When Gavin Hollowell made the jump from Double-A to the big leagues, he became the first to skip Triple-A for the Colorado Rockies since Ryan Feltner just a year prior. Before that, one would have to go back to Chad Bettis in 2013. As far as relief pitchers are concerned, it’s an ever more rare occurrence. Hollowell also became the…...
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?…
Daniel Bard secures both wins against the Cubs to give him 32 saves for the season. Where does this rank in franchise history? What else is so unique about his great season? Rockies’ rookies also participated in an annual tradition. Where’d they go and who paid the bill? Plus, two intriguing new prospects joined Colorado on the roster. Davis and…
Before the Colorado Rockies hit the road for a 10-game trip in three cities across 11 days, manager Bud Black was asked about what he sees as most important during the final month of the season. “We’ll have a couple of new players in September,” he said. “We’re hoping it might be a new face or two here to evaluate.”…
The delayed start of Spring Training due to the 99-day lockout means preparation time for the 162-game season has been halved. Most around the Colorado Rockies camp aren’t overly concerned about the change in timeline, especially manager Bud Black. “Starting pitching is, for me, the requirement for the six weeks to really feel good about the stamina – the volume…
While it may be premature to think about the next Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki or Jon Gray plying his trade at some university, junior college or high school next spring, Vice President and Head of Scouting Bill Schmidt is hard at work with his staff getting eyes on the future Rockies players. “We’ve still got nine months to go,”…...
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