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Charlie Condon and Roldy Brito named to 2026 Futures Game roster
The 2026 edition of the Midsummer Classic is coming up in just two weeks. While rosters for the All-Star Game at Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia are still in the air, Major League Baseball has announced the teams for this year’s All-Star Futures Game. Two Rockies prospects have been named to the National League Futures […]
The Rockies have revived that late-game “LoDo Magic”
There was a time in Colorado Rockies’ history when it was normal to expect a miraculous late-game rally, particularly at Coors Field, because of the offense’s power. They could strike fear in the heart of an opposing pitcher because of the certainty that no lead was ever truly safe. However, over the years of losing […]
Marlins soundly trounce the Rockies, 14-3
In their second contest with the Miami Marlins, the Colorado Rockies had hoped to even the score after dropping the series opener. However, a persistent Marlins offense coupled with effective pitching left the Rockies mostly empty handed with catcher Brett Sullivan pitching the final 1.2 innings. The Rockies dropped the game in a 14-3 slog, […]
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Marlins 14, Rockies 3 Leverage index and box score Box Score Win Percentage Chart Batting Box Pitching Box Graphics via FanGraphs. Eur-a good pitcher, Eury Pérez: Eury Pérez, +0.17 WPA Not a good return for Mr. Gordon: Tanner Gordon, -0.22 WPA Game thread comments of the day Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. […]
Colorado Rockies vs. Miami Marlins game discussion: Eury Pérez vs. Tanner Gordon
In Game 1 against the Miami Marlins (45-40), the Colorado Rockies (33-52) were unable to survive another bullpen implosion. Tonight, they will even things up in Game 2 of a four-game stand with the Fish. As a reminder, the Rockies were swept in Miami to open the 2026 season, losing each game by one run. […]
Weekly Pebble Report: Charlie Condon isn’t a finished product — and doesn’t want to be
The fix, Charlie Condon will tell you, was never dramatic. After a quiet stretch early in the season — the power numbers were down, the slugging percentage not quite where he wanted it — Colorado’s 2024 first-round pick didn’t tear anything down in Albuquerque. He nudged it. “It hasn’t been anything too, too dramatic — […]
Rockies Reacts Survey: To Derby, or not to Derby?
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. Yesterday, I made the All-Star case for Hunter Goodman. And while it’s unlikely he’ll start the […]
Sorry, St. Louis, but Tarps Off happened at Coors Field first — and the fans and players love it
“I think that we started it, and St. Louis is getting all the credit.” That’s Colorado Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak weighing in on the recent Tarps Off trend sweeping Major League Baseball. “I’m looking out for us, the great fans of Denver, Colorado, and giving them credit where credit’s due,” he added. A recent column […]
Bullpen blows it as Rockies fall to Marlins 10-7
Hunter Goodman hit his 26th homer of the season, setting the new all-time Rockies record for most homers before July 1, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a brutal outing from the Colorado bullpen as the Rockies dropped the first game of the series to the Marlins on Monday night. Goodman’s solo shot in the […]
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Marlins 10, Rockies 7 Leverage index & box score Graphics via FanGraphs. Grinnin’ Griffin: Griffin Conine, +0.30 WPA Not Senzational: Antonio Senzatela, -0.28 WPA Game discussion comment of the day Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
Colorado Rockies vs. Miami Marlins OVERFLOW THREAD
While there hasn’t been a ton of action in the later innings of this Rockies-Marlins game, there’s been so much action in the comments that we decided it warranted an overflow thread for the final three innings! In case you forgot, here are the lineups: Continue to keep it civil, friends, and please remember the Purple […]
Colorado Rockies vs. Miami Marlins game discussion: Sandy Alcantara vs. Sean Sullivan
Just about three months ago, the Rockies opened up the 2026 season in Miami against the Marlins. It didn’t go very well. Colorado got swept 3-0, but the good news is that the Rockies lost each game by one run, including a walk-off 4-3 loss in game three. Now, the 1993 expansion teams will face […]
Making an All-Star case for Hunter Goodman
In mid-May, I made an All-Star case for Mickey Moniak. On June 1, I made an All-Star case for Antonio Senzatela. With All-Star voting closing on Thursday, it’s time to make the case for Hunter Goodman making his second-straight All-Star game. Goodman took 2025 by the horns and never looked back. He made his MLB […]
Purple Row After Dark: Favorite Rockies batting stance
One of the things I’ve always appreciated about baseball is the lack of an exact mold that everything must fit into. Players of all different body types can be stars (see: Jose Altuve, Jacob Misiorowski, Cal Raleigh, etc.). The playing field is not required to be uniform making every ballpark have little unique quirks. Almost […]
Rockies strike out 14 times in 3-2 loss to the Twins
After late-inning shenanigans in many of the Rockies’ recent games, the Colorado Rockies came into their Sunday afternoon rubber match against the Minnesota Twins looking for another series win. However, the Rockies’ bats went quiet against the Twins pitching staff, wasting a fairly well-pitched game by their own arms. Another quality start for Ryan Feltner […]
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Twins 3, Rockies 2 Leverage index & box score Graphics via FanGraphs. Twins go Kreidler: Ryan Kreidler, +0.16 WPA The Halves not: Seth Halvorsen, -0.19 WPA Game discussion comment of the day Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
Colorado Rockies vs. Minnesota Twins game discussion: Ryan Feltner vs Connor Prielipp
Thanks to the incredible power of Hunter Goodman and the purple coat, the Colorado Rockies came away with a win last night in the Twin Cities despite yet more late game drama from the bullpen. With a win this afternoon in the series finale, the Rockies can come away with a series win against the […]
This Week in Purple: A Good Man
Hunter Goodman is having a fairly different season than he did when he was an All-Star in 2025. He’s chasing and striking out more and hitting less for average. The trade-off is that the 26-year-old catcher is obliterating baseballs at an alarming pace. Between Friday and Saturday, Goodman hit four home runs. He hit home […]
Hunter Goodman brings the Purple Rain in 8-5 victory over the Twins
A strong broadcast from a crew consisting of Ryan Spilborghs, Jeff Huson, and Cory Sullivan at one point tonight turned their attention to their favorite songs by Minnesota musical legend Prince. It seems fitting, then, that baseball’s favorite purple team decided to bring the rain down at Target Field in a win that made up […]
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Rockies 8, Twins 5 Leverage index & box score Graphics via FanGraphs. Hunting homers: Hunter Goodman, +0.31 WPA Funderburk’d: Kody Funderburk, -0.24 WPA Game discussion comment of the day Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
Colorado Rockies vs. Minnesota Twins game discussion: Michael Lorenzen vs Mike Paredes
The Colorado Rockies kicked off their road trip with yet more hijinks late in the game. Entering the game down 7-0, the Rockies proceeded to score eight unanswered runs to take the lead against the Minnesota Twins only to lose in extra innings due to sloppy play. Now the Rockies will look to win their […]
Do not adjust your screens: Jimmy Herget is still glitching along for the Rockies
Jimmy Herget’s season looks ordinary until you start pulling it apart. The ERA says middle relief. The whiffs, strike-throwing, pitch shapes, and post-IL work suggest something more useful. That does not make Herget a hidden star. It makes him a strange, practical bullpen arm with enough deception and control to make the Rockies’ deadline question […]
Rockies erase seven-run deficit, then fall 9-8 to Twins in extras
The Colorado Rockies were buried early, somehow took the lead late, and still left Target Field with one of their tougher losses of the season. Colorado fell to 32-50 with a 9-8 loss in 10 innings to the Minnesota Twins, who improved to 39-44 with their first walk-off win of the season. The Rockies trailed […]
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Twins 9, Rockies 8 Leverage index & box score Graphics via FanGraphs. Getting the job done: Byron Buxton, +0.42 WPA Senza, no . . . . : Antonio Senzatela, -0.30 WPA Game discussion comment of the day Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re […]
Colorado Rockies vs. Minnesota Twins game discussion: Tomoyuki Sugano vs. Taj Bradley
The Rockies head to Minnesota tonight to begin the actual second half of the season — Game 82, not the post-All-Star-break version — still buried in the NL West at 32-49 with a -90 run differential. They are 11.5 games out of the final National League playoff spot, and the fan conversation has already moved […]
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