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Troy Johnston’s .320 batting average is significant for Rockies

With 99 games remaining this season, a surprising trend has emerged for the Colorado Rockies: Two of the top hitters in 2026 weren’t on the team last season. Considering one had only played 44 MLB games entering 2026 and the other made his MLB debut on Opening Day, Troy Johnston and TJ Rumfield have proven […]

Bernie’s Dugout Open Thread: 6/5-6/11

Greetings, Brew Crew Ball community. The Brewers still sit atop the NL Central, though a 4-3 week against the Astros and Giants is probably not as good as they were hoping. They’re now headed west, as they’ll take on the Rockies in Denver before heading to Las Vegas to battle the A’s in a preview […]

Purple Row After Dark: Reflecting on Rockies Rookies of the Month

On Wednesday morning, Colorado Rockies fans were greeted with good news: Rookie first baseman TJ Rumfield had been named Major League Baseball’s National League Rookie of the Month for May. The 26-year-old Rumfield—obtained this offseason from the New York Yankees in exchange for right-handed pitcher Angel Chivilli—led National League rookies in virtually every offensive category […]

Rockies beat reporter Patrick Saunders to leave Denver Post

Long-time Denver Post sports reporter Patrick Saunders announced today on X that he would be leaving the newspaper on June 24, 2026. Saunders has worked for the post since October 1998 when he began writing about the Denver Broncos. In 2005, he moved to covering the Colorado Rockies, only missing two years when he served […]

Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers @ Colorado Rockies

After a quick four-game series split against the Giants in Milwaukee, the Brewers are headed out west for a three-game set in Denver against the Colorado Rockies. The Crew sits at 37-23 on the season, five games ahead of the Cardinals and Pirates atop the NL Central as of this writing. On the other side, […]

Thursday BP: So, your team is in last place…

Good morning, baseball fans! As the San Francisco Giants were losing Tuesday night’s game, I predicted that the Colorado Rockies would win their game and push the Giants back into fifth place. And they did just that. Now, I’m writing this before Wednesday’s games, so things might change between now and the time this publishes […]

How would the initial CBA proposals impact the Rockies?

The current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between MLB and the Major League Player’s Association (MLBPA) that governs the business of the league as a whole is set to expire at the conclusion of the 2026 season. As always, this means that both sides have started angling to increase their slice of the pie that is […]

Lorenzen’s struggles continue as Rockies drop series finale to Angels 11-4

After a pair of wild games that went in their favor, the Colorado Rockies aimed to secure a series sweep against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, another lackluster outing from their starting pitcher and an offense that struggled to get going left them trailing early and failing to catch up as they […]

TJ Rumfield named National League Rookie of the Month for May

The Colorado Rockies’ rookie first baseman, TJ Rumfield, was honored on Wednesday morning as Major League Baseball named him the National League Rookie of the Month for May. He’s the eighth Colorado player to win the award since its inception in 2001, and the first since Nolan Jones in September 2023. Rumfield, 26, slashed .310/.400/.483 […]

The Opener: Judge, Torres, Harrison

In case you missed it, Angels outfielder Jo Adell pulled a Jose Canseco on Tuesday against the Rockies (video via MLB). 1. Judge seeing specialist for rib injury Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is heading for additional tests with a team specialist on the bone bruise in his ribcage, manager Aaron Boone told reporters (h/t Bryan […]

Attack angles help paint the picture of Rockies offensive profile

The world of advanced metrics continues to grow in the quest to analyze and understand the smallest idiosyncrasies that make baseball players who they are. In 2025, Major League Baseball added some interesting new Statcast metrics about swing paths and attack angles that built on previous metrics, like swing length and bat speed. Recently, MLB […]

Angels’ Jo Adell suffers all-time embarrassing ‘Jose Canseco’ blunder

The Los Angeles Angels endured a rough night Tuesday, and Jo Adell supplied the lasting image from an 8-2 loss vs. the Colorado Rockies at Angel Stadium. The Angels right fielder became part of a bizarre home run sequence that quickly drew comparisons to one of baseball’s most famous bloopers. The play came in the […] The post Angels’ Jo Adell suffers all-time embarrassing ‘Jose Canseco’ blunder appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Rockies 8, Angels 2: The will to be weird

I am weird, you are weird. Everyone in the world is weird. One day two people come together in mutual weirdness and fall in love — Dr. Seuss When two very bad baseball teams — say the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Angels — play a series, the stage is set for weirdness. That […]

Jake McCarthy finds his groove with the Rockies

When the Colorado Rockies traded with the Arizona Diamondbacks for outfielder Jack McCarthy back in January, their logic was fairly clear. First, he brought a left-handed bat to platoon with righty CF Brenton Doyle; second, he has outfield versatility that would allow him to play all three positions and give Doyle a day off; and […]

Rockies 9, Angels 8: Wild ride propels Rockies to comeback win

The stats were bonkers in this one. The Rockies drew 10 walks and added two more free passes through hit by pitches, which should lead to numerous runs. On defense, the Rockies committed four fielding errors, which should result in a loss. When it comes to pitching, Kyle Freeland gave up a grand slam to […]

Colorado Rockies game no. 61 thread: Kyle Freeland vs. José Soriano

In a battle of the worsts of the Wests, the Los Angeles Angels will host the Colorado Rockies in the first showdown of a three-game series tonight. The Angels (23-37) are currently in last place in the AL West, eight games back of the AL West-leading Mariners. The Rockies (22-38) are in the NL West […]

Rockies Select TJ Shook

The Rockies announced they’ve selected right-hander TJ Shook onto the big league roster. He’ll replace Zach Agnos in the bullpen, as the latter has been optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. Colorado transferred lefty reliever Welinton Herrera from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list to create a 40-man roster vacancy. Herrera just landed on the injured list […]

Colorado Rockies announce three pitching moves; promote TJ Shook

The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have made three moves that affect their pitching staff: TJ Shook, 28, was selected by the Rockies in the Minor League Phase of the 2025 Rule 5 Draft from the New York Mets and has spent the 2026 season in Triple-A Albuquerque. In 22 appearances, the right-hander has […]

Purple Row After Dark: May Rockie(s) of the Month

May is in its final hours, and the Colorado Rockies ended on a high note after scuffling hard for most of the month. After going 14-18 to start the season, they went 8-20 in May, but did finish by winning the series against the San Francisco Giants. Unfortunately, the series (and month) ended with a […]