After 2020 was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic and with the 2022 season in jeopardy of starting on time due to the lockout, the Colorado Rockies baseball brought back some normalcy to the Front Range in 2021 and provided a service in which should all be somewhat thankful. Sure, that service meant coupling the ups with the downs, winning some…
This fun crossover with Paul Holden of Locked On Rockies covers a breadth of topics relating to the Denver Nine: the 5th spot in the rotation, the need for bullpen support, the loss of Jon Gray and whether Kris Bryant would be a better option than Trevor Story for the 2022 roster. And we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the…
He’s well known throughout Rockies’ Twitter as @OakTreeStatus and now you get learn about the man behind all that passion as he shares his experiences pulling for the purple. Jon Gray’s deal with Texas isn’t the last one they’ve signed. Tons more transactions around MLB, plus a few names Colorado could bring in to fill that final spot in the…
The unthinkable has happened: Jon Gray is no longer a member of the Colorado Rockies. Instead, he signs with the Texas Rangers to be a part of a squad that lost 102 games last season. Time to break down all the details of his contract, how the Rockies handled it and where they can go from here. “Jon Gray signs…
It may not be shocking, and it certainly isn’t the conclusion for which many Rockies fans were hoping, but it’s now official. For the first time since June 5, 2013, RHP Jon Gray is no longer associated with the Colorado Rockies. The 30-year-old starting pitcher signed a four-year deal with the Texas Rangers believed to be worth $56 million, according…...
Skyler Timmins from Purple Row analyzes the Colorado Rockies offseason so far following four contracts worth over $80 million. We also dig into the best Rockies’ commercials from 2007-2013 and decide why its imperative the club bring them back for another generation of fans. “Rewinding to old Rockies commercials” by Sklyer Timmins DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE POD! iTunes…
GM Meetings are providing some intrigue by way of free agent negotiations with Jon Gray, between both the Rockies and Detroit Tigers. Will Gray give Colorado a chance to match whatever offer he receives in free agency? Would Story do the same? Rockies need to fill a hole at shortstop as well as add some pop in the outfield. Two…
With the qualifying offer set at $18.4 million and a deal worth a reported $14 million in average annual salary on the table for Jon Gray, it was interesting for the Colorado Rockies to not extend the QO to 30-year-old starter. We discuss the end-of-season awards: Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young Award and MVP Award.…
The Hot Stove Season turned on the flame following Sunday’s deadline for teams to extend a qualifying offers to impending free agents. While Trevor Story received the $18.4 million QO, Jon Gray did not get a qualifying offer, a choice that may come to haunt the organization much like the one to not re-sign DJ LeMahieu following the 2018 season. …...
Trevor Story came away with a qualifying offer on Sunday, but Jon Gray was not afforded the same respect much like Ryan McMahon was not selected as the NL Gold Glove Award winner. What’s the impact of these decisions and could it possibly make for a better team in 2022? Jeff Dooley, voice of the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats, has…
Evan Lang from Purple Row joins the show to help answer the question: would extending a qualifying offer to free agent Jon Gray be a wise decision? Lucas Gilbreath came out of nowhere to become a weapon in the Rockies’ bullpen. We’ve got the next diamond in the rough. “Marvin Freeman conquered altitude almost 30 years ago” by Evan Lang…
Cy Young was the most wins of any pitcher in the history of baseball and is credited with the first perfect game of the modern era. Only one pitcher has started the All-Star Game as a member of the Colorado Rockies and only one has thrown a no-hitter. That man, Ubaldo Jiménez, also finished higher than any other Rockies’ hurler…...
Though you never know what you’ll see at the ballpark, Shannon Hurd has seen just about all it as a season ticket holder her entire life. She’s leads the Rockies community in heart and kindness, often giving out memorabilia to others on Twitter. Shannon details her once-in-a-lifetime experiences at Rockies’ Fantasy Camp and shares her thoughts on the pandemic 2020…
Our guest Kevin Larson shares his thoughts on the Rockies’ selection of Bill Schmidt as the team’s fourth general manager in franchise history and why they did not look outside the organization. We discuss the free agent market for Trevor Story and Jon Gray while considering the impact of contracts given to Antonio Senzatela and C.J. Cron. Plus, Kevin discusses…
Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt hasn’t pulled any punches this offseason so far. Even as postseason baseball rages into its second week, he may not soon after the final out is recorded in the 2021 World Series. Schmidt extended RHP Antonio Senzatela to a five-year contract worth $50 million and re-signed C.J. Cron to a two-year, $14.5 million deal…...
We heard your requests and Monday Mailbag is here! Our DNVR members ask everything about the Jon Gray’s free agency, Colorado’s next two transactions, best/worst umpires and potential changes to the upcoming collective bargaining agreement. Rocktober Reflections looks back to two games on this date, a win in 2007 and a loss in 2009. Plus, a review of the first…
On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies squared aware a deal for a their permanent general manager and now they’ve locked up two more players all before the offseason has truly begun. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, RHP Antonio Senzatela and the Rockies have agreed to a five-year deal worth $50.5 million that includes a sixth-year club option at $14 million to…...
Repeatedly gesturing with a right-hand patting against his heart and pointing outward to all those in attendance, Trevor Story said goodbye on Wednesday in a moment unlike any witnessed in Colorado Rockies franchise history. It wasn’t made unique by the two-hour rain delay that postponed the final game of the season, nor the stadium lights shutting off momentarily in the…...
Happy Anniversary, Rockies fans. Sort of. Excluding the mammoth trade of Troy Tulowitzki in 2015, a deal that saved the franchise $50 million in the process, the last deadline deal Colorado made in a losing season was on this date in 2012. At 23 games under .500, 16.5 games behind the newly-implemented second Wild Card and three years removed from…...
When Dodgers’ Will Smith swung through an 0-2 knuckle curve from Cubs’ Craig Kimbrel to finish a combined no-hitter on June 25, few expected it would somehow be the beginning of the end for the North Siders. Tied for first in the NL Central with the Milwaukee Brewers and nine-games over .500 at the end of that memorable day, Chicago…...
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