The Colorado Rockies are on the edge of 100 losses for the first time in franchise history following a sweep at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. The takeaway: opportunities for youngsters like Gavin Hollowell, Brenton Doyle, Ezequiel Tovar, Nolan Jones and even non-rookies like Brendan Rodgers and Justin Lawrence are plentiful and worth more than a ballgame during this…
While the Rockies play the Diamondbacks, their respective Triple-A teams face off in Albuquerque. We catch up with Wynton Bernard and Aaron Schunk, plus we look into the changes to the pitch clock and robo-umps in the minors this week. Join host Suzie Hunter on the DNVR Rockies Podcast, recorded LIVE from Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
St. Louis is beautiful this time of year – that is, if you like thick air and 900% humidity. The Rockies face the Cardinals for a three-game set this weekend with Chris Flexen, Ty Blach and Austin Gomber set to take the mound for Colorado. Will Nolan Jones serve a better performance than Nolan Arenado? Plus we talk to Josh…
Coco Montes immediately elevated the Colorado Rockies in his MLB debut during a must-win game on Sunday. He follows the likes of Brenton Doyle, Ezequiel Tovar, Nolan Jones and Elehuris Montero who have helped Bud Black change the outlook of the Rox future. Who’s the next man up from Triple-A Albuquerque or Double-A Hartford? How does Blake Street Banter break…
There are few things better than a player getting a base hit in the first at-bat of their Major League debut. Coco Montes took it to another level with a game-tying home run in the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday. He may have even won the wild contest in the bottom of the ninth following a one hour…
Since his second promotion to the Colorado Rockies from Triple-A on May 26, only Ryan McMahon has been able to replicate the outstanding offensive numbers of Nolan Jones. The biggest difference this time around: he’s been given a chance to play. On Saturday, he launched his third home run in 14 games with Colorado, an opposite field blast against LHP…
The Colorado Rockies have been on a horrendous streak of injuries in 2023 that has ravaged their 40-man roster. Five players are on the 60-day injury list with a sixth, Germán Márquez (Tommy John surgery), coming on Friday following season-ending Tommy John surgery. Five of the club’s top seven starting pitchers to start the season are gone from the rotation:…
Spring Training has begun! The Colorado Rockies start camp with an extension for manager Bud Black and GM Bill Schmidt discusses the young outfielders like Zac Veen and Brenton Doyle. Kyle Freeland and Alan Trejo share their emotions about playing in the World Baseball Classic while Nolan Jones introduces himself to the new clubhouse. The DNVR Rockies Podcast breaks down…
There’s nothing better than a surprise birthday party. When it’s for our very own Suzie Hunter, it reaches another level. It’s one of the most fun shows of the year with guest appearances from Jeff Dooley (voice of the Hartford Yard Goats), Kevin Collins (Communications for the Rockies), Josh Suchon (voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes) and Katie Woo (The Athletic).
At 6’5” and 226 lbs, Michael Toglia was built to hit baseball a long, long way. Toglia launched three home runs with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on August 27. That gave him 30 for 2022, third-most this season among Colorado Rockies minor leaguers. After only 97 games at Double-A earlier in the year, Toglia set the Hartford Yard Goats single-season…
The time has finally arrived. The Colorado Rockies are calling up their top infield prospect, Ezequiel Tovar. It’s Tovar Time. Daniel Alvarez of El Extra Base first reported the news of Colorado promoting Tovar following his 2-for-4 performance with Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday afternoon. The next generation of Rockies have been arriving all throughout the 2022 season. Michael Toglia, Elehuris…
The Colorado Rockies drop another to the San Francisco Giants – but at least C.J. Cron has 101 RBI! Suzie talks with Giants beat writer Susan Slusser about the state of women in sports, the future of the Oakland A’s, and why the 107 win season in 2021 ended up hurting San Francisco this year. We also get an update on…
Michael Toglia is not someone who wastes time introducing himself to fans of the Colorado Rockies. In his first game in front of the Coors Field crowd at the Futures Game in 2021 as part of the MLB All-Star Game festivities, he slugged a home run. Upon getting promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque on August 9, he promptly swatted seven home…
Colorado had everything going in their favor on Monday night, namely a 5-1 early lead over the slumping Giants who didn’t arrive at their hotel until after 2 a.m. Alas, Chad Kuhl got Coors Field-ed and the seven run from the Rockies’ lineup wasn’t enough. How did it fall apart? What kind of infamous MLB debut did we just witness?…
The Rockies failed to get a win today in the first game in their series against the Cubs. Voice of the Yard Goats Jeff Dooley joins the show to tell us more about the latest call up, Noah Davis. Plus, it’s Tovar Time in Albuquerque. Broadcaster Josh Suchon tell us about the highly hyped Rockies prospect and his first game…
On Tuesday afternoon, the Colorado Rockies selected the contract of 1B/OF Michael Toglia. The 23rd overall selection in the 2019 MLB Draft, Toglia presents the arrival of the next generation of players. Ezequiel Tovar, Zac Veen, Drew Romo, Benny Montgomery and many more top picks and international talents are ready to follow suit. The 24-year-old from UCLA was taken with…
Wynton Bernard has played baseball professionally all over the planet. On Friday night, he finally played his first game in a big league city at the age of 31. It was a 5-3 victory for the Colorado Rockies, but it was a victory for perseverance and inspiration to witness a player who has spent 11 years in the minor leagues…
The entire crew is joined by Rockies’ prospect Coco Montes who shares tales of the shenanigans he and his Isotopes’ teammates get into down at Triple-A Albuquerque. We also dive into how critical this trade deadline can be for the Rockies if they are stagnant. Who will leave via free agency in the next season or two? And what would…
The voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes, Josh Suchon, joins us with insight on the Rockies prospects knocking on the door for a big league opportunity. Which pitchers have been a commodity and what hitter has found his power stroke sans batting gloves? Also, McCovey Cove Dave discusses the deal for Charlie Blackmon’s 200th career home run along with all of…
Imagine a player with Garrett Hampson’s speed, Brendan Rodgers’ power and Trevor Story’s defensive ability. Then imagine those skills being a notch above what you’re expecting. Now place it all inside a 20-year-old shortstop. That’s Ezequiel Tovar. The youngest player on the Colorado Rockies’ 40-man roster has been turning heads since batting .550 (11-for-20) with three home runs and seven…...