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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies and the quest for the “big hit”

Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, May 29, 2025 The pesky thing about baseball is that to win games, you have to score more runs than the opposing team. An inability to score runs has made this fact abundantly clear for the historically bad Colorado Rockies in 2025. Sitting with both the worst record in baseball and worst run differential, th...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Would Thairo Estrada make any difference for the 2025 Rockies?

Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Injuries are always unfortunate, yet they are a standard part of a Major League Baseball season. The fact is, injuries are inevitable and it’s important to have depth or reliable sources of relief when plans fall apart. When a team struggles, it’s easy to blame injuries, which certai...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Bad D is costing the Rockies possible precious wins

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 9. 2025 Ouch. After the Rockies got pummeled 20-9 in three games in two days, the Tigers can’t leave soon enough. Bring on the … oh, wait, not the Padres. It just doesn’t get any easier for the Rockies. Over the next seven series, which includes 22 games stretching into early June, the worst team the Rockies play are t...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies aren’t solving opposing starting pitchers

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, April 30, 2025 We’ve grown accustomed to some Bud Black-isms over the years with phrases like: “That’s baseball.” “We need to play better.” But a recent phrase that has stuck out more during the Colorado Rockies' horrendous start to the season is typically something along the lines of, “We ran into a good p...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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• Tuesday Rockpile: Chase Dollander’s mindset is as strong as his arm

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, April 10th, 2025 Stop me if you’ve heard this: Chase Dollander is here. This is, of course, a gigantic deal for Rockies fans that have eagerly awaited the arrival of the No. 1 PuRP. The 6’2” righthander has been described as possessing latent talent rivaling that of the game’s absolute best hurlers, but his...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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• 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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• 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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• Thursday Rockpile: A Nolan Jones resurgence is on the table for 2025

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, February 13, 2025 Aw yeah, baby! Football season has ended (well, fall football, anyway) and pitchers and catchers have officially begun working to ramp up for the regular season. It’s a wonderous time, as “best shape of their life” posts fly, and speculation abounds about who will make the cut and earn a...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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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 7, Yanquiel Fernandez

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Fernandez has high offensive upside, but his speed limits him to corner outfield positions 7. Yanquiel Fernandez (659 points, 28 ballots) The ball just sounds different coming off Fernandez’s bat. The 22-year-old lefty outfielder (who signed for $295k in 2019 out of Cuba) is lauded for his plus power projection and good feel for hitti...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 5 to 3

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Two outfielders and an infielder start the top five We’ve entered the top five of the mid-season 2024 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list! Previously we had PuRPs 30-26, 25-21, 20-16, 15-11, and 10-6. 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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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Yanquiel Fernandez

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The 21-year-old Cuban outfielder represented the Rockies in the 2023 MLB Futures Game 4. Yanquiel Fernandez (605 points, 23 ballots) The ball just sounds different coming off Fernandez’s bat. The 21-year-old lefty outfielder (who signed for $295k in 2019 out of Cuba) is well-known for making loud contact, and did a lot of that in 2022 with Low-A Fresno as...2024
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"The lead grows behind a Yanquiel Fernandez three-run dinger, his third of the year!"

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"Yanquiel Fernandez, Willie MacIver, Connor Kaiser, and Jameson Hannah all hit doubles while MacIver had a 3-for-5 night with two RsBI."

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"High-A: Spokane Indians 4, Eugene Emeralds 3 Sterlin Thompson hit a sac fly in the first inning, Zach Kokoska homered in the fourth, and Yanquiel Fernandez hit what ended up being the game-winner— a two-run homer in the eighth—to give the Indians the only win in the Rockies farm system on Thursday."

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• Wednesday Rockpile: Would Thairo Estrada make any difference for the 2025 Rockies?
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• Friday Rockpile: Bad D is costing the Rockies possible precious wins
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• Friday Rockpile: It’s not too soon for the Rockies to go another direction in 2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Breaking down Sunday’s Spring Breakout vs. the White Sox
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• State of the Position, 2025: DH and Bench
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• The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, March 2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 4, Zac Veen
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 7, Yanquiel Fernandez
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• Thursday Rockpile: A Nolan Jones resurgence is on the table for 2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Position player storylines to watch in spring training
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 16, Benny Montgomery
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies need more improvement at four specific positions

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, January 22, 2025 The Colorado Rockies have been in a difficult situation since their back-to-back playoff seasons. It’s no mystery that dysfunction behind the scenes and an overall lack of robust talent at the big league level has left them comfortably at the bottom of the league’s stan...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Rockies need more Spirit Day vibes throughout the year

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, October 18, 2024 Thursday, Oct. 17, marked Spirit Day across the country and around Major League Baseball. Even though the Rockies season ended on Sept. 29, members of the organization’s staff dawned their purple for a reason beyond team spirit: to stand up for LGBTQ youth. Purple is al...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: The Rockies have largely failed to improve at base stealing in 2024

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, September 23rd, 2024 The Colorado Rockies have largely struggled to steal bases during the Bud Black era, especially following their 2018 playoff run. From 2019 through 2023, the Rockies have never stolen more than 80 bases in a season, with a low mark—discounting the COVID-19 shortened 20...2024
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies aren’t solving opposing starting pitchers
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Chase Dollander’s mindset is as strong as his arm
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Six things we learned at Rockies Fest

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, January 28, 2025 On Saturday, a snow-covered Coors Field welcomed fans to Rockies Fest 2025. A staff member told me 5,000 fans were expected to attend, and although I cannot confirm that number, it was a busy — if cold — day at the ballpark. Clearly, Rockies Fest is a feel-goo...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: ZiPS and the 2025 Colorado Rockies

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, January 7, 2025 With the holidays in the rear-view mirror and baseball players preparing for Spring Training, it’s probably time to turn to FanGraphs 2025 ZiPS projections for the Colorado Rockies. Dan Szymborski’s projections merit the refined baseball fan’s attention, and I always appreciate the fact that...2025
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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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• 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: The Future of the Rockies bullpen is drawing near
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Elias Díaz is not far from becoming the best catcher in Colorado Rockies franchise history
Sam Greene-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, July 4, 2023 After vote-winners for the American and National League starters were revealed at the end of last week, Major League Baseball announced the full reserve roster on Sunday for the All-Star Game in Seattle on Tuesday, July 11th. As expected the Colorado Rockies – current owners of the worst record in the NL ...2023
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• Thursday Rockpile: Could a healthy Kris Bryant lead a young team to better days?

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, September 14th, 2023 It’s hard to disagree that Kris Bryant’s contract with the Colorado Rockies has been an unmitigated disaster over his first two seasons with the team. Bryant’s seven year, $182 million deal complete with a full no-trade clause has felt more and more like a rope around the Rockies’ neck a...2023
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• Thursday Rockpile: Karl Kauffmann has taken the fast-track to the majors as his debut is in sight
Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, May 18th, 2023 When the Colorado Rockies first drafted right-handed pitcher Karl Kauffmann (no. 23 PuRP) with their competitive balance pick in 2019, I’m not sure they expected his path to Major League Baseball to be quite like this. After missing his first season of professional baseball with ...2023
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• Tuesday Rockpile: It turns out, Rockies’ decision to sign Mike Moustakas was a good move
Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, June 27, 2023 After Saturday’s historic game that saw the Colorado Rockies losing to the Los Angeles Angels 25-1 (with an unforgettable third inning), it seemed like the events of the day had run their course. That was not the case. At 10:30 that night, the Rockies announced they had made a trade. The R...2023
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• Monday Rockpile: So…when will Kris Bryant become a factor? (plus Pebble Report)

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, August 7, 2023 The Colorado Rockies just finished a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals, an unofficial rival who is also enduring a miserable 2023 season. The Rockies took two of the three games against the Redbirds, with the series clincher coming from six shutout innings from Austin Gomber on...2023
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• Wednesday Rockpile: The Rockies aren’t solving opposing starting pitchers
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Chase Dollander’s mindset is as strong as his arm
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• Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 20 thread: Omar Cruz vs. Jake Woodford

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will the Rockies break their 5-game losing streak? The Rockies are back in action at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick today, and the game will be on Rockies.TV. The Rockies are coming off an 8-5 loss on Tuesday, but they got a solid performance from Kyle Freeland, who struck out eight in 4 2⁄3 innings, and Zac Veen and Yanquiel Fernandez...2025
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• State of the Position, 2025: DH and Bench
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• Thursday Rockpile: A Nolan Jones resurgence is on the table for 2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 5 to 3
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• Friday Rockpile: In times like these, Rockies fans must consider the A’s fan

Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 24, 2024 Usually, if the Rockies went 4-5 on a road trip, it wouldn’t be so bad. After all, the Rockies have an all-time franchise winning percentage of .389 on the road (957-1501) and 4-5 equates to .444. If the Rockies did that consistently, they would be a much-improved squad....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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• Wednesday Rockpile: Tulo’s September to Remember

Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, September 6, 2023 For 10 years Colorado Rockies fans had a front-row seat to the evolution of one of the greatest shortstops to ever play the game of baseball. They bore witness to spectacular home runs, jaw-dropping defensive plays, All-Star appearances, and MVP-caliber seasons. They were at the genesis of the...2023
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• Friday Rockpile: Feltner’s ‘reckless confidence’ needs to become contagious
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, April 21, 2023 The eight-game skid is over. Thursday’s 5-0 over the Phillies was a welcome relief. Ryan Feltner, Justin Lawrence, and Pierce Johnson combined to hold the Phillies to six hits and struck them out 11 times. That made the difference. Entering the game, Feltner had given up 13 runs in 13 1/3 innings...2023
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