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A Rockies guide to a potentially truncated offseason
Of course kids love baseball. Everybody loves baseball. But the lost games, canceled World Series and changed landscape left behind by the 1994–95 players’ strike remind us that the business side of the game we love is anything but child’s play. More than 30 years later, Major League Baseball is once again approaching a potential […]
Scaling the Rocks: Colorado’s catching depth (might be) sneaky good
Good morning, Rockies fans! There’s little need to spend much time discussing what Hunter Goodman brings to the table as the Colorado Rockies’ starting catcher. His 41 home runs in 2026 speak for themselves. And when I talk about Colorado’s catching depth, I’m not necessarily talking about who’s immediately behind Goodman. Brett Sullivan offers a […]
2026 World Series discussion thread: Game 1
The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays met during the opening week of the 2026 season. Now, nearly seven months later, they’ll meet again with both franchises chasing their first World Series championship. Milwaukee hosts its first Fall Classic game since 1982 after sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. The Brewers have won […]
John Brebbia was always one bad outing away from being cut
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2026. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]
Rockies must play catch-up, get depth, be creative to follow Rays
Last week, I wrote about the things the Colorado Rockies were doing well to follow the “Moneyball-like’ ways of the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays based on the keys to success laid out by The Athletic’s Eno Sarris. I compared the Rockies improved stolen base rate and decreased strikeout rate as evidence of the […]
Scaling the Rocks: It’s Senza time
Good morning, Purple Row! Fifteen and a half years ago, the Rockies signed a young pitcher out of Venezuela. Just 16, Antonio Senzatela spent from 2011 to 2026 with the organization, working his way through the farm system and making his MLB debut in 2017. He spent nine years with the Rockies, pitching in one […]
Purple Row After Dark: What are you hoping for in the World Series?
The World Series starts tomorrow! This is one of the only times of the year where the entire baseball watching fandom is able to settle in and focus on the same thing. It’s time to enjoy baseball at the highest level available. As we’re all watching the games, what are you looking forward to? What […]
TJ Shook made five appearances out of the bullpen for the Rockies in 2026
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2026. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]
Do the Rockies need an MVP candidate to compete?
Does the Colorado Rockies lineup currently hold the foundation for a playoff-contending team if the pitching were much better, or would it need a major makeover before they would be able to contend? All previous Rockies playoff teams have been anchored by an MVP candidate or two: It’s possible that one of the Rockies current […]
Scaling the Rocks: Spending less for more
Good morning! The World Series is set to begin on Friday. The baseball media world is in full gear preparing their preview pieces and retrospectives on the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays. The clearest throughline connecting much of the pre-World Series writing is a sense that this matchup is between two clubs that any […]
Purple Row After Dark: Which past World Series was your favorite?
The Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays set to begin the 2026 World Series on Friday. As Rockies fans, we may not have any specific rooting interests in the series, but as fans of baseball, there is no greater spectacle than this series. We should all take a moment to look back at what […]
Keegan Thompson had a short and bittersweet stint with the Rockies in 2026
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2026. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]
Should the Colorado Rockies pursue Teruaki Sato?
When the World Series concludes and the offseason officially begins, it’s hard to predict how the market will progress before a presumed lockout at the start of December. The free agent market could especially be slow as owners push for a salary cap and teams may be hesitant to commit to players before they know […]
Scaling the Rocks: Waiting and watching
The World Series doesn’t start until Friday, meaning the baseball world doesn’t have much to do in the meantime. Sports fans do at least have a couple of NHL games to watch today while the NBA season officially started last night. Unfortunately, the Denver Nuggets don’t start until Thursday. So, in the meantime, we are […]
Purple Row After Dark: What was your first baseball jersey?
Since there’s no baseball until Friday, it seemed like a good time to bring back a Purple Row After Dark discussion. I took this idea from a Denver Nuggets Instagram post I stumbled onto, and I thought it would be worth pursing here. But first, let me turn it over to the Nuggets: And that […]
What TJ Rumfield’s defense brings to the Rockies
Last week, Rawlings announced their 2026 Gold Glove Finalists. Perhaps surprising to some (but not Colorado Rockies fans) was the inclusion of Rockies first baseman TJ Rumfield along with Matt Olson and Ty France. “It’s not easy to do in your first year,” said Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer via a phone call last week. Of […]
A small sample size with inconsistent results raises questions about Blake Adams
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2026. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]
Scaling the Rocks: Take me to the Trop
The World Series is set. Last night after the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 7-3, they punched their ticket to meet the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series. It should be a good contest of teams that are built on exceptional execution, small ball, and big analytics staffs. This was a post making […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 9
With three games decided by two runs or fewer, the ALCS series has been very competitive this season. The outliers are Game 1, when the Cleveland Guardians won 7-3, and Game 4 when the Tampa Bay Rays won 7-3. The Rays are averaging 3.6 runs per game in this playoff round, while the Guardians are […]
Tanner Gordon and the limits of throwing strikes
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2026. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]
Sean Sullivan discusses his 2026 MLB season and AFL goals
Sean Sullivan (No. 21 PuRP) had an up-and-down season. He made his MLB debut on June 12th in the Las Vegas heat (while battling illness) and shined. But that was about the high point for Sullivan, as he bounced between Triple-A and the majors, and also battled an elbow injury. “It was originally my elbow. […]
Scaling the Rocks: Game 6? Game 7? Rays? Guardians?
The Tampa Bay Rays won Game 5 against the Cleveland Guardians, putting them one win away from potentially winning their first World Series. The Guardians will look to spoil that tonight and force Game 7, which would put them in the World Series for the first time since 2016 and once again within striking distance […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 8
It’s a brisk, fall afternoon by the lake in Cleveland, Ohio as the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians continue the fight to punch their ticket for the 2026 World Series. With a Rays victory last night, this series is guaranteed to go at least six games and return to Florida. The results of this […]
This Week in Purple: Falling Dominoes
We’re more than half-way through the month of October, and one half of the World Series matchup has been decided. There will be no three-peat. The Milwaukee Brewers, getting their revenge for how they bowed out of the playoffs last year, did something that seemed unimaginable at the start of this season. The Brew Crew […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion: Day 7
After a rainy Friday night delayed the ALCS drama, the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians will pick things back up with a Saturday night tilt in a sunnier Ohio. Friday’s game four was postponed until tonight, pushing game five back to Sunday. Down 2-1, the Rays will look to steal one of those two […]
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