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MLB Opening Day 2026: The Purple Row community offers their season predictions
It’s Opening Day! Baseball is back! Earlier today, we shared our Purple Row staff predictions, and for the third-straight year, we asked the community to offer their same predictions! We received 18 responses, down from 35 in 2025, and here’s what you all think will happen this year: Let’s start with a win total The community […]
Rockies announce 2026 Opening Day Roster
With spring training having finally drawn to a close and the first official day of the 2026 Major League Baseball season arriving, the Colorado Rockies have formally announced their Opening Day 26-man roster. Names in bold denote those players making an Opening Day roster for the first time. Starting Rotation Entering his tenth MLB season, […]
MLB Opening Day 2026: The Purple Row staff offers their season predictions
It’s that time of year again…Purple Row staff predictions! Today marks Opening Day of the 2026 season with the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants square off at 6:05pm MT on Netflix. The Rockies, on the other hand, have to wait until Friday to start their redemption tour from their historic 2025 campaign. They […]
Predicting Rockies superlatives in 2026
Spring training has finally concluded, the Colorado Rockies roster is set, and the 2026 season officially begins for the club on Friday. With the conclusion of a successful Camp Schaeffer, it seems appropriate to hand out some superlative predictions for the new-look Rockies as we head into the regular season with hopes high and the […]
Rockies Reacts Survey: Grade Rockies spring training
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We did it, everyone! Spring training is complete and the Rockies are on their way to […]
Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 32 thread: Justin Verlander vs. Tomoyuki Sugano
We’re almost there, folks. It’s time for one last hurrah at Salt River Fields before the Colorado Rockies ship out to Florida to open the 2026 season up against the Miami Marlins. Opening Day is almost here! To wrap up spring training, the Rockies will face off against the Detroit Tigers for the second straight […]
Rockies reliever Seth Halvorsen to start the season in Triple-A
Much of the Colorado Rockies 2026 roster came into focus over the weekend in terms of position players and the starting rotation. This morning, they began crafting the bullpen into its final form. Kevin Henry reported that reliever Seth Halvorsen will start the season in Triple-A Albuquerque. According to Henry, manager Warren Schaeffer added this: […]
Warren Schaeffer reflects on his first spring training as the Rockies manager
Warren Schaeffer had a whirlwind 2025 season. He began as the Rockies’ third base coach but after 40 games, manager Bud Black was fired and Schaeffer was given the reins. With 122 games remaining in the season, he not only had to prove himself as someone who was capable of being a big league manager, […]
Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 31 thread: Jack Flaherty vs. Ryan Feltner
Here it is: the penultimate game in spring training 2026. This evening, the Colorado Rockies welcome the Detroit Tigers to Salt River Fields. Starting for the Tigers is Jack Flaherty . The righty has a 7.88 ERA in 8.0 IP. He’s struck out 8, and has a 1.10 WHIP. Taking the mound for the Rockies […]
Ezequiel Tovar led a successful Rockies delegation in the World Baseball Classic
After several weeks of intense and exciting international competition, the 2026 World Baseball Classic has sadly drawn to a close. The sadness stems from the fact that the next tournament will not come until either 2029 or 2030—and may come with changes to the scheduling and format. However, for victorious Venezuela there is no sadness […]
The 2026 Colorado Rockies: A SWOT analysis
Here we are on the eve of the 2026 MLB season, and we’ll have Colorado Rockies baseball this weekend. Finally, we will get to see the Paul DePodesta–Josh Byrnes rebuild strategy in action. That also means it’s time for my yearly SWOT analysis. (Read 2024’s here and 2025’s here.) As a refresher, my preference is to write a […]
Postgame comments following a 6-5 Rockies win over the Athletics
Today the Colorado Rockies wrapped up their spring training games by defeating The Athletics 6-5. See game highlights here. First, here are manager Warren Schaeffer’s postgame thoughts: Starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen discussed his day: And, finally, Edouard Julien discussed being named to the Rockies Opening Day roster: The Rockies finish spring training games with a […]
Rockies set position players and starting rotation
On Sunday morning, the Colorado Rockies announced the following position players will break camp with the team: Additionally, the rotation is set as such: The most interesting note was that RHP Chase Dollander will begin the season with the Rockies, but he will start off in the bullpen. On Feltner, Schaeffer had this to say: […]
Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 30 thread: Jeffrey Springs vs. Michael Lorenzen
Yesterday the Colorado Rockies organization took two losses. First, a 5-6 defeat for the major league squad at the hands of the Kansas City Royals despite a scoreless four inning start from Kyle Freeland, and a two double performance from Troy Johnston. Later in the day, the Rockies top prospects came together to be beaten […]
Rockies RHP RJ Petit has Tommy John surgery
Thomas Harding announced this morning that Rockies right-hander RJ Petit (No. 23 PuRP) has undergone Tommy John surgery after suffering the initial injury on March 4 against Team USA. Petit was selected by the Rockies in the first round of the Rule 5 Draft back in December from the Detroit Tigers. The 6’8” righty was […]
This Week in Purple: Rockies infielder Ryan Ritter diversifies his on-field portfolio
It’s been a busy spring training for Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan Ritter, who made his MLB debut in 2025. In addition to playing second, third, and short, he’s also spend some time in the outfield. But, as he told Purple Row, he’s ready for the challenge. Lessons learned in 2025 While there were any number […]
Diamondbacks Prospects 10, Rockies Prospects 3: The Rockies prospects wilted in the Arizona heat
A contingent of Colorado Rockies prospects faced off against a contingent of Arizona Diamondbacks prospects in the third annual Spring Breakout game, and the heat ended up being a little too much for the Rockies prospects to handle. It was 104 degrees at first pitch, and 93 by the time the game ended around 7pm […]
Colorado Rockies Spring Breakout game thread: Brody Brecht vs. Patrick Forbes
As spring training winds down, the third annual MLB Spring Breakout is kicking off, featuring 16 matchups between rosters loaded with baseball’s up-and-coming stars. The Colorado Rockies’ prospects get their turn in a Saturday evening matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rockies announced their 2026 roster earlier in the week. Among the group are familiar […]
Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 29 thread: Kyle Freeland vs. Cole Ragans
Yesterday, facing off against Nick Pivetta and what may well have been a preview of the Padres Opening Day lineup, the Rockies managed a convincing 9-3 victory. Combining 14 hits across ten different batters, the offensive outburst was a team effort. Similarly, on the pitching side, six different pitchers combined to only allow four hits […]
The Coors Tax and Kyle Freeland’s WAR problem
Kyle Freeland will take the ball for the Rockies on Opening Day in 2026 — the fifth Opening Day nod for a pitcher who has quietly built one of the most unique résumés in franchise history. By Baseball-Reference, he is already the Rockies’ all-time leader in WAR among starting pitchers (19.2), a reflection of both longevity and effectiveness in baseball’s […]
Rockies Reacts Results: Fans believe in Jeff Dooley
Throughout spring training, we’ve seen four men audition to join Jack Corrigan as the second radio voice of the Colorado Rockies: Jesse Thomas (producer), Jeff Dooley (Hartford Yard Goats), Josh Suchon (Albuquerque Isotopes), and Zach Goodman (Amarillo Sod Poodles). We’re still awaiting the results with just three games remaining, but fans were most impressed with […]
Colorado Rockies Spring Training Game No. 28 Thread: Juan Mejia vs. Nick Pivetta
The Colorado Rockies dropped a high-scoring affair yesterday, falling 14–11 to the San Francisco Giants. Willi Castro and Kyle Karros each had two hits to lead the offense, but bullpen struggles proved costly—most notably Seth Halverson, who continued to have a tough spring. Tonight in Peoria, the 12–13 Rockies take on the 14–11 Padres, where temps could still be triple digits at first pitch. The roster is now trimmed […]
National League West 2026 Preview
Although it ultimately came down to a two-horse race, the National League West fielded four teams in 2025 that showed flashes throughout the year. Those four squads started hot and held a winning record as July kicked off. While the Los Angeles Dodgers would ultimately hold serve throughout September, the San Diego Padres were within […]
Stone Science: Behind the scenes with the Rockies manager of performance science
If the data that’s collected in the Rockies performance lab in Scottsdale is a tool, then Brandon Stone — Colorado’s manager of performance science — is the handyman holding the toolbox. Stone has run the lab since its inception, which was the same time he joined the organization in January of 2024. Before working for […]
Notes on a Colorado Rockies 14-11 loss to the Giants
Tonight, the Colorado Rockies welcomed the San Francisco Giants to Salt River Fields. In a high-scoring game, the Rockies lost, 14-11. For more game information, click here. Let’s start with postgame comments from manager Warren Schaeffer: Starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano also spoke with the media following the game: And here are some game highlights for […]
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