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Rockies fire pitching coach Alon Leichman
UPDATE, October 16th: The Colorado Rockies confirmed the move on Friday morning: This is a developing story and Purple Row will provide more information as it becomes available. According to reports by Ken Rosenthal and Keith Law of The Athletic, the Colorado Rockies have chosen to part ways with pitching coach Alon Leichman after just […]
Chad Stevens dominated Triple-A, but struggled with the Rockies
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2026. 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). […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 5
The ALCS comes back to life today as the Tampa Bay Rays travel to Cleveland to take on the Guardians for the third game of the series. With the series tied 1-1, the Guardians look for a little bit of home-field advantage because historically, the winner of Game 3 when a seven-game set is tied […]
Should the Rockies re-sign any of their departed starting pitchers?
It’s no secret that the Colorado Rockies starting rotation is close to empty. Four of the pitchers that occupied the team’s rotation at the start of 2026 are free agents, their highest potential young starter likely won’t be available until mid-season, and there is not an obvious wave of promising pitching prospects waiting in the […]
Scaling the Rocks: Gold Gloves and hot seats
Good morning! While the Championship Series in both leagues continue, awards season has gotten underway in earnest. With the announcement of this year’s Gold Glove award finalists, the yearly debates about who should win what can start anew. Meanwhile, although free agency for players will not officially begin until five days after the conclusion of […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 4
The Milwaukee Brewers took care of business in the first two games of the NLCS, but now the series heads to Los Angeles, where the Dodgers are sure to put up a big home-field-advantage fight. The last time the Dodgers fell behind 0-2 in a best-of-seven series was back in 2021 when they ultimately lost […]
The ceiling and floor of Ezequiel Tovar’s capabilities
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2026. 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). […]
TJ Rumfield named a Gold Glove award finalist
Earlier today Rawlings announced the finalists for this years Gold Glove awards. TJ Rumfield was named as a finalist among National League first basemen alongside Matt Olson of the Atlanta Braves and Ty France of the San Diego Padres. Rumfield’s consistent glove work helped stabilize the Rockies infield all season, and it appears as though […]
What can the Rockies learn from past pitchers about success at Coors Field?
The Colorado Rockies have to figure out how to pitch at Coors Field. Since the team’s inception in 1993, moving to Coors Field in 1995, installing a humidor in 2002, and throwing just about everything they can at the wall, a pitching formula for success in Colorado has eluded them. The pitching staff’s struggles, particularly […]
Scaling the Rocks: Speculating for the Rockies’ future
This time of year is quite slow for teams like the Colorado Rockies. The playoffs are raging on with some interesting LCS matchups, but the Rockies are stuck standing by and watching, preparing for the day after the World Series. As eyes turn towards 2027, all writers and fans alike can do is theorize and […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 3
As the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers move to the City of Angels for Game 3 of the NLCS, tonight, attention focuses on the American League Championship Series as the Cleveland Guardians play their second game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Here’s a preview of tonight’s action from our friends at Covering the Corner […]
Braxton Fulford still has something to prove
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2026. 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). […]
Braxton Fulford still has something to prove
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2026. 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). […]
Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer discusses offseason work, areas for improvement, and the White Sox
Two weeks ago, I spoke on the phone with Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer about the 2026 season. Below are excerpts from that conversation, which has been lightly edited for clarity. On the last weeks of the season for Schaeffer and his staff You continue on with how you prepare for a game, and you […]
Scaling the Rocks: Rumors are rampant
Good morning, Purple Row! The MLB offseason is all about trade rumors in a typical year, but with a looming lockout and an anticipated busy November, chatter is picking up. And the Colorado Rockie getting attention is catcher Hunter Goodman. (Hey, 41 home runs and three years of team control have that effect.) Remember all […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 2
The MLB playoffs are rolling along, and today is the first day the Championship Series for both leagues will be on the field. In a pitching showdown that pitted two of the best — Tarik Skubal vs. Jacob Misiorowski — against each other, Game 1 of the NLCS came down to the bullpens for the […]
Sterlin Thompson conquered Triple-A, but hit a roadblock in the Majors
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2026. 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). […]
Jack O’Dowd’s Arizona Fall League selection caps off a whirlwind first season in affiliated baseball
One of the most surprising stories of 2026 was the rise of Rockies prospect Jack O’Dowd (HM PuRP). Originally undrafted out of the University of Texas, O’Dowd played a year of independent ball with the Billings Mustangs before signing with the Colorado Rockies in the 2026 offseason. Since then, he has torn through the minors […]
Scaling the Rocks: Monday Blues & Brews
Good morning, Purple Row! The Championship Series is in full swing and the Brewers are up 1-0 on the Dodgers after last night’s victory. They will remain in Milwaukee for one more game, while the ALDS kicks off in Tampa Bay tonight between the Rays and the Guardians. The Arizona Fall League is also in […]
MLB Championship Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 1
And then there were four. Tonight marks the first day of the 2026 Major League Baseball Championship series. Fittingly, the teams with the two best regular season records will kick things off. The Milwaukee Brewers, looking to win their first World Series in franchise history, are the home team and top seed for the National […]
This Week in Purple: Long Division
We have reached the final four. Major League Baseball’s Championship Series officially start today with two best-of-seven series to determine the American League and National League representatives for this year’s Fall Classic. On the National League side, much as everyone expected, the Los Angeles Dodgers are pushing for their sixth World Series appearance in the […]
MLB Division Series 2026 discussion thread: Day 7
We’ve got elimination game drama on deck today! The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians needed all five games to see who will advance to take on the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series. Just as their AL Central battle came down to the final games of the season, the ALDS matchup […]
The 2026 Rockies Statcast Awards
The Colorado Rockies didn’t give us much to celebrate in 2026, and with October baseball happening elsewhere, I’ve been relegated to staring at Rockies players’ Baseball Savant pages and rewatching old game footage. Since I’ve already spent an unreasonable amount of time doing exactly that, I figured we might as well hand out a few […]
Scaling the Rocks: What would a 154-game season mean for the Rockies?
Good morning, Rockies fans! Major League Baseball is apparently interested in giving us a little less baseball. On Thursday, MLB unveiled its latest proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement, including a reduction of the regular season from 162 games to 154 beginning in 2029. The 154-game schedule was once baseball’s standard, before the American […]
Purple Row After Dark: Contract Extensions?
The offseason is in full swing and teams will be looking ahead to the moves they want to make. There can’t be any action until after the World Series has concluded, but that doesn’t mean teams can’t have discussions with players about their futures ahead of the potential lockout that is looming in early December. […]
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