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Weekly Pebble Report: Ethan Hedges got the hard part out of the way
The boys are back. That was the first thing Ethan Hedges (PURP No.29) wanted fans to know about his first big-league spring training — not the level, not the competition, but the company. “It’s good to be back at the complex, all my boys playing baseball again,” he said. Hedges arrived in the Rockies system […]
Rockies Reacts Survey: Where should Tomoyuki Sugano play in 2027?
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. On yesterday’s Rockpile, sdcarp posed an interesting scenario in the comments: I’m going to waiver on […]
Rockies general manager Josh Byrnes discusses pitching, the draft, and promotions
On Monday, Colorado Rockies general manager Josh Byrnes met with media to answer questions. Below are a few takeaways from that conversation, which has been lightly edited for clarity. On trading for Jake McCarthy after noticing his athleticism in the World Series: The (Arizona Diamondbacks) had a lot of outfielders — left-hand hitting outfielders, so […]
Stairway to Heaven indeed as Jake McCarthy hits walk-off triple to best Boston 3-2
Two pitches after Jake McCarthy’s walk-up Led Zeppelin song rang through the speakers at Coors Field, the Rockies outfielder drilled a triple down the third base line to empty the formerly loaded bases and walk-off the Red Sox on Monday night. The hit erased the embarassing baserunning blunders in the eighth inning and the nine […]
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Rockies 3, Red Sox 2 Leverage index and box score Graphics via FanGraphs. Jake McCarthy!: Jake McCarthy, +0.41 WPA Chapbad: Aroldis Chapman, -0.88 WPA Game thread 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. Boston Red Sox game discussion: Jake Bennett vs. Ryan Feltner
Fresh off a series win against Pittsburgh, the Rockies (30-48) will now host the Boston Red Sox (31-43) Monday through Wednesday, aiming for their seventh series win of 2026. Colorado’s seven series wins pre-All-Star are their most since winning 10 first-half series in 2023. The matchup is a showdown between the National League’s worst team […]
Rockies reinstate Mickey Moniak, option Sterlin Thompson
The Colorado Rockies announced that they have reinstated OF Mickey Moniak from the 10-day Injured List and have optioned OF Sterlin Thompson (No. 13 PuRP) to Triple-A Albuquerque in his place. Moniak was originally placed on the IL on May 22nd with a right ankle injury suffered when he collided with a wall in Pittsburgh. […]
Yuto Sakurai reflects on his career as an interpreter for Japanese MLB players
Whenever Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野 智之) pitches or speaks to the media, you may notice the man who flanks him. This is Yuto Sakurai, who has served as Sugano’s interpreter for the last two years. However, before Sakuari worked for Sugano, he had other roles that shaped how he approaches his current work. […]
Purple Row After Dark: Which Colorado Rockie has most surprised you this season?
The Colorado Rockies are fast approaching the midpoint of the 2026 season. It’s clear this is a team doing some serious rebuilding, and with that comes moments of greatness and some moments of despair. Here at Purple Row, we’re beginning work on our mid-season “State of the Position” series, which you can expect to roll […]
Rockies can’t finish the sweep, lose to Pirates 8-6
Coming into Sunday’s afternoon game with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Colorado Rockies were looking to finish the sweep after Friday and Saturday night wins in games that had, well, stressful conclusions. The hope on Sunday was to finish the job in a less-dramatic fashion. That did not happen as the Rockies bats stayed quiet early […]
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Pirates 8, Rockies 6 Leverage index and box score Graphics via FanGraphs Making Dad proud: Nick Gonzales, 0.17 WPA Grounded: Juan Mejia, -0.13 WPA Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
Colorado Rockies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates game discussion: Jared Jones vs Michael Lorenzen
Be ready to bust out the brooms on a sunny Father’s Day afternoon. After back-to-back nights with nail-biting conclusions in the ninth inning, the Colorado Rockies are somehow on the verge of sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Denver. It’s the first day of summer, the forecast is for clear skies and high temperatures, and […]
This Week in Purple: Drew and Zach Goodman are relishing the ‘rare and unique’ opportunity to broadcast together on Father’s Day
Father’s Day is a celebration of all the dads and father figures around us. But this year, it has a different meaning for Rockies broadcasters Drew and Zach Goodman. During spring training, the Colorado Rockies and 850 KOA held auditions for a radio voice to co-host alongside longtime broadcaster Jack Corrigan. Ultimately, Zach Goodman won […]
Sugano and the Rockies sink Skenes and the Pirates in a 2-1 pitchers’ duel
With how Friday night shook out and with how the Colorado Rockies battled the Pittsburgh Pirates in their first meeting with Paul Skenes, tonight’s game had all the makings of another close one. Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野 智之) put together one of his best performances of 2026, if not the best. As expected, Skenes did Skenes […]
30-47 Chart
Rockies 2, Rockies 1 Leverage index and box score Graphics via FanGraphs. The Other Jake: Jake Mangum, -0.33 Over the Hill: Jaden Hill, +0.38 WPA Game thread comment of the day Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
Colorado Rockies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates game discussion: Paul Skenes vs. Tomoyuki Sugano
In a game that got a little too close for comfort in the later innings, the Colorado Rockies escaped with a series-opening 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates last night. The second game of the series and the homestand provides the Rockies with another shot at Paul Skenes this season in a top notch pitching […]
What to do with the Rockies outfield?
The Colorado Rockies always seem to a find their way into an outfield logjam. Admittedly, it took them slightly longer this year, but with Mickey Moniak beginning a rehab assignment with the Triple-Albuquerque Isotopes on Thursday—while Brenton Doyle and Jordan Beck are potentially nearing their own rehab assignments—things are about to get more crowded. The […]
Future Rockies in Omaha
The College World Series final is here, and the MLB Draft is not far behind it. That combo made me ask a simple Rockies question: Are there any players in Omaha this weekend who could soon be wearing Rockies purple? North Carolina and Oklahoma open a best-of-three championship series tonight — Saturday, June 20 — at 5 pm MDT at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. […]
Rockies survive late drama, beat Pirates 4-3 behind Kyle Freeland’s milestone night
The Colorado Rockies needed to win a winnable game. They made it harder than it needed to be, but they still got there. The Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Friday night at Coors Field, improving to 29-47 while Pittsburgh fell to 38-38. Kyle Freeland gave Colorado seven brilliant innings, reached 1,000 career strikeouts, […]
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Rockies 4, Pirates 3 Leverage index & box score Graphics via FanGraphs. Arghhh!: Mason Montgomery, -0.52 WPA Dealin’ Freeland: Kyle Freeland, +0.31 WPA PHraxton Fulford (H/T EmersonCR): Braxton Fulford, +0.51 WPA Game thread comments 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. […]
Colorado Rockies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates game discussion: Bubba Chandler vs. Kyle Freeland
The Colorado Rockies (28-47) had the day off Thursday after an uneven road trip that took them from Las Vegas to Wrigley Field. They dropped two of three to the Athletics, with the lone win coming in a wild 23-9 game, then went to Chicago and again lost two of three. That leaves the Rockies […]
Brett Sullivan and the Tao of the pitching catcher
In 2015, Brett Sullivan was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2023, he made his MLB debut as a catcher with the San Diego Padres. This season, the 31-year-old Colorado Rockie made another MLB debut, this time as a pitcher. The catcher, who played some infield in college and in the minors, but has […]
Rockies Reacts Results: Hunter Goodman is a keeper
Earlier this week, we asked you to vote on one of four position players to keep and build a team around: OF Jordan Beck, OF Brenton Doyle, C Hunter Goodman and SS Ezequiel Tovar. And the results were not very surprising. The overwhelming majority of folks voted that Goodman should be the one retained to […]
Looking back on notable first half rookie Rockie performances
TJ Rumfield has been a pleasant revelation for the Colorado Rockies in 2026. After a strenuous mixed-bag of players to hold down first base for the last decade, the Rockies may have finally found some stability for the near future, thanks to Rumfield’s excellent play and composure. During the recent series against the Chicago Cubs, […]
The murky future of the Rockies rotation
This past spring, the Colorado Rockies new front office made it a priority to acquire short-term stopgaps for the starting rotation. They did this by bringing in three capable veteran arms — Michael Lorenzen, José Quintana, and Tomoyuki Sugano — on one-year deals that would provide depth and baseline competency. This was done, in part, […]
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