What a difference a year makes. At the 2022 trade deadline, the Colorado Rockies were the only one of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams to not make a deal. As time expired, the club across the diamond at Petco Park, the San Diego Padres, were celebrating a series of deals that brought in multiple impact players, including arguably the greatest…
For the second time in as many months, the Colorado Rockies have traded one of their impending free agents to acquire some youth that could brighten the future of the organization. RHP Pierce Johnson was traded on Monday to Atlanta for a pair of pitching prospects, RHP Victor Vodnik and RHP Tanner Gordon. “I think you’re going to see more…
Pierce Johnson is off to Atlanta as the Colorado Rockies make their second deal of the season ahead of the August 2 trade deadline. GM Bill Schmidt gets a pair of top 30 prospects, both of whom could suit up in purple and pitch at Coors Field some time this year. What’s the scouting report on RHP Victor Vodnik and…
The 2023 MLB All-Star Game will go down in Colorado Rockies history as one of the most memorable in franchise history. Besides becoming the first catcher to make the National League team for the Rox, Elias Díaz also became the club’s first player to win the Ted Williams’ ASG Most Valuable Player Award. Can we rank Díaz as the best…
The pursuit — rather, the avoidance — of 100 losses is back on for the Colorado Rockies following a 14-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. At 32-51 (.386) and 5-17 against the National League West, including zero series wins in seven meetings, the annual look towards future Rockies seasons is officially upon us. With 10 players currently…
For every fan who sat through all 162 games this season for the Colorado Rockies, you should be saluted. Despite witnessing the fifth-worst season in franchise history (68-94, .420), there were moments that made an indelible mark on all our memories, even if you experienced it the morning after. That, ultimately, is the reward for committing to a team: memories…
Grievances are aired, discrepancies found and a general therapy session for all Rockies fans to reflect upon and, quite possibly, enjoy. Does doing nothing make sense? Did GM Bill Schmidt’s explanation make sense? And how bad is this really? Drew Goodman of AT&T SportsNet helps sort out more trade deadline business before helping determine what the big storylines for the…
I am, to a fault much of the time, a pragmatic person to my core. If you’re familiar with me at all from my work over at DNVR Avalanche, you’ll know that I’m guided but tangible things, logic, reason, data. All the stuff that makes you a big sports nerd these days, I suppose. That’s part of what made things…
Entering the last day before MLB Trade Deadline with the 10th-best record in the National League and a full 10 games out of the third and final Wild Card, the Colorado Rockies stood pat. They made zero deals, not the first time they’ve handled a situation like this, and were the only team in MLB to not find a dance…
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…
Pyrrhus of Epirus was a Greek king who was considered to be one the great commanders of all-time despite not being the wisest among his peers. It’s for the latter reason his name is given to the type of decision-making that can result in a win whilst suffering severe losses: a Pyrrhic victory. If the Colorado Rockies want to get…...
Los Angeles takes three of four against Colorado behind stellar starting pitching. Rockies slide back to 11 games under .500 as the August 2 trade deadline approaches. Why is Daniel Bard off the market? How many players will be offloaded before the deadline? Which players should be kept around? Suzie is joined by Brendan before Patrick calls in from San…
The voice of the Colorado Rockies on AT&T SportsNet and host of his eponymously titled podcast, Drew Goodman, goes in depth on a myriad of baseball subjects: preparing for a broadcast, 2022 MLB Draft Pick Gabriel Hughes, Shohei Ohtani and the Rockies’ trade deadline dealings. Who was the best two-way player to every appear in purple? Which Rockies’ are least…
C.J. Cron has been the best player for the Rockies this season, but there’s a chance he’ll get overlooked the National League All-Stars are named on Sunday. How good have his numbers been? And what’s standing in his way? At 11 games under .500 entering Wednesday, Colorado looks to be sellers at the trade deadline. Could Cron be the best…
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the big winners at the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline. Probably. But what can we learn from such prognostications in years past?
The Colorado Rockies and everyone else approach the MLB deadline. We break it all down and highlight another fantastic outing from Kyle Freeland.
With Ryan Koenigsberg, AJ Haefele, Harrison Wind and Drew Creasman, the crew goes over what it's like to cover a struggling team, they build a "super coach", and discuss “Who Won the Week”.
On this episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Mike Rice of KOA joins Drew Creasman to discuss the state of the Colorado Rockies. Why are they in this pickle and was the silence at the trade deadline truly a reason to fear for the future. Also, thoughts on controversial comments from Jeff Bridich and final analysis of the series with…...
On this episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons break down an exciting and well-played series between the Colorado Rockies and the Houston Astros. Thoughts from the clubhouse after one of the crazier games of the season saw Raimel Tapia score on a tag-up on an infield pop-up, and Charlie Blackmon get the first walk-off home…...