Colorado’s farm system has been climbing up the rankings and besting a lot of other MLB clubs. Baseball America’s Kyle Glaser breaks down how Ezequiel Tovar climbed ahead of Zac Veen and Drew Romo, which player is more prone to a 20-20 season and whose numbers in the minors last season need to be taken with a grain of salt.…
Stephen Rice of the Fresno Grizzlies saw at least 15 future big leaguers this season with Colorado’s Low-A affiliate. Which of the teenage phenoms will have the most impact in the big leagues? How many sleepers deserved to make the Top 30 prospects list? And could the Rockies be in danger of losing one or more in this year’s Rule…
Zac Veen has been unstoppable through the first three weeks of the prestigious Arizona Fall League. How impressive have his base stealing skills been so far? When will he arrive in Denver? And to what future Hall of Famer is he drawing comparisons? Patrick and Suzie dig into the ALCS and NLCS before examining some problematic new minor league logos.…
Herb Lawrence of CHGO White Sox discusses what to expect from the ChiSox over the next two games against the Rox. How much has the absence of Tony La Russa helped the White Sox? Could Wednesday’s starter, Dylan Cease, help his case for the AL Cy Young Award? Plus, we look at the newest Gold Glove Award while digging into…
There is not a lot that the Colorado Rockies have in common with the Minnesota Twins. Heck, the two teams haven’t even orchestrated a trade together in over a decade. (Anyone remember the Kevin Slowey deal from Dec 2011 that kept the right-handed starter around for 46 days before he was promptly shipped to Cleveland?) The first general manager of…...
Eric Wedum of D-Line Co offers his expertise on the best (and worst) of the newest logo and jersey designs by MLB and minor league clubs. How are the Rockies’ affiliates faring with food identities and Fun Cup designs. Plus, we also look at the history of patches for Colorado going back to the expansion year in 1993, including those…
Entering the 2020 MLB Draft, the Colorado Rockies were set to make the 9th overall selection. Only seven times in their previous 27 drafts had their pick been higher. In most of those years, they had opted for a younger, less proven high school player. One of those players never signed (Matt Harrington, 2000). Another still waits in the wings…
Since the end of the shortened 2020 season, it seems a lot has gone wrong for the Colorado Rockies. Following baseball’s best record (11-3) on August 8, the team crashed and burned to a second consecutive fourth-place finish in the National League West only to see their rival and bully Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series. From there, things…