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• Colorado Rockies vs White Sox Spring Breakout thread

Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The young stars featured in today’s game seek to bring their clubs back to relevance The second game in today’s two-fer slate is an exciting one. The Colorado Rockies and Chicago White Sox are two teams that are about to enter the 2025 season with one goal: avoid last place again. Neither club may have postseason aspirations, but both ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Breaking down Sunday’s Spring Breakout vs. the White Sox

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, March 14, 2025 On Sunday, the Rockies will play in one of the most exciting games on their spring training schedule: the Spring Breakout. An average spring training game features a mix of veterans and prospects. On Sunday, that will not be the case as the Rockies will take on the White Sox ...2025
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• State of the Position, 2025: DH and Bench

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Being DH could help the aging former star stay on the field, while more injuries could shakeup the roster For as long as the National League has had a designated hitter, the primary DH for the Colorado Rockies has been Charlie Blackmon. The universal DH rule took effect in the 2022 season, and Blackmon started in 79 games in the role. He led the team with 61 DH s...2025
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• State of the Position, 2025: Outfield

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Doyle has center field locked down, but the corners are less certain. The Colorado Rockies are heading into the 2025 campaign with multiple question marks in the cavernous Coors Field outfield. They appear to have found their franchise center fielder in Brenton Doyle, but things are far less certain when it comes to the corner outfield spots. There ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Will the Rockies make a significant move again this March?

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, March 7, 2025 An interesting trend has emerged for the Colorado Rockies during the month of March over the last three years. Just days before Opening Day each season, the Rockies made at least one move that significantly impacted the roster. With the Rockies having completed 14 of their 35 spring training...2025
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• Rockies announce roster for 2025 Spring Breakout game

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Virtually all of the Rockies’ top prospects are participating in the spring showcase game. After the rousing success of last year’s Spring Breakout—a prospect showcase game for all 30 teams in Major League Baseball—the exhibition is back for a second year. The Colorado Rockies have announced their 27-man Spring Breakout roster of prospec...2025
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• State of the Position, 2025: Third base

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Gold Glove finalist will set the tone for the infield. The Colorado Rockies have a tradition of solid third basemen with All-Star and multi-Gold-Glove finalist Ryan McMahon the most recent iteration. That McMahon will be the Rockies’ primary third baseman in 2025 is a given, and fans have a good sense of the player McMahon is. After that, the pictu...2025
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, March 2025

Photo by Rachel O’Driscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images How do things look to start 2025? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 69 players across 28 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who missed a few write-ups or even who has a more casu...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Zac Veen

Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The outfielder has so much potential... if he can overcome injury woes (and some other ifs) 4. Zac Veen (727 points, 28 ballots) Veen could become the favorite player for many Rockies fans young and old. A star ceiling was promised when the 23-year-old lefty-swinging, righty-throwing outfielder was made the ninth-overall pick in the 202...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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• Wednesday Rockpile: Position player storylines to watch in spring training

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Spring training is officially in full swing as the Colorado Rockies had their first full-squad workout on Tuesday. The team plays their first game on the 21st against Arizona and plenty of questions and storylines lie in wait for the position player side of things. Last week, I explored a fe...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 14, Jared Thomas

Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The lefty from Texas was drafted 42nd-overall by the Rockies in 2024 14. Jared Thomas (413 points, 28 ballots) Thomas went 42nd-overall to the Rockies as a draft-eligible sophomore, signing for an under-slot $2 million. He got that bonus due to excellent bat-to-ball skills, some emerging power, and above-average speed that gives him a h...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Some takeaways from the Colorado Rockies prospects panel at RockiesFest

Sterlin Thompson, Zac Veen, Drew Romo, Chase Dollander, Gabriel Hughes, Jaden Hill, and Case Williams | Renee Dechert Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, February 6 A highlight of RockiesFest 2024 was the “Player Q&A: Rockies Prospects” panel, which brought together Chase Dollander (2023 mid-season #4 PuRP) Jaden Hill (2024 pre-season #19 PuRP) Gabriel Hughes (2023 mid-season ...2024
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"He’ll be competing for big league reps along with fellow PuRPs Yanquiel Fernandez, Sterlin Thompson, Benny Montgomery, and Greg Jones along with graduated prospects like Jordan Beck, Hunter Goodman, and Sean Bouchard, plus the incumbent starters at the position."

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") As for prospects, the Rockies have not yet shown an interest in promoting Grant Lavigne (Number 27 PuRP); Sterlin Thompson (Number 17 PuRP) is listed as a shortstop; and where Charlie Condon (Number 2 PuRP) will play has yet to be determined."

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"Sterlin Thompson extended his hitting streak, and the Indians’ two runs were scored by Benny Montgomery on a bases-clearing triple."

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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Zac Veen
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 14, Jared Thomas
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Zac Veen
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 14, Jared Thomas
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 15, Sterlin Thompson

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The 31st-overall pick in 2022 remains the only compensation the Rockies chose to receive for Trevor Story 15. Sterlin Thompson (410 points, 28 ballots) Thompson is the first player so far in the Purple Row Prospects list who was named on every ballot. Fair or not, Thompson’s progress will be judged in part by Rockies fans by the fact ...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 16, Benny Montgomery

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images The outfielder has a high ceiling, but has been plagued with injuries in his short career so far 16. Benny Montgomery (398 points, 26 ballots) Montgomery, as evaluated by scouts before he was drafted, possessed three plus tools (run, arm, field) with above-average power and athleticism that would keep the righty in center field defensively. The 6’5”,...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies good Septembers must get even better

Chet Strange-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, September 20, 2024 September should be a magical baseball month of record breaking and playoff chasing. In Colorado Septembers, clouds should be chased away and stars should be stealing the night away. But, these days, it’s hard to remember dancing in September at Coors Field. It’s been 17 years since Todd Helton walke...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies and their bothersome strikeout problem

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, September 11, 2024 The Colorado Rockies are riddled with problems. The 2024 season has provided plenty of examples as to why they are on the brink of yet another 100-loss season in back-to-back years and have the best odds for the number one pick in the 2025 draft. We can blame pitching a...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: Colorado’s youth movement in 2024 has been underwhelming.

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, September 5, 2024 Brenton Doyle has been awesome this season, quietly producing as a genuine start-level player while continuing his elite defense in the toughest center field in all of baseball. Ezequiel Tovar has also continued to progress as a bonafide starting MLB shortstop, adding streaky production with 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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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 20-16

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Five position players make the next cut We’re entering the mid-point of the mid-season 2024 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26 and 25-21; today we head into the top 20. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 35 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. Fo...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: Three Rockies set to hit free agency after 2024 (and who’s behind them)

Photo by Rachel O’Driscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, February 19, 2024 Spring Training is officially underway as the Colorado Rockies have reported to camp at Salt River Field in Arizona and we are less than a week away from the first game action – February 23, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. We’re finally in a position to start seeing how...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: What’s under the tree for Rockies’ fans this Christmas?

Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, December 25, 2023 The holiday season is a general hiatus for baseball news. So instead of pondering and hand-wringing about the franchise, let’s take a positive approach on what’s in store for the Colorado Rockies on this Christmas Day. Happy holidays to all the readers and fans out there! A healthy, product...2023
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• Tuesday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies’ offseason is progressing as it should (even if it’s boring)

Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Surely, you have heard all the exciting offseason news coming out of the NL West — it’s been notable. The Los Angeles Dodgers not only signed Shohei Ohtani, but also traded for Tyler Glasnow and Manuel Margot! Dodger blue looks good on you, Shohei. pic.twitter.com/3JpiBW3...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Good for Jon Gray

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, November 1, 2023 As the Texas Rangers continue to put on a show in the 2023 postseason I can only think of one thing: Good for Jon Gray. It’s always a little bittersweet seeing former Colorado Rockies move on to bigger and better things while finding success but something about Gray’s time in ...2023
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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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• 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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• 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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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies are reaping what they sowed in the rotation (plus Pebble Report)
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 17, 2023 The Colorado Rockies are off to a rough start in the 2023 season. Sitting 5-11 after a three-game sweep at the hands of the Seattle Mariners, the Rockies are still searching for their first series win after five tries already. There is plenty to point to for the team’s woes. Defensive miscues ...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: In loving memory of George Frazier
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, June 21, 2023 “It’s been a great trip and I’ve enjoyed it” -George Frazier It’s hard to say goodbye. The growth and endearing longevity that the game of baseball has with generations of fans have long been placed on the shoulders of the individuals tasked with weaving the vast tapestry of the game each an...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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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies have an identity crisis
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, April 19, 2023 When the Colorado Rockies wake up each morning and look at themselves in the mirror, what do they see? Are they an exciting team drawing closer to contention thanks to a roster full of well-developed and energetic young players? No, that sounds more like the Baltimore Or...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: An important lesson in player patience and development
Photo by Doug Pensinger/ Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Thus far in 2023, we have seen a tale of two different young players pan out in different ways. Ezequiel Tovar has a firm grasp on the starting shortstop position thanks to his defensive capabilities and the potential of his bat that is slowly coming along. The team has iterated that a demot...2023
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 15-11

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Now, we get to the top half of this year’s PuRPs list! Now we enter the top half of the mid-season 2024 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26, 25-21, and 20-16. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 35 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted for a first place vote, 29 for second, etc. For each player on the PuRPs li...2024
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• State of the Position, 2025: First base

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Can Toglia solidify his place as the Rockies slugging first baseman? First base has been a revolving door every since Todd Helton ended his Hall of Fame career in 2013. We’ve seen a number of players come and go as the Colorado Rockies tried to find the right combination of offensive and defensive potential. For the third-straight season, the Rockies once ag...2025
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• Two Weeks in Purple: Here we go!

Allan Henry-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for February 22-23, 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. ★ ★ ★ The Colorado Rockies are 1-0 in 20...2025
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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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• 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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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, February 2024

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images After revealing the Top 30 PuRPs over the past few weeks, what does the system look like as a whole? In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 57 players across 23 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who mis...2024
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• Friday Rockpile: For the Rockies, the NL West just can’t be won

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, September 8, 2023 While most Rockies fans were skeptical of Dick Monfort’s .500-ball prediction “if (stuff) goes right” prior to the 2023 season, there was still good news about the 2023 schedule: fewer National League West games. For a team that hasn’t won the division in its 30-year existence and will in...2023
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• Thursday Rockpile: This is what an overworked Rockies bullpen looks like
Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, July 27, 2023 As it turns out, only having three starting pitchers just isn’t a sustainable model. It’s like expecting a ceiling fan to keep a house cool on a 98-degree day. It’s better than nothing, but it just can’t be asked to do that much work. It will just be hot and uncomfortable, which is precisely wha...2023
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• Thursday Rockpile: Pitching reinforcements are on the horizon with new round of promotions
Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, July 6th, 2023 The dire straits of the Colorado Rockies pitching staff have been well documented this year, mixing injuries, poor performances, and other setbacks. Depth is running thin both at the big league level and in Triple-A Albuquerque with the Rockies having already used 28 uniqu...2023
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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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