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Game No. 1: Colombia (República de Colombia) at Canada Venue: Hiram Bithorn Stadium — San Juan, Puerto Rico First Pitch: 9:00 AM MST TV: FS2 Radio: MLB Audio; Sirius XM Lineups: RHP Julio Tehran vs RHP Michael Soroka Game No. 2: Nicaragua (República de Nicaragua) at The Netherlands (Nederland) Venue: loanDepot Park — Miami, Florida, […]
Every spring training has roster battles. That part isn’t new. What feels different about Rockies camp this year is who is competing — and why. When ‘veteran presence’ replaces production Last year, many roster decisions felt tied to something other than baseball performance. Several spots went to players whose value was often described in terms of ‘veteran presence’ or ‘clubhouse […]
We’re about halfway through spring training, which means position battles are heating up. Earlier this week, we asked who you thought had the best chance to break camp with the Rockies, and you answered! The vast majority of you believe that newly-acquired first baseman TJ Rumfield has the best chance of doing just that. Rumfield […]
Today, this Colorado Rockies soundly defeated The Athletics 11-6. For game highlights, click here. I was unable to download manager Warren Schaeffer’s comments, so here’s Chase Dollander: Brett Sullivan had quite a day: And here’s Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros (who gave us some “Karro’s taco’s): And, finally, please enjoy five minutes of Rockies highlights: […]
It’s been a little bit of a tougher week for the Colorado Rockies in the pitching department this past week. Offense across the league has been making an impact in the Arizona weather, and Rockies pitching has fallen into some old traps as they try to work through new pitches and find command. Chase Dollander […]
Despite a dramatic midseason battle for first, the NL East was fairly clear cut for most of last season. At the end of May, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets were tied in a dead-heat, and the Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, and Washington Nationals had all started a downward trend out of contention. By […]
Today the World Baseball Classic’s group stage enters full swing as pool play games kick off in Houston, Miami, and San Juan. Not counting the 3:00 AM MST match between Japan and Chinese Taipei—which was included in yesterday’s game thread—and including tomorrow’s 3:00 AM match, there are eight World Baseball Classic games today! Game No. […]
In 2025, Colorado Rockies starters had a combined 6.65 ERA, more than a full run higher than the next-worst Washington Nationals. It would be difficult to exaggerate how poorly this group performed over the past few seasons. But it’s a new day. The rotation enters 2026 having taken steps designed, not only to stop the […]
In 2025, 13 different Rockies made their MLB debuts. The list includes Of the 13, eight were sent back down to Triple-A Albuquerque for performance issues or as part of rehab assignments for injuries or bereavement (Agnos). While it’s not unusual to yo-yo a bit in the course of an MLB player’s development, for the […]
There’s been a exercise sweeping the internet this week that involved comparing someone’s actual career history with what it would look like on LinkedIn. Here’s a case in point: (The Nolan Arenado one cracks me up.) So here’s tonight’s challenge for the Purple Row Night Owls: Give us your best Colorado Rockies “reality” and “LinkedIn” […]
Game No. 1: Australia (ɐı̣ןɐɹʇsnⱯ) at Czechia (Česká) Venue: Tokyo Dome — Tokyo, Japan Australia looks to keep the momentum going after their exciting shutout victory over Chinese Taipei yesterday in which former Rockies farmhand Robbie Perkins and young Cleveland Guardians second baseman Travis Bazzana both hit home runs. Meanwhile, Czechia looks to rebound after […]
The Colorado Rockies lost to the Milwaukee Brewers today, 10-8. For more details, click here. And now to the postgame comments. First, here’s manager Warren Schaeffer: Starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen weighed in before heading out to play for Team Italy in the WBC: And, finally, Tyler Freeman discussed his return to action: Please keep in […]
Today the Rockies announced their 2026 Spring Breakout roster. Since it began in the 2024 season, Spring Breakout is meant to pit the top prospects, regardless of level, against those of another organization. This year the Rockies top prospects will be facing off against those of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, March 21st at 5:00 […]
After being treated to yesterday’s Rockies vs Team USA exhibition match to kick off the World Baseball Classic, the Colorado Rockies will be hosting the Milwaukee Brewers at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in a return to regular spring training match-ups. Many of the Rockies’ players participating in the World Baseball Classic have departed […]
In the process of writing about every player who received votes in our biannual Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list — this edition it was 55 players across 19 ballots — I learned a bit about trends and system strengths and weaknesses. So for anyone who missed a few write-ups or even who has a more casual relationship with the […]
For the final nine games of the 2025, the Miami Marlins ran an experiment in which their assistant pitching coach, Alon Leichman, made pitch selection decisions and communicated those to the catcher via signs from the dugout. This is a practice that has long been used in the college game but has never seen widespread […]
We are on the eve of official World Baseball Classic play! Last night, Sam Bradfield asked for predictions of who will win. I want to build off of that tonight and ask this: Which Rockies do you think will have the best showing? So, Purple Row Night Owls, who ya got? Please keep in mind […]
Today, the Colorado Rockies took a positive shellacking at the hands of Team USA, losing 14-4. For more game highlights, click here. Let’s start with comments from manager Warren Schaeffer: Here’s starting pitcher Kyle Freeland, who is working on a new cutter: Gabriel Hughes weighed in on his day: Mickey Moniak weighed in on hitting […]
Game No. 1: Chinese Taipei (中華臺北) at Australia (ɐı̣ןɐɹʇsnⱯ) Venue: Tokyo Dome — Tokyo, Japan The first game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic includes one of the last tournament’s hosts. Chinese Taipei finished the group stage with a record of 2-2, as did everyone else in 2023’s Pool A. However, they failed to qualify […]
The World Baseball Classic is in full swing, as teams have begun playing their exhibition games before they head off to Tokyo, San Juan, Houston or Miami for the next steps of their journey (though Pool C is already in Japan and will begin pool play on Wednesday at 10pm ET/8pm MT). Team USA boasts […]
2025 was a bad year for the Colorado Rockies that included many mid-season shakeups. On Mother’s Day, we saw long-time manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond relieved of their duties and Warren Schaeffer promoted to interim manager. (I remember the date because I was at Disneyland when the news broke.) It was something […]
One of the biggest problems for the 2025 Colorado Rockies was hitting the fastball. It was such a problem that I wrote a piece in early May — which included a photo edit I’m rather proud of — highlighting the issue for the team after just a month into the season. That was when the […]
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. Spring training is in full swing, and now with the World Baseball Classic happening over the […]
Scottsdale, Ariz. — Nolan Arenado was drafted by the Colorado Rockies second round of the 2009 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut on April 28, 2013, and the rest is history. He spent eight years with the Rockies and enjoyed many highs – including eight Gold Gloves, four Platinum Gloves, four Silver Sluggers, five […]
For years, we have been using this part of the “State of the Position” series to advocate for change, and, Reader, this year we got it. My word, did we get it. On October 1, former Colorado Rockies manager Bill Schmidt announced that he would be leaving the organization. The move came on the heels […]