionally, he has worn […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: Who’s a player whose Rockies career you wish wasn’t cut short?

Yesterday in The Feed, porter_engle asked the question “Name the Rockies draft pick you wish had turned out better.” They then identified Kyle Hancock as their pick, and asked the community to weigh in. I’d like to spin that off this evening in the form of a different question: Who’s a player whose Rockies career […]...2026
• Purple Row After Dark: Let’s talk Tommy Tanous

One of the new Colorado Rockies front office hires is assistant general manager Tommy Tanous. Formerly with the New York Mets, Tanous has a background in drafting a scouting (both internationally and in the US). Read Thomas Harding’s write up here. One thing that’s become clear to me is that president of baseball operations Paul […]...2026
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2026: Numbers 35 to 31

It’s time to reveal the five players who made it the closest to the pre-season 2026 top 30 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list, the Honorable Mention PuRPS, as voted on by the Purple Row community recently. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Baseball-Reference), as well as notes on […]...2026
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2026: Numbers 40-36

After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot on Monday and six multi-ballot players yesterday, it’s time to write about the five players who fell just short from Honorable Mention Purple Row Prospect (PuRP) status in the pre-season 2026 voting. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Baseball-Reference), […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: One Stone Too Many?

The Rockies’ new pitching philosophy is no longer a secret. They promised to leave no stone unturned, and one month in, the results have been genuinely impressive. Depending on your preferred WAR metric, Colorado has had one of baseball’s most valuable pitching staffs — at altitude, no less. That story has been covered well, including here at Purple Row. So here’s the [&#...2026
• Purple Row After Dark: The value of a shutout

On Sunday, in the second game of a doubleheader — and when the bullpen had to cover 3.2 innings in Game 1 — Chase Dollander threw seven shutout innings to help the Rockies shut out the Mets 3-0. The result was Colorado’s first shutout of 2026. In 2025, the Rockies only held opponents scoreless three […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: Vibe check

It’s been a big week here at Purple Row. We finished our PuRPs ranking. (Big shoutout to Jeff Aberle for that one!) The World Baseball Classic is just around the corner. And the Colorado Rockies actually have a winning record, including a few double-digit wins. (I know: Spring training results mean nothing, but I feel […]...2026
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2026: Top 30 summary

After revealing the Purple Row community’s Colorado Rockies top prospect list over the last several 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 soon to conclude the series. Without further ado, here is the full pre-season 2026 Top […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: Which Rockies pitching prospect will break out in 2026?

Okay, Purple Row Night Owls, here’s a question for you. The Rockies have been working for the last few years to build their pitching depth, and we are beginning to see the results. So in 2026, which Colorado Rockies pitching prospect will make a name for himself? Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when […]...2026
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 26, Cole Messina

26. Cole Messina (86 points, 14 ballots) Cole Messina is the only catcher we’ve got on this Purple Row Prospects list, so it’s a good thing the Rockies have All-Star Hunter Goodman manning the position right now. As a prospect, Messina combines decent plate discipline with good power potential and leadership qualities behind the dish. […]...2026
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2026: Numbers 35 to 31
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2026: Numbers 40-36
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 16th, 2025 Last week, The Athletic released the results of their 2025 player survey, an extensive survey of Major League Baseball players across various topics. One topic was which current manager they would least like to play under. The top response was former Colorado Rockies skipper Bud Black, whom players’ ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies quietly leading MLB in triples this season
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• Ryan McMahon traded to the New York Yankees

Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images The All-Star third baseman is headed to the Bronx. According to Mark Feinsand and multiple reports, the Colorado Rockies have traded third baseman Ryan McMahon to the New York Yankees. Breaking: The Yankees are acquiring 3B Ryan McMahon from the Rockies, per source. Colorado will receive two prospects in return.— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand...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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• Tuesday Rockpile: Put Hunter Goodman in the Home Run Derby (and the All-Star Game)

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, June 24, 2025 All credit for the idea goes to Jason Collette: Hunter Goodman to the ASG as a player & for the HR derby or we riot.— Jason Collette (@jasoncollette.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T00:39:00.266Z But, yes, absolutely. And I’m here to explain why, first by making his case for the All-Star Game (because he’...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league
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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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• Colorado Rockies call up Ryan Ritter, release Jacob Stallings

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Colorado Rockies went through another roster shakeup, bringing up a top infield prospect and releasing a veteran. On Friday, the Colorado Rockies announced yet another series of roster-shaking moves prior to opening their home series against the New York Mets. The Rockies have selected the contract of top infield prospect Ryan Ritter (no. 17 PuR...2025
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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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• Friday Rockpile: Hurdle is familiar, but brings a better vibe for Rockies

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 18, 2025 Eighteen games into the freefall that is the 2025 season, the Rockies finally pulled the cord on the parachute. It may be too soon to know if the parachute works, but at least they did something to slow the death spiral. On Thursday, with a 3-15 record and ranking 30th in runs (52 ...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: What necessitates a coaching change? A look at Rockies history
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• Friday Rockpile: It’s not too soon for the Rockies to go another direction in 2025

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 10, 2025 Thank you, Ryan Feltner for an impressive start. Thank you, Jake Bird, Scott Alexander and Seth Halvorsen for the collective bullpen stop Rockies fans needed. Thank you, Ryan McMahon, Michael Toglia, Brenton Doyle and Zac Veen for your delightful doubles in the eighth inning to give the Rockies a 7-2 ...2025
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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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• Wednesday Rockpile: The pressures to be champions now rest on the Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, June 14, 2023 I’m not much of a basketball fan. Despite this fact, I spent as much time as I could following the Denver Nuggets' journey through the playoffs en route to their first NBA Championship in their 47-year history. I jumped up and down like a spring in celebration in the living room with my 38-year-old brother and my 13-year-old nephew as w...2023
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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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• Friday Rockpile: Could changes in the game alter how the Rockies operate?
Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 14, 2023 With rule changes and exciting young players, I entered the 2023 Colorado Rockies season with some excitement, in addition to the perennial happiness baseball brings—even knowing the Rockies are likely to be a sub-.500 team. After the opening homestand at Coors Field, all of those feelings remain true; however, that was also a weird homes...2023
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• Charlie Blackmon placed on bereavement list, Elehuris Montero recalled, and other roster moves
John Leyba-USA TODAY Sports The Rockies made several roster moves ahead of their road trip with Charlie Blackmon going to the bereavement list. As they prepare to kick off a seven game road trip, the Colorado Rockies announced a series of roster moves Monday afternoon prior to the series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Right fielder and designated hitter Charlie Blackmon has been ...2023
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• Monday Rockpile: The Future of the Rockies bullpen is drawing near

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, August 19th, 2024 As the Colorado Rockies are barreling towards their second-consecutive 100-loss season, there’s no doubt that a struggling bullpen has been one of the key factors of yet another lost season. For the third-straight season, the Colorado bullpen is the worst in Major League Ba...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: Rockies fans are showing they’re tired of watching bad baseball (plus Pebble Report)
Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, May 1, 2023 The Colorado Rockies mercifully snapped a seven-game losing streak at Coors Field with a win on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. That was their only victory in the series against the Snakes, however, and the team’s lone series victory of the season was accomplished on the road in Cleveland...2023
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• Thursday Rockpile: With their 100th loss, the Rockies must reconsider their coaching staff

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, September 28th, 2023 The inevitable has come to pass, and the 2023 Colorado Rockies have not only cemented their worst record in franchise history, but have also reached the 100-loss mark for the first time in franchise history. With this unfortunate and inauspicious landmark reached, the Rockies front office ...2023
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• Friday Rockpile: The Rockies need a new source of revenue

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, November 15, 2024 Another Rockies offseason once again offers the perennial playbook of articles and podcasts: Free agent fantasy wish lists, dreams trades, front office frustrations, prospect projections, stat analysis, and, eventually, roster projections. Rockies fans are used to winters filled with inaction. With the t...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 vs. San Francisco Giants game no. 60 OVERFLOW THREAD
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• Purple Row After Dark: East Coast schedule bias?
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• Purple Row After Dark: What Rockies-centric stories are you interested in reading?

Just to be clear, we’re not starting a book club (though maybe we should in the offseason). Instead, we want you to help us do a bit of planning for the future. So far this season, we’ve done the “State of the Position” series and a lot of player and coach profiles. That’s all is […]...2026
• This Week in Purple: Rockies infielder Ryan Ritter diversifies his on-field portfolio

It’s been a busy spring training for Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan Ritter, who made his MLB debut in 2025. In addition to playing second, third, and short, he’s also spend some time in the outfield. But, as he told Purple Row, he’s ready for the challenge. Lessons learned in 2025 While there were any number […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: Who will win the World Baseball Classic?

Place your bets! The pool stage of the World Baseball Classic is complete, the matchups are set, and we’re gearing up for what should be five days of incredible baseball starting Friday night with Team USA taking on Canada in Houston and the Dominican Republic facing Korea in Miami. The following night, Puerto Rico will […]...2026
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• Postgame notes on a Colorado Rockies 8-1 loss to the Reds

This afternoon, the Colorado Rockies lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-1. For a more detailed analysis, click here. We’ll start with postgame comments from manager Warren Schaeffer: And here’s starting pitcher Ryan Feltner: Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: What are your thoughts on a Spring Breakout tournament?

Last Monday, MLB announced that they are planning to introduce a “tournament format” to the Spring Breakout prospect showcase starting in 2027. Essentially, the current single-game format would be expanded into two single-elimination tournaments — one in the Cactus League and one in the Grapefruit League. In previous years, the Rockies have sent prospects such […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: What’s your biggest takeaway from the first week of spring training games?

The Colorado Rockies have completed six spring training games and are 4-2 in those games. They’ve also outscored their opponents 44-34. Spring training games don’t mean much in the grand scheme of things, but in a year such as this for the Rockies, a lot of storylines have emerged and will be watched under a […]...2026
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• Purple Row After Dark: Which player will take a leap this season?

Sure it’s early, and we’re only two games in, and the Colorado Rockies are at a promising .500 after trashing the Arizona Diamondbacks earlier today. I get it: Spring training doesn’t matter. But this is — at least for Rockies fans — an interesting team because anything could happen. (And whatever does happen, at least […]...2026
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• Thursday Rockpile: Gameplanning the trade deadline for the Rockies
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies are historically bad, but where is Dick Monfort?
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• Friday Rockpile: The Rockies need a torpedo-like solution to hitting problems

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 4, 2025 When it comes to what weather will show up on Friday for the Rockies home opener, 9News warns fans of a “precipitation potpourri,” which could include the possibility of graupel, hail and/or rain turning into snow. Friday’s high is 47, so it shouldn’t threaten the 27-degree hom...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: Zac Veen’s failure to “earn” a roster spot calls Rockies’ youth movement into question

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, March 24th, 2025 “If one of the young guys are ready, we’re not afraid to go with them.” These were the words of Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt as spring training began back in February... Words that ring exceptionally hollow after this past weekend. These events were kicked off by the shocking trade...2025
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• Rockies select contract of Nick Martini, option Zac Veen to Triple-A

Photo by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images The moves come as the Rockies finalize their Opening Day roster. This morning, the Colorado Rockies announced the following roster moves: Colorado Rockies Colorado Rockies Announce Roster Moves (23 March 2025) The decision to sign Nick Martini is not surprising based on his spring training performance and the Roc...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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• Should the Colorado Rockies sign Kirby Yates?

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Because it’s that very slow time in the offseason — unless you happen to be Juan Soto or a team hoping to sign Juan Soto — between the end of awards season and the start of the Winter Meetings next week, there’s little baseball news to discuss. (Seriously: Just rebrand the MLB Network the ...2024
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• Should the Colorado Rockies explore signing Paul Goldschmidt?

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Since the Colorado Rockies have not yet revealed the team’s manager for the 2025 season, let’s turn our attention to some roster speculation Katie Woo broke the news during the last week of the season: The St. Louis Cardinals would not attempt to bring back former 2022 National League Most Valuable Player ...2024
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• The Purple Row staff shares their favorite Charlie Blackmon memories
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies need to combat growing fan apathy
Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, February 9th, 2023 The Colorado Rockies are rapidly approaching their 30th anniversary season. Pitchers and catchers report next week, spring training is less than a month away, and baseball is truly on our doorstep. However, there has been a noticeable lack of fanfare both in the Mile High City and from the Rockies themselves. 30 years is a big mile...2023
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