Latest news and updates about the Rockies
As we sit mere days away from pitchers and catchers reporting for duty at their respective complexes in Arizona and Florida, much of the world is focused on international competition. The Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina are in full swing, with fans across the world rooting for athletes representing their home towns, their countries, or […]
From Purple Row | about 11 hours ago | 0 reads
14. Roc Riggio (294 points, 19 ballots) Riggio, who was the headline prospect in the Jake Bird trade with the Yankees near last year’s trade deadline, is a decent up-the-middle defender who has both power and patience at the plate, all in a compact 5’9” package. The 23-year-old lefty-hitting, righty-throwing second baseman had a breakout […]
From Purple Row | about 15 hours ago | 0 reads
THIS IS A GUEST ROCKPILE BY HC WERNER While a great many things need to go wrong for a starting pitching staff to rock a historically bad 6.65 ERA for the season, an outsized reason for the 2025 Rockies’ starting pitching woes was their over-reliance on bad four-seam fastballs. How bad was bad? Fangraphs has […]
From Purple Row | about 17 hours ago | 0 reads
Tonight’s question comes from my Purple Row colleague Skyler Timmins. Given that the Olympics kicked off yesterday in Milan, it seems timely. Which Colorado Rockies would you like to see competing in the Winter Olympics? I have some ideas, but I’ll turn the floor over to the Purple Row night owls first. Please keep in […]
From Purple Row | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Terrance Gore was known as one of the fastest men in baseball. He played in 14 games for the Cubs in 2018, mostly as a pinch-runner, and also appeared in the Wild Card Game that year against the Rockies. He was still in MLB as recently as 2022, with the Mets. Today, I have sad […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 2 days ago | 0 reads
In our last matchup, we had yet another blowout (not surprising really considering how bad the lower seeds were), with Jose Contreras easily overcoming Ronny Cedeño. Here’s our next matchup: 4. Jeff Hoffman, 2023 Jeff Hoffman came up with the Rockies in 2016, and as most Colorado pitchers do, he struggled. After a couple of […]
From The Good Phight | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Earlier this week, the Atlanta Braves announced 24 non-roster invites to spring training. On Friday, that number increased, as MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reported that Kyle Farmer will also be at camp as a non-roster invite. Farmer spent 2025 with the Colorado Rockies, where he hit .227 and spent time all around the infield. He’s not […]
From Talking Chop | 3 days ago | 1 read
Alright, we did it! Baseball starts on Thursday! If you’re anything like me, you’ve been eagerly awaiting the start of spring training to see how the 2026 Rockies will shape up. But in the meantime, it’s been an incredibly busy week on Purple Row, and here’s what our staff (and a few guests) had to […]
From Purple Row | 3 days ago | 1 read
Most of the time, social media is a cesspool. However, it occasionally gives you gems. For example, Aaron Cameron asked this on BlueSky today: I’d like to put a Rockies spin on it and ask you all to determine which current Rockies player would be the best host for The Muppet Show. Personally, my vote […]
From Purple Row | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Last week, I explored the new Rockies front office and coaching staff’s focus on embracing and learning from failure. This week, I want to examine two more priorities that frequently popped up Rockies Fest: curiosity and trusting the process. In the fourth week of January, president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta arranged meetings to bring […]
From Purple Row | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Pitchers and catchers report exactly one week from today with the rest of the squad following right behind them on Tuesday, February 17. Today, the Colorado Rockies announced their 2026 non-roster invitees. They have chosen to invite eight pitchers and 12 position players, and 11 of the NRI’s joined the Rockies from different organizations. Below […]
From Purple Row | 4 days ago | 1 read
February is upon is, and that means baseball season is right around the corner! Well, spring training is anyway. We all survived the long, harsh non-baseball months of December and January, and in just a few short days we’ll all rejoice to hear the crack of the bats, the pop of the gloves, and see […]
From Purple Row | 4 days ago | 2 reads
16. Jackson Cox (284 points, 19 ballots) Cox was Colorado’s second-round pick in 2022, 50th overall, out of a rural high school in Washington state. To get Cox out of his commitment to Oregon, the Rockies signed the 6’2” righty starter for a $1.85 million bonus — well over the pick’s $1.54 million slot value. […]
From Purple Row | 5 days ago | 1 read
THIS IS A GUEST ROCKPILE BY ZEKE PEREZ JR Since the departure of Charlie Blackmon, the Colorado Rockies have been without a face of the franchise. Sadly, the team also lacks a face for just about every position on the field. Looking at the most common players by game at each position over the last […]
From Purple Row | 5 days ago | 1 read
Spring training is right around the corner, and the Rockies roster looks a lot different than it did at the end of the 2025 season that culminated in 119 losses and just 43 wins. There were numerous reasons the Rockies lost 119 games, as has been written about ad nauseam, but some of the biggest […]
From Purple Row | 5 days ago | 0 reads
The primary objective for the Colorado Rockies is to solve a single question in 2026: How do you consistently win in Colorado? For over 30 years, the team has failed to find a suitable solution. Instead, winning was based on a hope that things would work themselves out and the answers would fall in their […]
From Purple Row | 5 days ago | 0 reads
17. Welinton Herrera (282 points, 19 ballots) Herrera is probably the Rockies’ top relief prospect — among pure relievers in PuRPs voting, it was between him and Rule 5 pick RJ Petit (No. 23 PuRP). He’s also the highest ranked of the three players named Herrera in the system to receive votes. The 21-year-old 6’0” […]
From Purple Row | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Tonight, I’d be curious about your thoughts on a ranking published by Bleacher Report over the weekend. Joel Reuter asked this question: “Which MLB team has added the most talent this offseason?” (It kind of follows up some of the discussion we had today in the Rockpile comments.) He then goes on to rank all […]
From Purple Row | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Inspiration. Last season, the Diamondbacks were the only NL West team with a losing record playing the Rockies at Coors Field. I’m confident the Diamondbacks can improve. How? Runs at Coors When Playing the Rockies. Focusing on the NL West, runs scored and runs allowed can explain why the Diamondbacks had a worse record when […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 6 days ago | 0 reads
18. McCade Brown (275 points, 18 ballots) Brown is what I’d call the first consensus PuRP on this list — he was on all but one ballot and he received five top-ten votes, including mine (I ranked him seventh as a 45 FV player who should be a big league contributor in 2026). The 6’6”, […]
From Purple Row | 7 days ago | 0 reads
Over the last couple of years, a number of MLB teams have had their RSN deals either end or collapse, and their TV rights have reverted to the league. Prior to 2026, the Padres, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Guardians, Twins and Mariners had their TV rights assigned to MLB Local Media, the league’s production arm for local […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 7 days ago | 1 read
It became a punchline for Colorado Rockies fans. “That’s the main thing, he wants to be here and be part of the turnaround,” manager Bud Black said of Germán Márquez in 2023 when the RHP signed a two-year, $20 million deal. Here’s Charlie Blackmon in 2023: “The Rockies want me to be here. Obviously, I […]
From Purple Row | 7 days ago | 0 reads
Yesterday in The Feed, porter_engle asked the question “Name the Rockies draft pick you wish had turned out better.” They then identified Kyle Hancock as their pick, and asked the community to weigh in. I’d like to spin that off this evening in the form of a different question: Who’s a player whose Rockies career […]
From Purple Row | 7 days ago | 1 read
It has been expected (by me, at least) ever since Main Street/FanDuel Sports Network (the successor to Diamond/Bally) missed a broadcast rights payment to the Cardinals back in December, and now it’s happening: a whole bunch more clubs are returning their local broadcast rights to Major League Baseball, as had happened previously over the last year+ with the Padres, Diamondbacks, Twins, Rockies, Nationals, and Guardians. Up to eight more teams, formerly having their rights at Diamond/Ball...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 7 days ago | 0 reads
The off-season is speeding by, and before you know it, there will be baseball games to play. The Colorado Rockies will have pitchers and catchers report to their complex in Arizona on February 12th with the first full squad workout occurring shortly after. By the end of the month, spring training will be in full […]
From Purple Row | 7 days ago | 1 read