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MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 1
And then there were four. Tonight marks the first day of the 2026 Major League Baseball Championship series. Fittingly, the teams with the two best regular season records will kick things off. The Milwaukee Brewers, looking to win their first World Series in franchise history, are the home team and top seed for the National […]
This Week in Purple: Long Division
We have reached the final four. Major League Baseball’s Championship Series officially start today with two best-of-seven series to determine the American League and National League representatives for this year’s Fall Classic. On the National League side, much as everyone expected, the Los Angeles Dodgers are pushing for their sixth World Series appearance in the […]
MLB Division Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 7
We’ve got elimination game drama on deck today! The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians needed all five games to see who will advance to take on the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series. Just as their AL Central battle came down to the final games of the season, the ALDS matchup […]
The 2026 Rockies Statcast Awards
The Colorado Rockies didn’t give us much to celebrate in 2026, and with October baseball happening elsewhere, I’ve been relegated to staring at Rockies players’ Baseball Savant pages and rewatching old game footage. Since I’ve already spent an unreasonable amount of time doing exactly that, I figured we might as well hand out a few […]
Scaling the Rocks: What would a 154-game season mean for the Rockies?
Good morning, Rockies fans! Major League Baseball is apparently interested in giving us a little less baseball. On Thursday, MLB unveiled its latest proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement, including a reduction of the regular season from 162 games to 154 beginning in 2029. The 154-game schedule was once baseball’s standard, before the American […]
Purple Row After Dark: Contract Extensions?
The offseason is in full swing and teams will be looking ahead to the moves they want to make. There can’t be any action until after the World Series has concluded, but that doesn’t mean teams can’t have discussions with players about their futures ahead of the potential lockout that is looming in early December. […]
Valente Bellozo made a strong first impression, but then fizzled out 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). […]
Rockies attendance dips, again, in 2026
Outside of losing 100 games again, another negative trend continued for the Colorado Rockies in 2026. With the fourth-straight season of 100 or more losses in the books, the Rockies also logged their worst season of attendance since 2006 this year (not including no fans in 2020 and a fan-limited 2021 because of COVID). In […]
Scaling the Rocks: CarGo joins elite Colorado club
Good morning, Purple Row! We moved another step closer to the beginning of the League Championship Series as the schedule was announced on Thursday. The Milwaukee Brewers will host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. MDT in the NLCS. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians have charged back and tied up their […]
MLB Division Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 6
The League Championship Series matchups are almost set. Wednesday saw the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers move on in the National League, while the Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees in the American League. Now, all eyes turn to Chicago, where the Cleveland Guardians — who won 9-3 […]
If this is the end of Kyle Freeland’s Rockies tenure, it ended with a whimper
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). […]
Lessons for the Rockies from the Athletics failure to launch
Earlier this year I took a look at two positive examples of teams that had been in the Colorado Rockies position and seemed to have turned things around. The Miami Marlins turned a 100-loss team in 2024 into an almost .500 squad in each of the last two seasons while the Chicago White Sox have […]
Scaling the Rocks: Away from the din of the crowds, 2027 starts to take shape
Good morning! With the Division Series in full swing, we’ve have entered their slowest news cycle portion of the year for non-playoff teams. Most of the focus is, rightfully, on the exciting and meaningful games being played each night to electric crowds. Keeping up with the games each day is enough work all on its […]
MLB Division Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 5
The day of judgment may be at hand for teams today. The League Championship Series could be determined today as the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays aim for a three-game series sweep over their opponents. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers each have a 2-1 lead in the series over their […]
Sean Sullivan shined in MLB debut before season went downhill
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). […]
Walker Monfort and Paul DePodesta discuss pitching, the Penner Sports Group, and going forward
On Tuesday afternoon, Colorado Rockies President Walker Montfort and President of Baseball Operations Paul DePodesta met with media to answer end-of-the-year questions. The conversation was wide ranging. Below are excerpts from that conversation, which has been lightly edited for clarity. On their assessment of the 2026 season and their goals going forward Depodesta: When I […]
Scaling the Rocks: Let the autopsy of the 2026 Colorado Rockies begin
Good morning, Purple Row! We have so much to talk about! On Tuesday, Walker Monfort and Paul DePodesta met with media to debrief on the 2026 Colorado Rockies season. What was the focus? How to fix starting pitching, the role of the Penner Sports Group, and what worked and what didn’t — along with a […]
MLB Division Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 4
Today baseball returns its attention to the National League as the Los Angeles Dodgers travel to Atlanta with the series split at one game each. As for the San Diego Padres, it’s win or call it a season as the Milwaukee Brewers have taken a 2-0 lead in the series. It should be a good […]
Raise a glass for Brenton Doyle
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 briefing on the Rockies’ arbitration players for 2027
The offseason will be a bit trickier for the Colorado Rockies this year. The window to make decisions will be shorter because the World Series will end on October 27 at the earliest, and the collective bargaining agreement ends on December 2, bringing a presumed lockout. That leaves teams with about a month to start […]
Scaling the Rocks: The Rockies are looking ahead
As the postseason rages on, other teams like the Colorado Rockies are already looking ahead to 2027. This offseason will bring a lot of reflection on how the current roster is constructed and potential moves to help the 2027 squad. A major part of that is looking back at how 2026 went and the right […]
MLB Division Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 3
After the Braves tied up their series with the Dodgers 1-1 and the Brewers took a 2-0 lead on the Padres on Sunday, the American League Division Series are on tap today. After the Rays beat the Yankees 1-0 and the White Sox beat the Guardians 3-0 on Saturday, all four teams got an off […]
Troy Johnston found a way to stick around
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). […]
One peak Rockies shortstop, one impossible choice
The Rockies are done. The postseason is rolling, and until the World Series is over, the hot stove remains pretty cold. It is the kind of baseball lull that lets the mind of a Rockies fan start to wander. Mine has landed on one incredibly important question: If you could have one Rockies shortstop at […]
Scaling the Rocks: Walk-offs are awesome
Good morning, Rockies fans! Did you see what happened in Milwaukee yesterday? The Brewers were down 3-2 in the ninth, and after Andrew Vaughn flied out for the second out, their win probability had sunk to 17.6%. Gary Sánchez walked to load the bases, but even then Milwaukee was still sitting at just 28.2%. Then […]
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