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Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 15 thread: Chase Dollander vs. J.T. Ginn
It’s been a little bit of a tougher week for the Colorado Rockies in the pitching department this past week. Offense across the league has been making an impact in the Arizona weather, and Rockies pitching has fallen into some old traps as they try to work through new pitches and find command. Chase Dollander […]
National League East 2026 Preview
Despite a dramatic midseason battle for first, the NL East was fairly clear cut for most of last season. At the end of May, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets were tied in a dead-heat, and the Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, and Washington Nationals had all started a downward trend out of contention. By […]
World Baseball Classic 2026: Pool Play Day No. 3 thread
Today the World Baseball Classic’s group stage enters full swing as pool play games kick off in Houston, Miami, and San Juan. Not counting the 3:00 AM MST match between Japan and Chinese Taipei—which was included in yesterday’s game thread—and including tomorrow’s 3:00 AM match, there are eight World Baseball Classic games today! Game No. […]
The Rockies’ rotation features new faces, but is it better?
In 2025, Colorado Rockies starters had a combined 6.65 ERA, more than a full run higher than the next-worst Washington Nationals. It would be difficult to exaggerate how poorly this group performed over the past few seasons. But it’s a new day. The rotation enters 2026 having taken steps designed, not only to stop the […]
‘Real arms coming’: A glimpse into callups and which Rockies pitchers might soon make their debuts
In 2025, 13 different Rockies made their MLB debuts. The list includes Of the 13, eight were sent back down to Triple-A Albuquerque for performance issues or as part of rehab assignments for injuries or bereavement (Agnos). While it’s not unusual to yo-yo a bit in the course of an MLB player’s development, for the […]
Purple Row After Dark: Rockies LinkedIn
There’s been a exercise sweeping the internet this week that involved comparing someone’s actual career history with what it would look like on LinkedIn. Here’s a case in point: (The Nolan Arenado one cracks me up.) So here’s tonight’s challenge for the Purple Row Night Owls: Give us your best Colorado Rockies “reality” and “LinkedIn” […]
World Baseball Classic 2026: Pool Play Day No. 2 thread
Game No. 1: Australia (ɐı̣ןɐɹʇsnⱯ) at Czechia (Česká) Venue: Tokyo Dome — Tokyo, Japan Australia looks to keep the momentum going after their exciting shutout victory over Chinese Taipei yesterday in which former Rockies farmhand Robbie Perkins and young Cleveland Guardians second baseman Travis Bazzana both hit home runs. Meanwhile, Czechia looks to rebound after […]
Postgame notes on a Colorado Rockies 10-8 loss to the Brewers
The Colorado Rockies lost to the Milwaukee Brewers today, 10-8. For more details, click here. And now to the postgame comments. First, here’s manager Warren Schaeffer: Starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen weighed in before heading out to play for Team Italy in the WBC: And, finally, Tyler Freeman discussed his return to action: Please keep in […]
Rockies 2026 Spring Breakout rosters announced
Today the Rockies announced their 2026 Spring Breakout roster. Since it began in the 2024 season, Spring Breakout is meant to pit the top prospects, regardless of level, against those of another organization. This year the Rockies top prospects will be facing off against those of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, March 21st at 5:00 […]
Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 13 thread: Robert Gasser vs Michael Lorenzen
After being treated to yesterday’s Rockies vs Team USA exhibition match to kick off the World Baseball Classic, the Colorado Rockies will be hosting the Milwaukee Brewers at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in a return to regular spring training match-ups. Many of the Rockies’ players participating in the World Baseball Classic have departed […]
The state of the Colorado Rockies farm system, March 2026
In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 55 players across 19 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 casual relationship with the […]
The potential impact of dugout pitch calling
For the final nine games of the 2025, the Miami Marlins ran an experiment in which their assistant pitching coach, Alon Leichman, made pitch selection decisions and communicated those to the catcher via signs from the dugout. This is a practice that has long been used in the college game but has never seen widespread […]
Purple Row After Dark: Which Rockies will excel at the World Baseball Classic?
We are on the eve of official World Baseball Classic play! Last night, Sam Bradfield asked for predictions of who will win. I want to build off of that tonight and ask this: Which Rockies do you think will have the best showing? So, Purple Row Night Owls, who ya got? Please keep in mind […]
Postgame notes on a Rockies 14-4 loss to Team USA
Today, the Colorado Rockies took a positive shellacking at the hands of Team USA, losing 14-4. For more game highlights, click here. Let’s start with comments from manager Warren Schaeffer: Here’s starting pitcher Kyle Freeland, who is working on a new cutter: Gabriel Hughes weighed in on his day: Mickey Moniak weighed in on hitting […]
World Baseball Classic 2026: Pool Play Day No. 1 thread
Game No. 1: Chinese Taipei (中華臺北) at Australia (ɐı̣ןɐɹʇsnⱯ) Venue: Tokyo Dome — Tokyo, Japan The first game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic includes one of the last tournament’s hosts. Chinese Taipei finished the group stage with a record of 2-2, as did everyone else in 2023’s Pool A. However, they failed to qualify […]
Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 12 thread: Ryan Yarbrough vs. Kyle Freeland
The World Baseball Classic is in full swing, as teams have begun playing their exhibition games before they head off to Tokyo, San Juan, Houston or Miami for the next steps of their journey (though Pool C is already in Japan and will begin pool play on Wednesday at 10pm ET/8pm MT). Team USA boasts […]
Warren Schaeffer has assembled a data-driven team of problem solvers and relationship builders
2025 was a bad year for the Colorado Rockies that included many mid-season shakeups. On Mother’s Day, we saw long-time manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond relieved of their duties and Warren Schaeffer promoted to interim manager. (I remember the date because I was at Disneyland when the news broke.) It was something […]
The Rockies may be solving fastballs on offense
One of the biggest problems for the 2025 Colorado Rockies was hitting the fastball. It was such a problem that I wrote a piece in early May — which included a photo edit I’m rather proud of — highlighting the issue for the team after just a month into the season. That was when the […]
Rockies Reacts Survey: Who has the best chance of breaking camp?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Spring training is in full swing, and now with the World Baseball Classic happening over the […]
Nolan Arenado remembers his time with the Colorado Rockies as he returns to the NL West
Scottsdale, Ariz. — Nolan Arenado was drafted by the Colorado Rockies second round of the 2009 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut on April 28, 2013, and the rest is history. He spent eight years with the Rockies and enjoyed many highs – including eight Gold Gloves, four Platinum Gloves, four Silver Sluggers, five […]
Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes have ushered in a new day
For years, we have been using this part of the “State of the Position” series to advocate for change, and, Reader, this year we got it. My word, did we get it. On October 1, former Colorado Rockies manager Bill Schmidt announced that he would be leaving the organization. The move came on the heels […]
Cole Carrigg takes being a ‘super-utilityman’ seriously
Scottsdale, Ariz. – “He plays like a wild horse with his hair on fire,” manager Warren Schaeffer said about super-utilityman Cole Carrigg (No. 4 PuRP). That’s fair, since Carrigg puts the “super” in “super-utilityman” — he’s played every position in a college or pro game over the last few years and is also a switch […]
Purple Row After Dark: Who are you rooting for in the World Baseball Classic?
The World Baseball Classic starts this week, and the Colorado Rockies have 11 players representing various countries: The Rockies will face off against Team USA in an exhibition game at Salt River Fields on Wednesday, and Kyle Freeland will face his former team. So the question tonight is this: which team are you rooting for […]
Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 11 thread: Ryder Ryan vs. Jimmy Herget
Looking to snap a two-game losing streak in spring training, the Rockies (6-4) will host the Dodgers (7-3) today. The 2025 standout reliever who’s now making a play for the starting rotation, Jimmy Herget (0-0, 0.00 ERA), will be in action for the third time this spring (one start and one relief appearance) for the […]
Colorado Rockies ownership, change, and hope
It’s a long-standing feature of this article to point out previous iterations of this article. When I wrote my first one eight years ago (holy crap, I’m getting old), the Rockies were trending in the right direction, and the ownership got precious little credit for it. So I wrote a string of articles focused on […]
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