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Get ready for Rockies Fest 2026!
Good news, Colorado Rockies fans: Rockies Fest is back, so clear your schedules for Saturday, January 24, 2026! Rockies Fest will be held at Coors Field and feature player/coach autograph sessions, Q&A sessions, behind-the-scenes fan experiences, kids activities, Rockies Family Feud, a garage sale, baseball card show and other events and activities. “Rockies Fest is […]
Evaluating a potential reunion with Germán Márquez
This year’s Winter Meetings are now in the rear-view mirror, and the merciful end of 2025 is quickly approaching. The Rockies under new president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta have extensively focused on filling out the front office and big league coaching staff. The Rockies have hired a general manager, two assistant general managers, an […]
This Week in Purple: It’s the Holiday Season
The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. Happy holidays from everyone at […]
Purple Row After Dark: Which matters more, pitching or offense?
Earlier this week, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post published one of his occasional mailbags. (Here’s a gift link for you. The entire column is worth your time.) In it, he was asked an interesting question from Tyler in Windsor: For Paul DePodesta and new GM Josh Byrnes, what’s more important: Building a top-10 offense […]
Should the Rockies re-sign Tyler Kinley?
It’s been 82 days since the Rockies 2025 season ended. In 98 days, the 2026 season will begin. Despite a nearly complete overhaul of the front office and coaching staff, one thing doesn’t look very different yet: the Colorado Rockies roster. Despite inking a handful of minor-league contracts and making one minor-league trade, the Rockies and the Boston Red Sox remain the only MLB teams that haven’t signed a free agent […]
Purple Row After Dark: Thursday, December 18 discussion thread
Rather than setting the topic, I thought I’d just leave a link to Thomas Harding’s weekly newsletter that’s been largely overlooked in terms of our discussion here. In it, he talks with the Colorado Rockies’ new pitching coach, Alon Leichman about his coaching history and pitching at elevation. Beyond that, I leave the evening’s agenda […]
How did we get here? Recapping every major moment of the historically bad 2025 Colorado Rockies season
2025 was a weird year on a lot of levels. Personally, I started the year sitting on my couch, hoping I wouldn’t have to evacuate due to the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. Yesterday, I wrote this article from my couch in Scottsdale after moving back in July. Last week, I recapped the Colorado Rockies’ […]
Purple Row After Dark: Rockies hire Jeff Pickler as bench coach
The Colorado Rockies announced on Wednesday afternoon that they have hired Cincinnati Reds’ bench coach Jeff Pickler. He will also be the Rockies bench coach on Warren Schaeffer’s staff. In addition to being the Reds’ bench coach, Pickler worked as their game planning/infield coach in 2024. Prior to that, he was their game planning/outfield coach […]
Should the Rockies trade Brenton Doyle?
While the Colorado Rockies have been doing a superb job filling out their coaching staff and front office, the matter of the roster still looms over the 2026 season. The Rockies certainly haven’t been sitting on their hands as they’ve made some minor additions to flesh out their depth. However, those moves remain just that: […]
Purple Row After Dark: What should the Rockies do about 2B?
I began exploring this question in today’s Rockpile: What should the Colorado Rockies do about second base and infield support in general? (Considering Willi Castro’s candidacy seemed like a good place to start.) In last night’s Purple Row After Dark, Colorado Springs Northsider suggested we look at second base, which seems like a good topic […]
Hunter Goodman was the shining star of an otherwise bleak season
Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. 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). […]
Should the Rockies sign Willi Castro?
Last week amidst a flurry of Winter Meetings rumors, ESPN’s Jorge Castillo reported this: The Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies are among the teams interested in signing utility man Willi Castro, sources told ESPN. Castro, 28, was an All-Star in 2024 after a strong first half with the Minnesota Twins, but he regressed […]
Purple Row After Dark: Returning to 1B
Last week, we did some speculating on who will man first base for the Colorado Rockies in 2026. In that discussion, however, we mostly considered internal options. Tonight, let’s turn our attention to the free-agent market, especially given that comments from Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta suggest the Rockies might be open to […]
Rockies to hire Ian Levin as assistant general manager
The Colorado Rockies announced the hire of Ian Levin on Monday afternoon as an assistant general manager under Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes. Levin spent nearly 20 years of his professional career with the New York Mets organization. He first joined the Mets in 2005 as a media relations intern and later a baseball operations […]
Somehow, Jimmy Herget was fantastic for the Rockies
Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. 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). […]
The Importance of Team Chemistry
Yes, I know. This is a Colorado Rockies website. However, I’m here today to talk about the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, and the importance of team chemistry. In 2023, the Nuggets finally won their first-ever NBA Championship. And they did so without any big-name superstars. Yes, the roster is filled with superstars – namely, […]
Two Weeks in Purple: Come from Away
The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. It’s been a busy few […]
Rockies name Brett Pill as Major League hitting coach
The Colorado Rockies made another hire to Warren Schaeffer’s coaching staff on Friday afternoon, announcing that they have named Brett Pill as their Major League hitting coach. Pill, 41, has spent the last six seasons in the Los Angeles Dodgers Organization. He was a minor league hitting coach from 2020-2022 before becoming their minor league […]
Victor Vodnik established himself as a bullpen staple
Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. 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). […]
7 numbers that show Rockies offseason progress
The Rockies went into the Winter Meetings looking to fill roster spots. After three days of continuing to rebuild the front office and coaching staff, with a few players being added to the roster and farm system along the way, the organization is actually doing it, and doing it the right way. Even though there weren’t any big player acquisitions — a few minor […]
Purple Row After Dark: What does success look like for the Rockies?
This is something I’ve been thinking about this week, and I wanted to turn it over to the Purple Row board: What will a successful 2026 look like for the Colorado Rockies? The odds are good that we’ll see some improvement, but the Rockies will not be a contending team. However, when measuring progress, it’s […]
Inconsistency and unearned runs plagued Kyle Freeland in 2025
Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. 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). […]
The 2025 Rule 5 Roundup
When the Colorado Rockies’ revamped front office under new president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta entered this week’s Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida with multiple open spots on the 40-man roster, it was clear the rebuilding team intended to make selections in this year’s Rule 5 draft. The final major part of the Winter Meetings, […]
Purple Row After Dark: How should the Rockies staff their bullpen?
This focus this week has been on figuring out the roster for 2026. Tonight, let’s turn to the bullpen. The Colorado Rockies have done a lot wrong over the last few years, but the have seen success in drafting and acquiring bullpen talent: Jimmy Herget, Victor Vodnik, Juan Mejia, Zach Agnos, Jaden Hill, and Seth […]
Rockies to hire Tommy Tanous as assistant general manager
The Colorado Rockies announced the hire of Tommy Tanous to serve as an assistant general manager under president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and general manager Josh Byrnes. The hire was first rumored by league sources on Tuesday evening and confirmed by Rockies beat reporter Thomas Harding on Wednesday morning. Tanous is a long-time executive […]
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