With the 10th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, not to mention three selections in the top 38 and four in the the top 50, there’s a major opportunity for the Colorado Rockies to improve a farm system currently rated amongst the worst in the sport. Believe it or not, that evaluation is set to improve following some recent…...

There is not a lot that the Colorado Rockies have in common with the Minnesota Twins. Heck, the two teams haven’t even orchestrated a trade together in over a decade. (Anyone remember the Kevin Slowey deal from Dec 2011 that kept the right-handed starter around for 46 days before he was promptly shipped to Cleveland?) The first general manager of…...

As you sit down to watch the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night against the Miami Marlins, there will come an exchange in the bottom of the second or third inning that will flash by faster than you should be able to catch. With Rockies’ starting pitcher Chad Kuhl toeing the slab, awaiting the sign from his catcher, Marlins’ Jacob Stallings…...

Nothing in life is ever guaranteed, not even for professional athletes. It stands to reason that when a player makes their Major League debut, it’s a culmination of a life-long pursuit, a moment in time seared into the mind forever. For 4,714 ballplayers – or 20.8% percent of 22,718 players in the history of the game – that first base…...

As strange as it may sound, Germán Márquez is already in his seventh season with the Colorado Rockies and is still just 27 years old. It may also come as a surprise to realize that he’s the third-longest tenured member of the active roster behind only Charlie Blackmon and Carlos Estévez. Last season, Márquez had a 5.56 ERA through his…...

Tyler Kinley, the one player who seemed most destined to represent the Colorado Rockies in the 2022 All-Star Game in Los Angeles on July 19, will undergo a procedure that should end his season prematurely.  “Tyler has got an elbow sprain. And he’s got a flexor tear from the imaging that was taken over the last couple of days,” manager…...

Despite traveling around the country with his own late-night gig as a professional athlete, Kyle Freeland plans to be rather active when it comes to Stanley Cup Final. “I’m still kind of debating on maybe taking a quick trip to Tampa for Game 3 on our off day when we’re in Miami,” the Colorado Rockies Opening Day starter said. “We’ll…

The Colorado Rockies have produced 11 batting title winners in their 29 seasons thanks in part to the largest outfield in the National League that readily permits bloop singles (and doubles) and fortunately placed baseballs between defenders spaced by larger than normal gaps. On the road, the Coors Field Hangover presents hitters with breaking balls possessing exaggerated movement compared to…...

Imagine a player with Garrett Hampson’s speed, Brendan Rodgers’ power and Trevor Story’s defensive ability. Then imagine those skills being a notch above what you’re expecting. Now place it all inside a 20-year-old shortstop. That’s Ezequiel Tovar. The youngest player on the Colorado Rockies’ 40-man roster has been turning heads since batting .550 (11-for-20) with three home runs and seven…...

Once Nike took over for Majestic Athletic to become the official supplier of uniforms for Major League Baseball, it was only a matter of time for them to create something different.   In 2021, seven teams received new and – at times – dynamic uniforms as part of the Nike City Connect Series. One of the seven chosen clubs for 2022…...

The clubhouse that Carlos Estévez witnessed when he made his big league debut on April 23, 2016 is remarkably different than the one he sees in 2022. Literally speaking, the locker room on the home side of Coors Field underwent renovations ahead of the 2019 season. Figuratively speaking, the only recognizable face still on the active roster from six years…...

Monday represented the perfect opportunity to ask any manager about the state of their team as four months remain and the season is roughly one-third complete. As the baseball adage goes, one doesn’t worry about the standings until Memorial Day. The unofficial start of summer was greeted with a come-from-behind victory over the Miami Marlins to open a seven-game homestand…...

There was a reunion of sorts at Nationals Park this weekend. Fans of the 2013 Arkansas Travelers may have been the only ones to take notice. The former Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels in the Texas League had the best record in the North Division that year thanks to a roster that featured current Colorado Rockies’ C.J. Cron…...

Take a trip to Colorful Colorado through the eyes of the Colorado Rockies as the long awaited Nike City Connect uniforms are finally here. On Friday, Denver’s favorite baseball club unveiled a jersey fashioned after the state license plate. From snow-capped mountains to the evergreen color – even the font – the vibe is evocative of the iconic look first…...

“If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.” – Denis Waitley It feels like a switch inside us sometimes, doesn’t it? Whether emotional, mental, or physical, most each of remembers a moment when something fell into place for us,…...

Entering the 2022 season, it became apparent that the rotation for the Colorado Rockies were the leaders of the clubhouse. Even with the signing of Kris Bryant, which occurred after the 40-man roster had already reported to Scottsdale for Spring Training, the roster turnover in recent years had barely impacted Colorado’s stable of starting pitchers. Since 2017, the trio of…

The life of a relief pitcher can be a challenging one replete with changing addresses more frequently than one would prefer. For Ashton Goudeau of the Colorado Rockies, that meant moving to seven different organizations in less than a year. Yes, every time the 6’6” right-hander was claimed on the waiver wire, he would invariably learn a few weeks later…...

With the Colorado Rockies having lost 10 of their last 13 games following the game one loss during a doubleheader with the New York Mets, it seemed like that 15-11 start to the season was a mirage of sorts.  Kris Bryant made his return to starting lineup on Saturday for the first time since April 25 when a back strain…...

When the Marshall Fire damaged and destroyed thousands of homes in Boulder County this past December, two Colorado natives from the National League West took notice. “We have four generations of firefighters in our family before us, and they’re all Denver firemen,” Tyler Rogers of the San Francisco Giants shared. “So that’s kind of where (our charity) started.” Twin brothers…...