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This Week in Purple: Let’s Talk About That
The 2026 Major League Baseball regular season is officially one week in the rearview mirror with the Colorado Rockies finishing with a 58-104 record. With the Division Series of the MLB playoffs starting this weekend, the rest of the league—as well as the teams eliminated in the Wild Card round—find themselves in the same place […]
MLB Division Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 1
The Wild Card round came and went, with three series sweeps and one series ending in a game three battle. Now it’s time to get into the meat of October with a weekend slate of NLDS and ALDS matchups. The Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Dodgers will get into the […]
Tommy Tanous discusses the Rockies draft and adjusting to baseball at elevation
Last Saturday, Tommy Tanous, the Colorado Rockies Assistant General Manager – Player Development & Scouting, spoke with Purple Row about his first season with the organization. As a reminder, the Rockies hired Tanous during the offseason as part of their front office rebuild. He is responsible for the organization’s player development and scouting operations. Prior […]
Scaling the Rocks: Bring on the Division Series
The Wild Card series wrapped up on Thursday and now we’re onto the divisional rounds, which will give us our fist look at the Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians. These series will feature some old friends, and has there are a lot of storylines to keep up with. Here […]
Purple Row After Dark: Which former Rockies are you rooting for in the MLB Postseason?
The MLB Postseason is in full swing and the Division Series are set: There are numerous former Rockies on these playoff rosters. So my question this evening is this: Which old friend(s) are you rooting for in the Division Series? Let us know in the comments! Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re […]
Pebble Report Spotlight: Arizona Fall League preview
As the instructional leagues wrap up and the MLB moves closer to the World Series, it’s time to turn our attention to the next event on the minor league calendar: the Arizona Fall League. According to the AFL website, “The roots of the Arizona Fall League go back three decades, when the Major Leagues wanted […]
Jordan Beck had moments, but never momentum
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). […]
A ‘Swiss Army knife,’ Owen Cuffe plays critical role for ACL Rockies
Throughout every MLB organization, from major leaguers to rookie ball prospects, each season brings its own challenges of injury rehab assignments. Whether it’s UCLs, shoulder inflammation, neck stiffness, or other ailments, the Rockies sent their fair share of pitchers to the injured list in 2026. That’s where Owen Cuffe comes in. Cuffe started as the […]
Scaling the Rocks: Remembering Rocktober
Good morning, Rockies fans! Back in 2007, the Rockies did the unthinkable. They punched their postseason ticket after a remarkable winning streak at the end of the season. They rode that winning streak all the way to the World Series. Then it all came crashing down. After a losing season and surrounded by other teams […]
MLB Wild Card 2026 discussion thread: Day 3
Wednesday brought an entertaining day of games as most of the Wild Card matchups wrapped up. The Chicago White Sox rolled over the Houston Astros 7-2 to take the series and will head to Cleveland to face the Guardians next. The New York Yankees offense continued to torment the Boston Red Sox 9-2 and will […]
Edouard Julien was patient at the plate but ultimately ineffective for the Rockies
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). […]
The Rockies offseason shopping list
We don’t know for sure how much payroll space the Rockies will have available this offseason. We don’t know for sure how high ownership is willing to allow the budget to go, and and we don’t know how much their handful of arbitration-eligible players will end up making. We can, however, use historic precedent and […]
Scaling the Rocks: A time for reflection
Good morning! For fans of teams that missed the playoffs, this week is the time for reviewing the 2026 season, a time to look to the future outlook of each organization and dream of what steps each team could take to one day eventually play October baseball again. Over the course of the week, almost […]
Michael Lorenzen kept searching, but never found the answer
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). […]
MLB Wild Card 2026 discussion thread: Day 2
The first day of the 2026 playoffs was a good one across the board. The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies battled back and forth before the Braves took a crucial lead in the bottom of the eighth to win 5-3. The Chicago White Sox then rolled into Houston to defeat the Astros 6-3. Then, in […]
The optimistic improvement of the 2026 Colorado Rockies
During the 2024 and 2025 seasons, it seemed like the Colorado Rockies were finding ways to make the record books in the worst ways imaginable every day. It was so frequent that I took it upon myself to try to chronicle those records and statistics, compiling them into articles to cap off the 2024 and […]
Scaling the Rocks: Cole Carrigg and TJ Rumfield provide hope for the Rockies
Greetings, friends! The postseason is officially underway after the first day of Wild Card action. The games were electric, but it’s also interesting to see how teams constructed their rosters. Injured pitchers who hadn’t started for a while made rosters, while Aaron Judge was left off the roster for the New York Yankees. It’ll be […]
Tyler Freeman made contact, but not enough impact
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). […]
MLB Wildcard 2026 Discussion Thread: Day 1
The Colorado Rockies did not make the playoffs (again), but it’s going to be a great day to talk about playoff baseball. Here’s today’s bracket: We’ll add lineups as they become available. Okay, let’s enjoy some October baseball. Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves — 12:00 pm MDT Record when teams met in 2026: Braves 9, Phillies 4 […]
Should MLB build a ballpark in Grand Teton National Park?
Major League Baseball’s ongoing quest to grow and find increasingly exotic locations for baseball games is well established. Teams have played games outside the United States (e.g., London, Mexico City, and Tokyo), at Rickwood Field, an historical Negro League ballpark in Birmingham Alabama, at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, as part of the Little League World Series, and, […]
Cole Carrigg selected as NL Rookie of the Month for September
Major League Baseball announced today that Colorado Rockies IF/OF Cole Carrigg has been selected as the National League’s Rookie of the Month for September. He joins TJ Rumfield, who won back-to-back awards in May and June. Carrigg burst onto the scene in June — quite literally, with a triple in his very first at-bat. He’s […]
Scaling the Rocks: Rockies PBO Paul DePodesta plans for the offseason
Good morning, Purple Row! While much of MLB looks to the postseason with games starting today, the Colorado Rockies are turning to their rebuild, a point Paul DePodesta stressed in a recent conversation (linked below) with MLB.com’s Thomas Harding. “After living through this for a year, we have a very good direction on what it […]
Purple Row After Dark: It’s Purple Row’s October Madness!
Clearly, the season is over for the Colorado Rockies as the front office turns its full attention to their rebuild work with a full year of player data to inform their thinking. But the eyes of the baseball world will be focused on the MLB playoffs, which begin tomorrow. (Look for our discussion thread to […]
It’s time to end the Kris Bryant chapter of Rockies baseball
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). […]
Colorado Rockies 2026 Season Review: Ranking the Rockies
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, as we look back at the performance of all players that put on a Colorado uniform in 2026. Instead of being subjectively determined, each ‘rank’ is objectively set by Baseball Reference’s Wins Above Replacement (rWAR). Players will be revealed in reverse order.
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