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THIS IS A GUEST ROCKPILE BY EVAN LIU (@evanliu.bsky.social) Unfortunately, the Colorado Rockies have been an afterthought in MLB in terms of competitiveness. The only way they garnered national attention was by going on massive losing streaks and contending for the worst record in MLB history. Just one mile down Blake Street at Ball Arena, […]
From Purple Row | 23 days ago | 4 reads
Late this evening, ESPN’s Jess Rogers broke the news that the Colorado Rockies signed Jose Quintana: The 37-year-old lefty spent 2025 with the Milwaukee Brewers on a one-year, $4.25 million contract. In 131 2/3 innings, Quintana logged 24 starts and finished with a 3.96 ERA. According to Baseball Savant, Quintana has a five-pitch arsenal: sinker […]
From Purple Row | 23 days ago | 6 reads
Today, the Colorado Rockies announced that they had signed Tomoyuki Sugano to a one year, $5.1 million contract. (Evan Lang has an overview here.) Later in the day, Jon Heyman shared more details of the signing: All of this raises an interesting question: What number will Sugano wear as a Rockie? Traditionally, he has worn […]
From Purple Row | 23 days ago | 6 reads
After signing Michael Lorenzen to their rotation earlier this off-season, the Colorado Rockies indicated that they were still in the market for another veteran starting pitcher. It would appear that starting pitcher has been selected, as the Rockies have reportedly signed Japanese right-handed pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano to a one-year deal worth $5.1 million for the […]
From Purple Row | 24 days ago | 3 reads
13. Sterlin Thompson (314 points, 19 ballots) Fair or not, Thompson’s progress will be judged in part by Rockies fans by the fact his draft pick (31st-overall in 2022) was the only compensation Colorado received for Trevor Story leaving in free agency, in lieu of a deadline trade. Thompson signed for a slot bonus of […]
From Purple Row | 24 days ago | 3 reads
Remember back in December when I wrote about about “tractability?” This was a concept discussed in Pedro Moura’s 2022 book How to beat a broken game: The rise of the Dodgers in a league on the brink. The term essentially refers to a player’s willingness to accept instruction. In this column, I want to look […]
From Purple Row | 24 days ago | 2 reads
As we sit mere days away from pitchers and catchers reporting for duty at their respective complexes in Arizona and Florida, much of the world is focused on international competition. The Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina are in full swing, with fans across the world rooting for athletes representing their home towns, their countries, or […]
From Purple Row | 25 days ago | 4 reads
14. Roc Riggio (294 points, 19 ballots) Riggio, who was the headline prospect in the Jake Bird trade with the Yankees near last year’s trade deadline, is a decent up-the-middle defender who has both power and patience at the plate, all in a compact 5’9” package. The 23-year-old lefty-hitting, righty-throwing second baseman had a breakout […]
From Purple Row | 25 days ago | 7 reads
THIS IS A GUEST ROCKPILE BY HC WERNER While a great many things need to go wrong for a starting pitching staff to rock a historically bad 6.65 ERA for the season, an outsized reason for the 2025 Rockies’ starting pitching woes was their over-reliance on bad four-seam fastballs. How bad was bad? Fangraphs has […]
From Purple Row | 25 days ago | 3 reads
Tonight’s question comes from my Purple Row colleague Skyler Timmins. Given that the Olympics kicked off yesterday in Milan, it seems timely. Which Colorado Rockies would you like to see competing in the Winter Olympics? I have some ideas, but I’ll turn the floor over to the Purple Row night owls first. Please keep in […]
From Purple Row | 26 days ago | 2 reads
Terrance Gore was known as one of the fastest men in baseball. He played in 14 games for the Cubs in 2018, mostly as a pinch-runner, and also appeared in the Wild Card Game that year against the Rockies. He was still in MLB as recently as 2022, with the Mets. Today, I have sad […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 27 days ago | 5 reads
In our last matchup, we had yet another blowout (not surprising really considering how bad the lower seeds were), with Jose Contreras easily overcoming Ronny Cedeño. Here’s our next matchup: 4. Jeff Hoffman, 2023 Jeff Hoffman came up with the Rockies in 2016, and as most Colorado pitchers do, he struggled. After a couple of […]
From The Good Phight | 27 days ago | 4 reads
Earlier this week, the Atlanta Braves announced 24 non-roster invites to spring training. On Friday, that number increased, as MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reported that Kyle Farmer will also be at camp as a non-roster invite. Farmer spent 2025 with the Colorado Rockies, where he hit .227 and spent time all around the infield. He’s not […]
From Talking Chop | 27 days ago | 4 reads
Alright, we did it! Baseball starts on Thursday! If you’re anything like me, you’ve been eagerly awaiting the start of spring training to see how the 2026 Rockies will shape up. But in the meantime, it’s been an incredibly busy week on Purple Row, and here’s what our staff (and a few guests) had to […]
From Purple Row | 27 days ago | 6 reads
Most of the time, social media is a cesspool. However, it occasionally gives you gems. For example, Aaron Cameron asked this on BlueSky today: I’d like to put a Rockies spin on it and ask you all to determine which current Rockies player would be the best host for The Muppet Show. Personally, my vote […]
From Purple Row | 27 days ago | 4 reads
Last week, I explored the new Rockies front office and coaching staff’s focus on embracing and learning from failure. This week, I want to examine two more priorities that frequently popped up Rockies Fest: curiosity and trusting the process. In the fourth week of January, president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta arranged meetings to bring […]
From Purple Row | 28 days ago | 5 reads
Pitchers and catchers report exactly one week from today with the rest of the squad following right behind them on Tuesday, February 17. Today, the Colorado Rockies announced their 2026 non-roster invitees. They have chosen to invite eight pitchers and 12 position players, and 11 of the NRI’s joined the Rockies from different organizations. Below […]
From Purple Row | 28 days ago | 5 reads
February is upon is, and that means baseball season is right around the corner! Well, spring training is anyway. We all survived the long, harsh non-baseball months of December and January, and in just a few short days we’ll all rejoice to hear the crack of the bats, the pop of the gloves, and see […]
From Purple Row | 29 days ago | 5 reads
16. Jackson Cox (284 points, 19 ballots) Cox was Colorado’s second-round pick in 2022, 50th overall, out of a rural high school in Washington state. To get Cox out of his commitment to Oregon, the Rockies signed the 6’2” righty starter for a $1.85 million bonus — well over the pick’s $1.54 million slot value. […]
From Purple Row | 29 days ago | 5 reads
THIS IS A GUEST ROCKPILE BY ZEKE PEREZ JR Since the departure of Charlie Blackmon, the Colorado Rockies have been without a face of the franchise. Sadly, the team also lacks a face for just about every position on the field. Looking at the most common players by game at each position over the last […]
From Purple Row | 29 days ago | 5 reads
Spring training is right around the corner, and the Rockies roster looks a lot different than it did at the end of the 2025 season that culminated in 119 losses and just 43 wins. There were numerous reasons the Rockies lost 119 games, as has been written about ad nauseam, but some of the biggest […]
From Purple Row | 29 days ago | 1 read
The primary objective for the Colorado Rockies is to solve a single question in 2026: How do you consistently win in Colorado? For over 30 years, the team has failed to find a suitable solution. Instead, winning was based on a hope that things would work themselves out and the answers would fall in their […]
From Purple Row | 30 days ago | 3 reads
17. Welinton Herrera (282 points, 19 ballots) Herrera is probably the Rockies’ top relief prospect — among pure relievers in PuRPs voting, it was between him and Rule 5 pick RJ Petit (No. 23 PuRP). He’s also the highest ranked of the three players named Herrera in the system to receive votes. The 21-year-old 6’0” […]
From Purple Row | 30 days ago | 1 read
Tonight, I’d be curious about your thoughts on a ranking published by Bleacher Report over the weekend. Joel Reuter asked this question: “Which MLB team has added the most talent this offseason?” (It kind of follows up some of the discussion we had today in the Rockpile comments.) He then goes on to rank all […]
From Purple Row | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Inspiration. Last season, the Diamondbacks were the only NL West team with a losing record playing the Rockies at Coors Field. I’m confident the Diamondbacks can improve. How? Runs at Coors When Playing the Rockies. Focusing on the NL West, runs scored and runs allowed can explain why the Diamondbacks had a worse record when […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 1 read