SCOTTSDALE – When Ryan McMahon was drafted in the second round out of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA in the 2013 MLB Draft, the baseball landscape looked a lot different. Albert Pujols was nearing 500 career home runs, Andrew McCutchen of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the National League MVP and Juan Pierre became the 18th player to…
After the Rockies’ extension-spree last offseason, who’s up next to get a long-term deal? And why is it 36-year-old Charlie Blackmon? Plus, Colorado picked up reliever Nick Mears. Why was he undrafted and exactly how hard does he throw? Patrick and Suzie also dabble in whether or not Jurickson Profar would be the left-handed bat the Rox could use. Profar…
Ryan McMahon has only two more years under club control before he hits free agency, so let’s figure out an extension to keep him with the Rockies. Colorado has also added a few new names to the coaching staff. Will Japanese slugger Seiya Suzuki be the upgrade the lineup needs to add some pop? DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE…
On Saturday, when the press piled into the media room beneath Coors Field, they shared the space with several of German Márquez’ teammates and coaches, including Nolan Arenado, Trevor Story, and Tony Wolters. GM Jeff Bridich started the press conference with praise for his young hurler and acknowledged the impetus for a long-term marriage between the two parties. “It’s something…...
The Colorado Rockies have a vision for their future. Midway through last season, and maybe even as recent as a month ago, most of the national media and more than a handful of the local crowd, saw their window of contention as one that was quickly closing. But they had other plans. It began innocuously about this time a year…...
Back at the Winter Meetings in December, I asked Colorado Rockies GM Jeff Bridich a question about the possibility of extending some of his young players, buying out their arbitration years in a similar fashion to the way the club has in the past with players like Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez. Bridich understandably was reluctant to go into details…...