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When it comes to the Colorado Rockies, there weren’t a lot of highlights in 2025. In fact, the biggest bright spots might be in the front office and coaching staff personnel changes. While there were some memorable moments on the field, I thought it might be more pleasant to focus on what happened off the […]
On this holiday evening, I leave the evening’s agenda to all the Purple Row night owls. What’s on your mind? Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! It’s a time for family and celebration, or at least reflection for those of us who don’t have anywhere to go during the holiday season. Every family has its dysfunction, of course, and sometimes that dysfunction boils over. Such was the case for Nolan Arenado and the Colorado Rockies […]
Earlier this week, Baseball America published the following graphic: So I pose the question to you: Heading into 2026, how hopeful are you about the Colorado Rockies? Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
It’s Christmas Eve, and the Colorado Rockies have been hard at work trying to better themselves for the 2026 season. The front office has been mixed up, and the big league coaching staff has taken shape. The players are all nestled in their beds and dreaming of home runs and slick plays with their stockings […]
A year ago, I realized Festivus would fall on a Tuesday, which is my scheduled date for a Rockpile. And while watching the historically bad Colorado Rockies in 2025, one way I would console myself was thinking, Yes, but next year is Festivus is on a Tuesday, and I am not throwing away my shot. […]
Look, I’m just going to say it: It’s a weird time to be a fan of the Colorado Rockies. Like me, you probably are well conditioned to the rhythms of a typical Rockies offseason: It starts with a few minor coaching changes and maybe some DFA’s and a non-tender or two. Then Dick Monfort sends […]
Earlier today, Kevin Henry of the Denver Gazette published this interview with Colorado Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta. The entire article is worth your time, but here are a few comments that struck me as noteworthy. First, DePodesta noted that they have built a staff with a diverse knowledge base. Second, he said […]
On Monday afternoon the Colorado Rockies announced additional members of manager Warren Schaeffer’s coaching staff with the retention of Ron Gideon, Andy González, and Jordan Pacheco for the 2026 season. Gideon, 61, has been named to a new role as the assistant bench coach for Jeff Pickler after serving the last seven seasons as the […]
Good news, Colorado Rockies fans: Rockies Fest is back, so clear your schedules for Saturday, January 24, 2026! Rockies Fest will be held at Coors Field and feature player/coach autograph sessions, Q&A sessions, behind-the-scenes fan experiences, kids activities, Rockies Family Feud, a garage sale, baseball card show and other events and activities. “Rockies Fest is […]
This year’s Winter Meetings are now in the rear-view mirror, and the merciful end of 2025 is quickly approaching. The Rockies under new president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta have extensively focused on filling out the front office and big league coaching staff. The Rockies have hired a general manager, two assistant general managers, an […]
The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. Happy holidays from everyone at […]
Earlier this week, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post published one of his occasional mailbags. (Here’s a gift link for you. The entire column is worth your time.) In it, he was asked an interesting question from Tyler in Windsor: For Paul DePodesta and new GM Josh Byrnes, what’s more important: Building a top-10 offense […]
It’s been 82 days since the Rockies 2025 season ended. In 98 days, the 2026 season will begin. Despite a nearly complete overhaul of the front office and coaching staff, one thing doesn’t look very different yet: the Colorado Rockies roster. Despite inking a handful of minor-league contracts and making one minor-league trade, the Rockies and the Boston Red Sox remain the only MLB teams that haven’t signed a free agent […]
Rather than setting the topic, I thought I’d just leave a link to Thomas Harding’s weekly newsletter that’s been largely overlooked in terms of our discussion here. In it, he talks with the Colorado Rockies’ new pitching coach, Alon Leichman about his coaching history and pitching at elevation. Beyond that, I leave the evening’s agenda […]
2025 was a weird year on a lot of levels. Personally, I started the year sitting on my couch, hoping I wouldn’t have to evacuate due to the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. Yesterday, I wrote this article from my couch in Scottsdale after moving back in July. Last week, I recapped the Colorado Rockies’ […]
The Colorado Rockies announced on Wednesday afternoon that they have hired Cincinnati Reds’ bench coach Jeff Pickler. He will also be the Rockies bench coach on Warren Schaeffer’s staff. In addition to being the Reds’ bench coach, Pickler worked as their game planning/infield coach in 2024. Prior to that, he was their game planning/outfield coach […]
While the Colorado Rockies have been doing a superb job filling out their coaching staff and front office, the matter of the roster still looms over the 2026 season. The Rockies certainly haven’t been sitting on their hands as they’ve made some minor additions to flesh out their depth. However, those moves remain just that: […]
I began exploring this question in today’s Rockpile: What should the Colorado Rockies do about second base and infield support in general? (Considering Willi Castro’s candidacy seemed like a good place to start.) In last night’s Purple Row After Dark, Colorado Springs Northsider suggested we look at second base, which seems like a good topic […]
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). […]
Last week amidst a flurry of Winter Meetings rumors, ESPN’s Jorge Castillo reported this: The Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies are among the teams interested in signing utility man Willi Castro, sources told ESPN. Castro, 28, was an All-Star in 2024 after a strong first half with the Minnesota Twins, but he regressed […]
Last week, we did some speculating on who will man first base for the Colorado Rockies in 2026. In that discussion, however, we mostly considered internal options. Tonight, let’s turn our attention to the free-agent market, especially given that comments from Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta suggest the Rockies might be open to […]
The Colorado Rockies announced the hire of Ian Levin on Monday afternoon as an assistant general manager under Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes. Levin spent nearly 20 years of his professional career with the New York Mets organization. He first joined the Mets in 2005 as a media relations intern and later a baseball operations […]
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). […]
Yes, I know. This is a Colorado Rockies website. However, I’m here today to talk about the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, and the importance of team chemistry. In 2023, the Nuggets finally won their first-ever NBA Championship. And they did so without any big-name superstars. Yes, the roster is filled with superstars – namely, […]