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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 […]

10 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). […]

10 days ago | 2 reads

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 […]

10 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. […]

12 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” […]

13 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 […]

14 days ago | 1 read

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 […]

14 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). […]

15 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 […]

15 days ago | 0 reads

2025 Arizona Fall League Wrap-Up: Position Players

With the completion of the 2025 edition of the Arizona Fall League and the Surprise Saguaros—with prospects from the Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Texas Rangers—crowned champions, minor league baseball has drawn to a close until April. The short fall season was a difficult one for the Salt River Rafters—to […]

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16 days ago | 1 read

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. […]

16 days ago | 1 read

Warren Schaeffer to return as Rockies manager

The Colorado Rockies have announced that Warren Schaeffer will have his interim tag removed and return as the team’s major league manager for the 2026 season. Schaeffer, 40, has been a member of the Rockies’ big league coaching staff since 2023 when he was named the team’s third base and infield coach. After Bud Black […]

17 days ago | 0 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). […]

17 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, […]

17 days ago | 2 reads

This Week in Purple: (Non-)Tenderness

The offseason is starting to ramp up, as the 40-man Rule 5 protection deadline passed on Tuesday, as well as the non-tender deadline on Friday. The Colorado Rockies protected LHP Welinton Herrera, RHP Gabriel Hughes and OF Sterlin Thompson. They also DFA’d 1B Michael Toglia and LHP Ryan Rolison. The former was non-tendered on Friday, […]

19 days ago | 2 reads

Owen Miller served as a simple depth piece 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). It’s […]

20 days ago | 1 read

What if opposing pitchers actually feared Rockies hitters again?

Maybe it’s Blake Street Bomber nostalgia.  Maybe it’s missing power hitters like Todd Helton, Carlos Gozález, prime Charlie Blackmon, Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story. Maybe it’s just wanting to have a fun, competitive baseball team again. But after each season, especially as Arenado and Story left town, I feel like it’s become my after-season tradition […]

20 days ago | 2 reads

Scott Alexander’s time with the Rockies was brief

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). […]

21 days ago | 0 reads

Jack Mahoney polished his pitches during the Arizona Fall League

Jack Mahoney (HM PuRP) was drafted in the third round of the 2023 MLB Draft. He’s worked his way up through the system, spending all of 2025 with the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats. In 24 starts with the Yard Goats, the right-hander posted a 3-10 record and 5.93 ERA and 1.67 WHIP. However, despite some […]

21 days ago | 0 reads

My offseason attempt as the Rockies general manager

The Colorado Rockies’ President of Baseball Operations, Paul DePodesta, has a lot of things on his plate as he tries to fix things in Denver. That’s what makes the news that he is very likely to hire a general manager beneath him such a welcome thought. Delegating and collaborating with another individual to carry out […]

22 days ago | 0 reads

Warming Bernabel made a splash in his MLB debut 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). […]

22 days ago | 0 reads

Colorado Rockies make a flurry of roster moves

This afternoon at 4:00 PM MST was the deadline for teams to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft by placing them on the 40-man roster. As he truly embarked on rebuilding the Colorado Rockies, president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta made a series of moves. LHP Brenan Bernadino The trade with the Red Sox […]

23 days ago | 1 read