Latest news and updates about the Rockies
It has been a news-filled 10 days here at Purple Row. Think about it. Over the course of the last week, the Rockies have done the following: As Skyler Timmins noted today, Add to all that, the Rockies front office is routinely communicating with media. Last week, Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes answered an email […]
From Purple Row | about 9 hours ago | 1 read
Hey, good for Willi Castro! According to multiple reports, the 28-year-old utility man, acquired by the Cubs at the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline, is heading to the Colorado Rockies on a very healthy two-year, $12.8 million deal. Willi Castro to the Rockies Willi Castro is heading to Colorado, per multiple reports pic.twitter.com/4Aw8QNmnro — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) January 15, 2026 Castro was an All-Star with the Twins in 2024 and had a nice start to the 2025 seaso...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 15 hours ago | 0 reads
The Colorado Rockies are bringing another veteran free agent into the fold, as ESPN’s Jorge Castillo reported Thursday afternoon that Willi Castro will be donning purple pinstripes on a two-year, $12.8 million deal. The switch-hitting super utilityman is largely a middle infielder, but has played significant innings at every defensive position save first base and […]
From Purple Row | about 16 hours ago | 0 reads
On Thursday morning, the Colorado Rockies made their first Major League free agent signing official. Veteran right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen will join the Rockies’ starting rotation for the 2026 season on a one-year, $8 million deal. The contract includes a $9 million club option for the 2027 season. The deal was first reported last Wednesday. […]
From Purple Row | about 20 hours ago | 0 reads
Today marks the start of MLB’s 2026 international prospects signing period, and all 30 teams can now start adding top amateur talent from across the world to their systems. Verbal agreements have likely been reached with plenty of them, so we’re likely to hear of numerous prospects signing today even though it’s the very first […]
From Purple Row | about 20 hours ago | 0 reads
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 […]
From Purple Row | about 22 hours ago | 0 reads
Last week, I suggested Chase Dollander could be a bounce-back candidate in 2026, despite only completing his rookie year in 2025. However, he could also just be a candidate for continued development. But then a comment caught my eye from Colorado Springs Northsider: A number of Rockies pitchers have taken a season or two (Cook […]
From Purple Row | 1 day ago | 0 reads
We haven’t really had a chance to talk about it on the site, but last week, FanGraph’s Dan Szymborski dropped his projections for the 2026 Colorado Rockies. You may read them here. You will not be surprised to learn that ZiPS is not especially optimistic about the Rockies as they head into the season. Here’s […]
From Purple Row | 1 day ago | 0 reads
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), […]
From Purple Row | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Colorado Rockies are trying to reinvent themselves for 2026. With a new front office and coaching staff in place, the intention is to come up with a way to be successful in Colorado. Obviously, pitching is the team’s biggest area of focus, and President of Baseball Operations Paul DePodesta has mentioned several times that […]
From Purple Row | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Nolan Arenado got traded! End of story. This article was written at the end of the season and never published. The DH is half a position, the forfeited side of a pitcher. For pitching requires devotion, so much such that they relinquish their half inning of existence to a sort of baseball player. One who […]
From Viva El Birdos | 2 days ago | 0 reads
It’s no particular secret that the Cardinals have been trying to get out from under the Nolan Arenado contract for some time. The origins of this date back all the way to February 2019, when he signed an eight-year, $260 million deal while still a member of the Rockies. At the time, it was celebrated […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 3 days ago | 0 reads
MLB Trade Rumors: Nolan Arenado is being traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the St. Louis Cardinals, per multiple reports. Arenado, who turns 35 in April, originally came up with the Colorado Rockies, and was one of the best players in baseball for a decade with them. The Rockies extended him but, to the amazement […]
From Lone Star Ball | 3 days ago | 0 reads
If there’s been a recurring question at Purple Row this offseason, it’s been this one: Who will play first base for the Colorado Rockies in 2026? Early in the offseason, Michael Toglia was DFA’d while Warming Bernabel elected free agency and signed an MiLB contract with the Washington Nationals. These moves left Blaine Crim the […]
From Purple Row | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Let’s use tonight’s Purple Row After Dark to build on a conversation started this morning in Skyler Timmins’ Rockpile about the Colorado Rockies needing more length from their starting rotation. In Thomas Harding’s last week, yesterday, Rockies general manager Josh Byrnes made clear that the Rockies are looking for a couple of veteran starters. His […]
From Purple Row | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Last Wednesday evening it was reported that the Colorado Rockies had made their first free agent Major League deal of the off-season. While the move is not yet official, the Rockies are said to be bringing in veteran right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen on a one-year, $8 million deal. Bringing in Lorenzen—who is expected to be […]
From Purple Row | 4 days ago | 0 reads
The D-backs announced this morning that outfielder Jake McCarthy has been dealt to Colorado, in exchange for pitching prospect Josh Grosz. McCarthy was a first-round pick (18th overall) in the 2018 draft, and reached the majors in 2021. He had a solid rookie campaign the following year, coming fourth in NL Rookie of the Year […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Diamondbacks News Jake McCarthy Traded to ColoradoRight-hander, Josh Grosz, who spent all of 2025 in A+ ball as a starter for the Yankees and Rockies heads to Arizona in return. Diamondbacks Trade Speedy OutfielderEveryone knew one of Alek Thomas or Jake McCarthy was headed out. It seems it will be McCarthy, in exchange for a […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 6 days ago | 0 reads
The Colorado Rockies announced on Saturday morning that they have acquired left-handed outfielder Jake McCarthy from the Arizona Diamondbacks. McCarthy was originally a first round selection of the Diamondbacks in the 2018 draft out of the University of Virginia. He finished fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2022 after turning in […]
From Purple Row | 6 days ago | 0 reads
During a time when the Denver Broncos, Colorado Avalanche, and Denver Nuggets are all soaring in their respective leagues, there’s not a lot of space in the Colorado sports media market for the worst team in Major League Baseball. The Rockies are trying to build a new foundation to change that reputation, led by president […]
From Purple Row | 7 days ago | 1 read
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Colorado Rockies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked you to predict what the Rockies would do ahead of the arbitration deadline earlier […]
From Purple Row | 7 days ago | 0 reads
We keep reiterating how bad the 2025 season was, and for good reason. A 43-119 record, barely staving off the White Sox record from 2024, is nothing to laugh at. But beyond the pure badness of the team and the roster and *gestures wildly*, there were also plenty of injuries and under-performances that did not […]
From Purple Row | 8 days ago | 1 read
The Colorado Rockies finally broke the winter silence with their first Major League free agent signing under their new-look front office. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Wednesday evening that the Rockies and right-handed starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen have agreed to one-year, $8 million deal that will add much-needed veteran depth to the rotation. The contract […]
From Purple Row | 8 days ago | 0 reads
The MLB transaction schedule gets a bit wonky during the holiday season, especially around the waiver and claiming process. That made for an extra-anxious wait for both Keegan Thompson and Lyon Richardson when both were designated for assignment following the sigining of outfielder JJ Bleday and the acquisition of outfielder Dane Myers from the Miami […]
From Red Reporter | 9 days ago | 0 reads
The Colorado Rockies have claimed right-handed pitcher Keegan Thompson off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds, the club announced on Wednesday. Having signed a split contract with the Reds in early November, Cincinnati had to expose the righty to the waiver wire, since Thompson is out of minor league options, before he could be removed from […]
From Purple Row | 9 days ago | 0 reads