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• State of the Position, Mid-Season 2025: Outfield

Brad Penner-Imagn Images The future of the Rockies’ outfield has only gotten less certain after the first half. The historically bad 2025 Colorado Rockies look very different than they did when the season began in a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. With this in mind, the staff at Purple Row felt it would be useful to revisit the “State of the Position” series that we run in Ma...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Should the Rockies bring back DJ LeMahieu?

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, July 11, 2025 Two All-MLB First Team selections, two Silver Sluggers and two top-five MVP finishes. Three All-Star appearances. Four Gold Glove awards. Fifteen seasons with 1,772 hits in 1,673 games. The first player in the Modern Era to win a batting title in both the National and American Leagues. These ...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Finding a trade partner for Ryan McMahon

Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, June 26, 2025 Following the blockbuster trade of Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants, the trade season officially feels like it has started in Major League Baseball. We are a little over a month away from the July 31st deadline, and it’s understandable to predict the Colorado Rockies wil...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: The promising comeback of Germán Márquez

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, June 20, 2025 In my list of Rockpile ideas, I have had a lingering item that I dreaded I might have to write: the end of the Germán Márquez era. As the best and most consistent Rockies pitcher since 2017, the cornerstone of an ever-doomed rotation that’s been on the decline since 2019 and the most fun starter to watc...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: The foreign concept of loyalty in sports

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, June 19, 2025 I don’t know if you heard, but a couple days ago, a fairly major transaction occurred. The Boston Red Sox, in their infinite wisdom, dealt the face of their franchise to the San Francisco Giants for what many are calling, well, not enough in return. (which, thanks Red Sox, for bringing yet another he...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Braxton Fulford is making the most of his opportunities (June 10th-June 16th)

Original photo credit: Todd Kirkland/Getty Images (June 15, 2025) Colorado Rockies minor league report for Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 When the Colorado Rockies drafted catcher Braxton Fulford out of Texas Tech in 2021, the team’s catching situation was murky. However, they had already drafted their potential “catcher of the future” in fellow Texan Drew Romo the year prior. Fulford (no. 39 ...2025
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• State of the Position, Mid-Season 2025: Outfield
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• Friday Rockpile: The promising comeback of Germán Márquez
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Braxton Fulford is making the most of his opportunities (June 10th-June 16th)
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, June 13, 2025 Year after year, but especially in 2025, the Rockies are proving their pitchers simply can’t compete in Major League Baseball. Whether it’s the rotation or the bullpen, the stats are consistently the worst in the league. Of course, there are seasons or even groups ...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: Has Jordan Beck truly arrived?

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, May 1st, 2025 When a season starts off as bleakly as this one, it can be hard to find the positives among all the bad press. While the losses continue to mount, one may have to squint to identify any morsels of good work being performed at Coors. Luckily, every team, every year, has something to write home about, ...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Keep ‘Em Coming (April 14th-20th)

Colorado Rockies minor league report for Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 The big league club might be scuffling, but I always say that it’s always a good time to be following minor league baseball. With every Colorado Rockies affiliate now in full swing for 2025, there is always fun baseball to watch—except on Tuesdays. Only one affiliate—the Hartford Yard Goats—has a winning record, but the games ha...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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• 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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• Weekly Pebble Report: No Foolin’ (March 28th - March 30th)

Colorado Rockies minor league report for Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 The 2025 minor league season is officially underway with Triple-A teams kicking off the season as their big league counterparts did the same. As the Colorado Rockies prepare for their home opener this week, all of their minor league affiliates are doing the same. The Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes have their home opener tonight while...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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"★ ★ ★ On the Farm Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes 7, Sugar Land Space Cowboys 2 Yanquiel Fernández hit a three-run homer, Sterlin Thompson smacked a two-run homer and Austin Nola added a solo shot to lead the Isotopes over the Space Cowboys on Thursday night."

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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."

• State of the Position, Mid-Season 2025: Outfield
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• Friday Rockpile: The promising comeback of Germán Márquez
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• Thursday Rockpile: The foreign concept of loyalty in sports
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Braxton Fulford is making the most of his opportunities (June 10th-June 16th)
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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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• What should the Colorado Rockies look like in three years?

Photo by Casey Paul/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, June 11, 2025 A person who knows a lot more about baseball than I do said something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: Teams should always be planning for what they’ll look like in three years. We know that the 2025 season is a wash. Save for giving prospects experience and trying to fix a br...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Leadoff hitters are pivotal for Rockies wins

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 30, 2025 With only nine wins on the season for the Colorado Rockies, it doesn’t take very long to go back and look at the key stats for each victory. In trying to find a common denominator, there weren’t a lot of similarities that were apparent in each win, except the success at the top of the lineup. The leadoff h...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Finding a trade partner for Ryan McMahon
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• Friday Rockpile: The promising comeback of Germán Márquez
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Braxton Fulford is making the most of his opportunities (June 10th-June 16th)
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league
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• Friday Rockpile: More people can watch the Rockies today. Will they? Should they?

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 23, 2025 The good news is the Rockies game will be free to watch today for people living in the Denver metro and surrounding areas of Colorado. The bad news is the Rockies are 8-42 and are playing the New York Yankees, who are 30-19. Friday’s game marks the first of 10 in a new partnership between the Rockies and T...2025
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• Thursday Rockpile: Has Kris Bryant’s Rockies tenure come to an end?
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• Friday Rockpile: More people can watch the Rockies today. Will they? Should they?
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• Thursday Rockpile: Has Jordan Beck truly arrived?
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Weekly Pebble Report: Braxton Fulford is making the most of his opportunities (June 10th-June 16th)
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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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• 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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• Should the Colorado Rockies explore signing Paul Goldschmidt?
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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 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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• 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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