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Purple Row After Dark: Thoughts on the Rockies’ new-and-improved front office?
Late Friday, we learned that the Rockies made another addition to their front office staff, Chad MacDonald. (Read Thomas Harding’s write up here.) MacDonald joins the Rockies as special assistant, player personnel. The Rockies have made significant additions this offseason in terms of their front office personnel. (Read about some of those additions here, here, […]
Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 29, Ethan Hedges
29. Ethan Hedges (58 points, 12 ballots) Colorado’s third round pick in the 2025 draft (77th overall) out of the University of Southern California was Hedges. The 6’1” 21-year-old righty was a two-way player during his draft year but will be a third baseman as a professional. Hedges signed for $950k, about $110k below the slot […]
What Michael Lorenzen has revealed about the rebuilding Rockies
Last Thursday, at the same time news was breaking that the Colorado Rockies had arrived at a deal with Willi Castro, Paul DePodesta and Michael Lorenzen addressed media in two separate Zoom availabilities. Last week, Evan Lang provided an overview of Lorenzen’s career and a glimpse of what the signing might mean, and Sam Bradfield […]
This Week in Purple: It’s promotion (schedule) 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. The Colorado Rockies released their […]
Purple Row After Dark: Which Denver team gets the next parade?
Our friends over at The Good Phight asked an interesting question earlier this week: Which Philadelphia team will win the next championship? “Phillies, Flyers, Sixers, Eagles, Union,” they asked, “who’s winning it all?” So as we head into the first Denver Broncos home playoff game in a decade — with the Denver Nuggets and Colorado […]
Michael Lorenzen is ready to be a problem solver at Coors Field
The Colorado Rockies officially signed 34-year-old RHP Michael Lorenzen to a one-year, $8 million deal on Thursday morning after the signing was first reported last Wednesday. Lorenzen met with the media over Zoom on Thursday afternoon to discuss his ties to the Rockies and his excitement about working with this team. “One of the things […]
Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 30, Oscar Pujols
30. Oscar Pujols (55 points, 9 ballots) Pujols was Colorado’s top international free agent pitcher signing in the 2024 period, receiving a $600k bonus. The 6’3”, 155-pound starter is in the upper 80s/low 90s now and boasts a promising curveball. MLB Pipeline ranked Pujols 36th among their international free agent prospects from 2024 (and second among pitching prospects) as a […]
Schaeffer wants more first-pitch strikes. How do the Rockies measure up?
In about one month, baseball begins again. On Feb. 12, Rockies pitchers and catchers will report to spring training. On Feb. 17, the position players will follow. This spring actually represents a renewal and refreshing change for the Colorado Rockies, who are being led by a new front office and coaching staff. As they work […]
Purple Row After Dark: Giving the Rockies a pre-spring training grade
It has been a news-filled 10 days here at Purple Row. Think about it. Over the course of the last week, the Rockies have done the following: As Skyler Timmins noted today, Add to all that, the Rockies front office is routinely communicating with media. Last week, Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes answered an email […]
Rockies sign Willi Castro
The Colorado Rockies are bringing another veteran free agent into the fold, as ESPN’s Jorge Castillo reported Thursday afternoon that Willi Castro will be donning purple pinstripes on a two-year, $12.8 million deal. The switch-hitting super utilityman is largely a middle infielder, but has played significant innings at every defensive position save first base and […]
Rockies officially sign RHP Michael Lorenzen
On Thursday morning, the Colorado Rockies made their first Major League free agent signing official. Veteran right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen will join the Rockies’ starting rotation for the 2026 season on a one-year, $8 million deal. The contract includes a $9 million club option for the 2027 season. The deal was first reported last Wednesday. […]
Rockies 2026 international prospects signing tracker
Today marks the start of MLB’s 2026 international prospects signing period, and all 30 teams can now start adding top amateur talent from across the world to their systems. Verbal agreements have likely been reached with plenty of them, so we’re likely to hear of numerous prospects signing today even though it’s the very first […]
Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2026: Numbers 35 to 31
It’s time to reveal the five players who made it the closest to the pre-season 2026 top 30 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list, the Honorable Mention PuRPS, as voted on by the Purple Row community recently. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Baseball-Reference), as well as notes on […]
What Chase Dollander could learn from former Rockies’ pitchers
Last week, I suggested Chase Dollander could be a bounce-back candidate in 2026, despite only completing his rookie year in 2025. However, he could also just be a candidate for continued development. But then a comment caught my eye from Colorado Springs Northsider: A number of Rockies pitchers have taken a season or two (Cook […]
Purple Row After Dark: The 2026 Colorado Rockies ZiPS projections
We haven’t really had a chance to talk about it on the site, but last week, FanGraph’s Dan Szymborski dropped his projections for the 2026 Colorado Rockies. You may read them here. You will not be surprised to learn that ZiPS is not especially optimistic about the Rockies as they head into the season. Here’s […]
Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2026: Numbers 40-36
After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot on Monday and six multi-ballot players yesterday, it’s time to write about the five players who fell just short from Honorable Mention Purple Row Prospect (PuRP) status in the pre-season 2026 voting. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Baseball-Reference), […]
Should the Rockies revisit their 2012 piggyback plan?
The Colorado Rockies are trying to reinvent themselves for 2026. With a new front office and coaching staff in place, the intention is to come up with a way to be successful in Colorado. Obviously, pitching is the team’s biggest area of focus, and President of Baseball Operations Paul DePodesta has mentioned several times that […]
Purple Row After Dark: Would you listen to an MLB broadcast without commentary?
Last week, Joe Lemire of Sports Business Journal reported on possible enhancement coming to sports broadcasts on the Peacock Network. There are plenty of enhancements coming down the pike, but this is the statement that caught the attention of most sports fans: [David Bohunek, NBCUniversal SVP of Global Video Engineering] shared a story from Peacock’s first […]
Nolan Arenado agrees to a trade with the Diamondbacks
This morning, Nolan Arenado was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks with Katie Woo first reporting a deal with close. Later, Jeff Passan confirmed the move. Nic Piecoro had the salary details: And Mark Feinsand added this: In return, the Cardinals will receive RHP Jack Martinez, who was selected in the 8th round of last year’s […]
Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2026: Numbers 46-41
After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot yesterday, it’s time to write about some players that were named on multiple ballots but who fell short from Honorable Mention Purple Row Prospect (PuRP) status in the pre-season 2026 voting. Today, I’ll reveal the first six names in this category and tomorrow the other five […]
Is Troy Johnston (part of) the Rockies’ answer at first base?
If there’s been a recurring question at Purple Row this offseason, it’s been this one: Who will play first base for the Colorado Rockies in 2026? Early in the offseason, Michael Toglia was DFA’d while Warming Bernabel elected free agency and signed an MiLB contract with the Washington Nationals. These moves left Blaine Crim the […]
Which additional free agent starter might the Rockies sign?
Let’s use tonight’s Purple Row After Dark to build on a conversation started this morning in Skyler Timmins’ Rockpile about the Colorado Rockies needing more length from their starting rotation. In Thomas Harding’s last week, yesterday, Rockies general manager Josh Byrnes made clear that the Rockies are looking for a couple of veteran starters. His […]
Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2026: single-ballot players
The pre-season Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) voting period has finished, so it’s time to reveal the community’s top 30 prospects in the Colorado system. These prospects will be revealed over the next several weeks to give fans an overview of players who could make an impact on the Colorado Rockies soon. The trade of Josh Grosz for […]
What Michael Lorenzen could mean for the Rockies
Last Wednesday evening it was reported that the Colorado Rockies had made their first free agent Major League deal of the off-season. While the move is not yet official, the Rockies are said to be bringing in veteran right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen on a one-year, $8 million deal. Bringing in Lorenzen—who is expected to be […]
Rockies acquire OF Jake McCarthy
The Colorado Rockies announced on Saturday morning that they have acquired left-handed outfielder Jake McCarthy from the Arizona Diamondbacks. McCarthy was originally a first round selection of the Diamondbacks in the 2018 draft out of the University of Virginia. He finished fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2022 after turning in […]
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