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Maybe third season is the charm for Adael Amador
Entering this season, Adael Amador had played in 51 games for the Rockies since making his MLB debut on June 9, 2026. During that time, Amador yo-yoed from Triple-A Albuquerque and Colorado, putting up impressive numbers for the Isotopes, only to struggle with the Rockies. In June, Purple Row’s Skyler Timmins even wrote about what […]
Yankees break it open late, complete sweep of Rockies with 10-3 win
The Rockies hung around for most of Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. Then the seventh inning happened. Colorado had just pulled within two runs when the Yankees answered with six in the bottom half, capped by Anthony Volpe’s grand slam, and turned a quiet, almost competitive game into a 10-3 rout. The loss completed a […]
Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees game discussion: Ryan Feltner vs. Max Fried
Two games into their September stop at Yankee Stadium, the Rockies have scored four runs, struck out 24 times and lost twice. The Yankees won the opener 5–3 before taking Game 2 by a 6–1 score. Tonight gives the Rockies (55–90) one more chance to salvage a game against the Yankees (83–62), avoid the sweep […]
L.A. Queens vs N.Y. Heights — WPBL Playoff Discussion thread
The playoff’s kicked off on Wednesday night with the first game in the Semifinal A series, a best of three matchup between the number one seed San Francisco Firebells and the number four seed Boston Hunters. While the Hunters held their own throughout, in the end the Firebells were able to avoid an upset and […]
Something to look forward to in each remaining Rockies series
The Colorado Rockies only have 17 games left in the 2026 season. If they played football that would constitute an entire season. Instead, because they play the marathon that is baseball, these final 17 games may seem inconsequential. It’s true that the Rockies are eliminated from the playoff race, so in a sense, the remaining […]
A third-inning grand slam sinks Rockies in 6-1 loss to the Yankees
Despite a night that featured some quality pitching from both teams, the Colorado Rockies dropped their 90th game of the season as they couldn’t recover from a third-inning grand slam. The Yankees have now won the series as the Rockies continue to struggle with putting the ball in play and taking advantage of scoring opportunities. […]
Boston Hunters vs. San Francisco Firebells — WPBL Playoff discussion thread
The first-ever Women’s Professional Baseball League postseason begins today when the No. 1-seed San Francisco Firebells host the Boston Hunters at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Ill. San Francisco, led by co-HR champion Keslie Whitmore, finished atop the regular season standings with a 10-5 record. The Firebells beat Boston 13-7 in the regular season finale […]
Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees game discussion: Tomoyuki Sugano vs. Will Warren
The Colorado Rockies showed some resilience in their loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday, but with another 100-loss season just 11 losses away, they will need to show even more resilience as they face another tough assignment. Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8, 5.19 ERA) takes the hill for the Rockies on the heels of a […]
Assessing Zac Veen’s second big-league stint so far
It has been nearly a month since Zac Veen was recalled for his second big-league stint with the Colorado Rockies. After a phenomenal season in Triple-A Albuquerque, Veen was finally handed the opportunity to see if his offseason personal changes and in-game adjustments were legitimate enough to help the Rockies. After 21 games into this […]
Rockies out-homer Yankees 2-1 but get out-scored 5-3
It was a pitchers’ duel in the Bronx, just as we all predicted. Gabriel Hughes went toe-to-toe with AL Cy Young candidate Cam Schlittler, but the Yankees offense was able to get the Rockies bullpen just enough to put them over the top. The Rockies attempted a comeback in the ninth, but fell short once […]
Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees game discussion: Gabriel Hughes vs. Cam Schlittler
The Colorado Rockies head east for their penultimate road trip of the season — there are just 19 games left, if you can believe that! They face old friend Ryan McMahon (and freshly-activated Aaron Judge) and the New York Yankees for a three game set before heading to Detroit to face the Tigers for a […]
Weekly Pebble Report: Jack Mahoney is making his case for a big-league cameo
Jack Mahoney (No. 15 PuRP) finished the 2025 season in the Arizona Fall League and was assigned to repeat Double-A Hartford to start the 2026 season. But that seemed to work well for the right-hander, as he posted a 1.99 ERA in 13 starts before being promoted in early August. And the promotion came on […]
Rockies Reacts Survey: Will Hunter Goodman hit 40+ home runs in 2026?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockies fans and fans across the country. One of the storylines during the 2026 Colorado Rockies season has been Hunter Goodman. The 26-year-old catcher made his second-consecutive All-Star Game this year, and has been […]
How the Colorado Rockies are using technology to manage pitcher workload
This has been a year of rebuilding for the Colorado Rockies. Understandably, the tendency is to focus on personnel, but don’t overlook the technology rebuild that’s happening as well. Prior to the Rockies decision to bring on president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta, reporters documented extensively how the Rockies were behind their peers in terms […]
Purple Row After Dark: What are your Rockies hopes and dreams vs. the Yankees?
On Tuesday, the Rockies start a three-game series against the New York Yankees in the Bronx. Even if it’s not at Coors Field, playing the Yankees is always a big deal. New York (81-62) is currently in line for the No. 1 Wild Card spot in the AL, and the Rockies (55-88) are eight wins […]
The Rockies are pinch hitting more, but is it working?
In 143 games this season, the Colorado Rockies have 146 pinch-hit at-bats. While the PH lineup changes have only happened in 92 games, meaning there are often multiple pinch hitters per game, the approach marks a massive change in Colorado. Over the last five seasons, the Rockies have trended upward on MLB leaderboards for pinch-hit […]
Rockies reinstate Kyle Karros, Ryan Ritter optioned
The Colorado Rockies announced a couple of roster moves today. Kyle Karros had been on the seven-day concussion injured list for a second time following a collision in the field on August 11th. The Rockies had originally reinstated Karros on August 21st, but after just two games with the club he was placed back on […]
Fred Ocasio lays the foundation for future Rockies players
Most fans don’t recognize his name, but Fred Ocasio has been a mainstay with the Colorado Rockies since 1998, working entirely in the lower minors. His résumé is extensive. He began as a hitting coach with the AZL Rockies in Tucson before moving to the High-A Salem Avalanche for a year. He then moved back […]
Purple Row After Dark: Is it okay for position players to pitch?
Last week, Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs wrote about the increasing popularity of position players pitching. With (Andrew) Monasterio’s appearance, every team has now used a position player to pitch in a nine-inning game at least once this season; the Yankees have also only used one, while the Rockies have used a major league-leading nine, and the A’s […]
Rockies score early and late, get stymied by Cooper Hjerpe in the middle, and lose to Cardinals 10-8
The Rockies scored early and late, but ran into a buzzsaw of Cooper Hjerpe making his MLB debut in the middle. Kyle Leahy was chased after 2.2 innings, but it didn’t matter. And as they do, they attempted to battle back late. Jake McCarthy broke through in the eighth with a solo homer, and he […]
Boston Hunters vs San Francisco Firebells — WPBL Discussion thread
The final game of the regular season is tonight! After tonight’s game the regular season will come to an end. All four WPBL teams will look to the postseason which starts next week. The semifinals round schedule is already set and will be as follows: That’s enough about what happens next week. There’s still one […]
Colorado Rockies vs. St Louis Cardinals game discussion: Kyle Leahy vs. Tanner Gordon
After a couple of crazy games — one loss and one win — the Rockies will look to take their final game against the St. Louis Cardinals in this afternoon’s rubber match. If they win, they will tie the season series 3-3. The Rockies have played 19 rubber matches so far this season and are […]
This Week in Purple: Fans believe TJ Rumfield will finish in the Top 5 in NL Rookie of the Year voting
TJ Rumfield burst onto the scene this year and has not looked back. The 26-year-old rookie has been on an absolute tear and has been (rightfully) in the NL Rookie of the Year conversation. We asked on Tuesday where you thought he’d finish in the voting, and since then, he has gone 6-for-12 with one […]
A slow start, a big middle, and a scary finish: the Rockies win a wild one over the Cardinals, 10-7
On Harry Potter Night at Coors Field, the Colorado Rockies conjured enough magic to hang on for the win in a wizard’s duel against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Saturday night matchup had a number of trappings from recent games: A team struggling to find a single hit until, all of a sudden, an offensive […]
According to a column by Woody Paige, the Monforts may be selling an additional 35 percent of the Rockies to the Penner Sports Group
It’s been a season of big changes for the Colorado Rockies, and tonight is no different. According to Woody Paige of the Denver Gazette, Dick and Charlie Monfort may be planning to sell even more of the team to the Penner Sports Group, who joined the ownership group in April by purchasing 40% of the […]
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