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Injuries plagued Ryan Feltner in 2025

Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]

From Purple Row | about 20 hours ago | 0 reads

Hall of Fame Poll: Dale Murphy

Dale Murphy is another who looked like a sure Hall of Fame choice, in the middle of his career, but his numbers fell off a cliff soon after he turned 30. He played 18 seasons, most of them with the Braves, then three with the Phillies and one with the Rockies. He came up as […]

From Bluebird Banter | about 21 hours ago | 0 reads

Chicago Cubs news and notes — Tucker, Caissie, Ballesteros.

We cover the coverage like PCA covers center field. Scott Kingery is the newest Cub, signed to a minor-league deal. Likely that puts Willi Castro in the rearview as they’re at least superficially the same kind of player. Nicky Lopez is reportedly a Rockie. Anthony Kay is a White Sock. The Winter Meetings are almost […]

From Bleed Cubbie Blue | about 22 hours ago | 0 reads

What does Josh Byrnes bring to the Colorado Rockies?

After waiting for what seemed like forever, the main trio of the Rockies rebuild is complete. The team officially announced yesterday that they have hired their general manager: Josh Byrnes. Byrnes most recently served as the senior vice president of baseball operations for the formidable Los Angeles Dodgers and had been in that position since […]

From Purple Row | about 22 hours ago | 0 reads

Rockies hire Dodgers exec Josh Byrnes as general manager

The Colorado Rockies keep adding former Dodgers front office members for their own front office. The latest comes from the current group in Los Angeles, with Josh Byrnes heading to Colorado as general manager, per multiple reports. Ken Rosenthal, Dennis Lin, and Maria Torres as The Athletic were first to report Byrnes to the Rockies, […]

From True Blue LA | 2 days ago | 0 reads

According to reports, Josh Byrnes will be Rockies new GM

Update 2:00pm MT The Colorado Rockies have made it official ahead of the Winter Meetings, hiring Josh Byrnes as their new general manager. This rounds out the main trio of front office personnel, with the rest of the FO and coaching staff expected to take place over the next few weeks. This morning, Ken Rosenthal […]

From Purple Row | 2 days ago | 1 read

Rockies hiring Josh Byrnes as g.m.

The Colorado Rockies are hiring Josh Byrnes, senior vice president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, as their general manager, per multiple reports. The Rockies hired Paul DePodesta as their president of baseball operations last month, so Byrnes will be the #2 guy with Colorado. Byrnes has been with the Dodgers since November […]

From Lone Star Ball | 2 days ago | 0 reads

The curious case of Luis Arráez

I’m sure you were expecting the exciting conclusion to my simulation as the Colorado Rockies general manager in Out of the Park Baseball. Unfortunately, with the holiday festivities last week, I just haven’t had the time to sit down and dive into the game. I do, however, have the time to continue my critically acclaimed […]

From Purple Row | 2 days ago | 0 reads

Jaden Hill became a bullpen fixture in the second half of the 2025 season

Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]

From Purple Row | 3 days ago | 1 read

Revisiting the 2025 Colorado Rockies’ on-base percentage

Since the Rockies announced they had hired Paul DePodesta to be their president of baseball operations, a recurring question I’ve had is how much a book published in 2004 tells us about his approach to the game today. So let’s start by acknowledging that 2004 was a long time ago; that baseball has changed a […]

From Purple Row | 3 days ago | 1 read

Rockies name Nicky Schmidt Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue & Strategy Officer

The Colorado Rockies announced Monday afternoon that they had hired Nicky Schmidt to be their new senior vice president and chief revenue and strategy officer. Schmidt—of no relation to former Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt—spent the previous 14 years of her career with the Cleveland Guardians. She has held a variety of different roles with […]

From Purple Row | 4 days ago | 0 reads

Ryan Ritter made his MLB debut in 2025

Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]

From Purple Row | 4 days ago | 1 read

Exploring the Rockies’ rotation-building options for 2026

Starting pitching is generally an issue for the Colorado Rockies, but their woes were especially apparently in 2025. The Rockies’ rotation set a modern-era record for worst ERA at 6.65 through a league second-fewest 776.1 innings of work. The Rockies’ 2026 rotation is set to look very different. Austin Gomber and Germán Márquez have both […]

From Purple Row | 4 days ago | 0 reads

This Week in Purple: Thankful

We’re in the thick of Thanksgiving, and there finally some things to be grateful for as a Rockies fan. The Rockies hired an external candidate — Paul DePodesta of “Moneyball” fame — as their president of baseball operations, and Warren Schaeffer is back from his interim managerial stint to lead the team full-time in 2026. […]

From Purple Row | 6 days ago | 0 reads

Grateful for the power of baseball yesterday, today and tomorrow

Even after the worst season in franchise history, I still miss baseball. In the offseason, there are plenty of other sports to watch that keep you entertained, but it’s not the same as baseball.   This year, about two months after the Rockies 2025 season ended and about four months before the 2026 season begins, I am grateful for Rocky Mountain PBS and its recent “Colorado Experience” […]

From Purple Row | 7 days ago | 1 read

Blaine Crim provided an alternative at first base

Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). It’s […]

From Purple Row | 8 days ago | 0 reads

Paul DePodesta and Warren Schaeffer share their common vision for the 2026 Rockies

On Wednesday morning, Warren Schaeffer was officially introduced as the eighth full-time manager in Colorado Rockies history. He and president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta then took questions from the media over Zoom, and here are some highlights: The Hiring Process DePodesta had an idea of what he wanted out of his manager, and he […]

From Purple Row | 8 days ago | 0 reads

Seth Halvorsen showed closer potential in his first full season

Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]

From Purple Row | 9 days ago | 0 reads

My continued attempt as the Rockies GM

Many moves were made last week in my offseason attempt as the new Colorado Rockies general manager in Out of the Park Baseball 26 to turn the team around quickly. With a new cast of characters, we set sail into the 2026 season from spring training, all the way to the All-Star Game to finish […]

From Purple Row | 9 days ago | 0 reads

Brenton Doyle overcame a miserable first half to finish with a positive impact

Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). It’s not something the staff debated. We’ll begin with the player with the lowest rWAR and end up with the player with the highest. […]

From Purple Row | 10 days ago | 0 reads

The Rockies were right to make Warren Schaeffer their permanent manager

It all happened fast. A Sunday afternoon in May saw the Colorado Rockies pounding the San Diego Padres 9-3 and preparing to get on a plane to play the Texas Rangers. Bud Black was late to his post-game media scrum, and the air was weird. Something was going on, but no one was sure what. […]

From Purple Row | 10 days ago | 2 reads

The Kinley era came to an end in 2026

Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]

From Purple Row | 11 days ago | 3 reads

Evaluating the Rockies’ tendered contracts

The Colorado Rockies under new president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta have made it through their first set of off-season milestones. They made it through award season and saw Hunter Goodman win a National League Silver Slugger. They have protected their chosen few from the Rule 5 Draft by adding them to the 40-man roster, […]

From Purple Row | 11 days ago | 1 read