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Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 12, Gabriel Hughes
12. Gabriel Hughes (340 points, 18 ballots) Hughes is now over two years removed from a Tommy John surgery that cut a promising first full professional season short for Colorado’s first pick in 2022 (10th overall with an under-slot $4 million bonus). The 24-year-old 6’4” right-hander was ranked more as a late-first rounder than a […]
How the Colorado Rockies can follow the rebuild of another Colorado team
THIS IS A GUEST ROCKPILE BY EVAN LIU (@evanliu.bsky.social) Unfortunately, the Colorado Rockies have been an afterthought in MLB in terms of competitiveness. The only way they garnered national attention was by going on massive losing streaks and contending for the worst record in MLB history. Just one mile down Blake Street at Ball Arena, […]
According to reports, Colorado Rockies to sign Jose Quintana
Late this evening, ESPN’s Jess Rogers broke the news that the Colorado Rockies signed Jose Quintana: The 37-year-old lefty spent 2025 with the Milwaukee Brewers on a one-year, $4.25 million contract. In 131 2/3 innings, Quintana logged 24 starts and finished with a 3.96 ERA. According to Baseball Savant, Quintana has a five-pitch arsenal: sinker […]
Purple Row After Dark: Which number will Tomoyuki Sugano wear?
Today, the Colorado Rockies announced that they had signed Tomoyuki Sugano to a one year, $5.1 million contract. (Evan Lang has an overview here.) Later in the day, Jon Heyman shared more details of the signing: All of this raises an interesting question: What number will Sugano wear as a Rockie? Traditionally, he has worn […]
Rockies sign RHP Tomoyuki Sugano
After signing Michael Lorenzen to their rotation earlier this off-season, the Colorado Rockies indicated that they were still in the market for another veteran starting pitcher. It would appear that starting pitcher has been selected, as the Rockies have reportedly signed Japanese right-handed pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano to a one-year deal worth $5.1 million for the […]
Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 13, Sterlin Thompson
13. Sterlin Thompson (314 points, 19 ballots) Fair or not, Thompson’s progress will be judged in part by Rockies fans by the fact his draft pick (31st-overall in 2022) was the only compensation Colorado received for Trevor Story leaving in free agency, in lieu of a deadline trade. Thompson signed for a slot bonus of […]
The Colorado Rockies and “optionality”
Remember back in December when I wrote about about “tractability?” This was a concept discussed in Pedro Moura’s 2022 book How to beat a broken game: The rise of the Dodgers in a league on the brink. The term essentially refers to a player’s willingness to accept instruction. In this column, I want to look […]
Purple Row After Dark: Would you rather watch a pitchers’ duel or a slugfest?
I was perusing through our sister sites this morning and saw this question posed by Battery Power, home of the Atlanta Braves. In the wake of yesterday’s Super Bowl, it seemed like a relevant question. For the majority of the Super Bowl, it seemed like Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Myers was going to win MVP […]
The Rockies at the 2026 World Baseball Classic
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 […]
Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 14, Roc Riggio
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 […]
A Quick Fix for Rockies Starting Pitching: Ditch the Four-Seamers
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 […]
Purple Row After Dark: Which Rockies would you like to see in the Winter Olympics?
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 […]
This Week in Purple: Springtime in Scottsdale
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 […]
Purple Row After Dark: Which current Rockies player would be the best host of The Muppet Show?
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 […]
Can Rockies fans trust curiosity and an invisible process in 2026?
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 […]
Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 15, Max Belyeu
15. Max Belyeu (293 points, 19 ballots) Belyeu (pronounced like the bear in The Jungle Book) was Colorado’s third pick of the 2025 draft, going 74th overall and signing for a slot bonus of $1.11 million. Rockies fans will naturally make comparisons between Belyeu and fellow Texas hit-over-power outfielder, Rockies draftee (in 2024’s second round), and […]
Two bright spots in a lost season for the Colorado Rockies
THIS IS A GUEST ROCKPILE BY ANTHONY DEPNER While the 2025 Colorado Rockies will mainly be remembered negatively, two players who stood out as bright spots were Victor Vodnik and Jordan Beck. Both players took a step forward in 2025 and found success in their respective roles. However, each still has areas of growth that […]
Colorado Rockies 2026 Promotional and Theme Day Schedule
A few weeks ago, we were able to give you some preliminary information on the Rockies’ promotional schedule for the 2026 season. It was a bit sparse, but the Rockies assured us more was coming soon. True to their word, the Colorado Rockies announced their full promotional and theme night schedule this week. From Star […]
Rockies announce 2026 non-roster invitees for spring training
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 […]
A visitor’s guide to Rockies’ spring training 2026
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 […]
Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 16, Jackson Cox
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. […]
Forecasting the Rockies’ positional stability
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 […]
Purple Row After Dark: Which player do the Rockies need to improve most?
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 […]
The minor leagues hold the key to success in Colorado
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 […]
Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 17, Welinton Herrera
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” […]
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