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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 […]
Where could the Rockies find more pitching?
The Colorado Rockies need pitching. Lots of it. Finding it won’t be easy. Established free agents can be expensive, assuming the Rockies can convince them to pitch at Coors Field. The draft offers another avenue, but even successful picks typically need years of development. Trades, meanwhile, offer an opportunity to acquire pitchers who could contribute […]
Scaling the Rocks: The Brewers look inevitable
Good morning, Rockies fans! The Milwaukee Brewers have an answer for everything. They’ve cruised through the first two rounds of the postseason at 7-1, even overcoming a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Dodgers 6-4 in Thursday’s NLCS clincher and reach the World Series for the first time since 1982. And they’re getting contributions from the […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 6
With the Milwaukee Brewers sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers to claim their first National League pennant since 1982, attention now turns to the American League Championship Series between the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays. Cleveland holds a 2-1 series lead following Thursday’s 3-2 victory. The Guardians are looking for their first World Series appearance […]
Zac Veen was blessed with a second cup of coffee in 2026, but more questions than answers remain
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). […]
‘Moneyball-like’ ways of Rays and Brewers offer blueprint to Rockies
As the Rockies try to claw their way back to winning, there has been lots of discussion about how the organization needs to follow the example of the Chicago White Sox, who went from 102 losses in 2025 to the playoffs this season. President of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and manager Warren Schaeffer have both talked […]
Scaling the Rocks: Ding dong the Dodgers are dead
Good morning! The Dodgers are done in 2026. After winning back-to-back World Series titles, the L.A. streak is over. It doesn’t mean the dynasty has ended, but it’s definitely damaged and aging. The Milwaukee Brewers are going to the World Series for the first time since 1982 and will be playing the winner of the […]
Rockies fire pitching coach Alon Leichman
UPDATE, October 16th: The Colorado Rockies confirmed the move on Friday morning: This is a developing story and Purple Row will provide more information as it becomes available. According to reports by Ken Rosenthal and Keith Law of The Athletic, the Colorado Rockies have chosen to part ways with pitching coach Alon Leichman after just […]
Chad Stevens dominated Triple-A, but struggled with 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). […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 5
The ALCS comes back to life today as the Tampa Bay Rays travel to Cleveland to take on the Guardians for the third game of the series. With the series tied 1-1, the Guardians look for a little bit of home-field advantage because historically, the winner of Game 3 when a seven-game set is tied […]
Should the Rockies re-sign any of their departed starting pitchers?
It’s no secret that the Colorado Rockies starting rotation is close to empty. Four of the pitchers that occupied the team’s rotation at the start of 2026 are free agents, their highest potential young starter likely won’t be available until mid-season, and there is not an obvious wave of promising pitching prospects waiting in the […]
Scaling the Rocks: Gold Gloves and hot seats
Good morning! While the Championship Series in both leagues continue, awards season has gotten underway in earnest. With the announcement of this year’s Gold Glove award finalists, the yearly debates about who should win what can start anew. Meanwhile, although free agency for players will not officially begin until five days after the conclusion of […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 4
The Milwaukee Brewers took care of business in the first two games of the NLCS, but now the series heads to Los Angeles, where the Dodgers are sure to put up a big home-field-advantage fight. The last time the Dodgers fell behind 0-2 in a best-of-seven series was back in 2021 when they ultimately lost […]
The ceiling and floor of Ezequiel Tovar’s capabilities
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). […]
TJ Rumfield named a Gold Glove award finalist
Earlier today Rawlings announced the finalists for this years Gold Glove awards. TJ Rumfield was named as a finalist among National League first basemen alongside Matt Olson of the Atlanta Braves and Ty France of the San Diego Padres. Rumfield’s consistent glove work helped stabilize the Rockies infield all season, and it appears as though […]
What can the Rockies learn from past pitchers about success at Coors Field?
The Colorado Rockies have to figure out how to pitch at Coors Field. Since the team’s inception in 1993, moving to Coors Field in 1995, installing a humidor in 2002, and throwing just about everything they can at the wall, a pitching formula for success in Colorado has eluded them. The pitching staff’s struggles, particularly […]
Scaling the Rocks: Speculating for the Rockies’ future
This time of year is quite slow for teams like the Colorado Rockies. The playoffs are raging on with some interesting LCS matchups, but the Rockies are stuck standing by and watching, preparing for the day after the World Series. As eyes turn towards 2027, all writers and fans alike can do is theorize and […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 3
As the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers move to the City of Angels for Game 3 of the NLCS, tonight, attention focuses on the American League Championship Series as the Cleveland Guardians play their second game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Here’s a preview of tonight’s action from our friends at Covering the Corner […]
Braxton Fulford still has something to prove
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). […]
Braxton Fulford still has something to prove
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 manager Warren Schaeffer discusses offseason work, areas for improvement, and the White Sox
Two weeks ago, I spoke on the phone with Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer about the 2026 season. Below are excerpts from that conversation, which has been lightly edited for clarity. On the last weeks of the season for Schaeffer and his staff You continue on with how you prepare for a game, and you […]
Scaling the Rocks: Rumors are rampant
Good morning, Purple Row! The MLB offseason is all about trade rumors in a typical year, but with a looming lockout and an anticipated busy November, chatter is picking up. And the Colorado Rockie getting attention is catcher Hunter Goodman. (Hey, 41 home runs and three years of team control have that effect.) Remember all […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 2
The MLB playoffs are rolling along, and today is the first day the Championship Series for both leagues will be on the field. In a pitching showdown that pitted two of the best — Tarik Skubal vs. Jacob Misiorowski — against each other, Game 1 of the NLCS came down to the bullpens for the […]
Sterlin Thompson conquered Triple-A, but hit a roadblock in the Majors
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). […]
Jack O’Dowd’s Arizona Fall League selection caps off a whirlwind first season in affiliated baseball
One of the most surprising stories of 2026 was the rise of Rockies prospect Jack O’Dowd (HM PuRP). Originally undrafted out of the University of Texas, O’Dowd played a year of independent ball with the Billings Mustangs before signing with the Colorado Rockies in the 2026 offseason. Since then, he has torn through the minors […]
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