On the final day of the 2018 regular season with the fate of the NL West hanging in the balance, a certain bright-eyed minor leaguer showed up to Coors Field to witness the potentially historic game. Standing behind home plate during batting practice watching the Rockies – former teammates, current friends and associates – he said almost the unthinkable. Off-handed, humorous…
DENVER – Nobody has a crystal ball, so projecting how young baseball players will eventually turn out can oftentimes feel a bit like throwing darts at an ocean-sized board. One such Rockies prospect makes the other 29 MLB teams consider what could have been. There is still a chance we all look back one day on the career of Sam…
DENVER – Garrett Hampson hasn’t had of the year that he, or any of his teammates, fans and coaches were hoping for. After a quick rise through the system saw him make a surprise positive impact on the March to 91 when’s a year ago, he looked primed to potential he break out and make himself an in valuable glue…...
(Let us know how you liked this new audio format in the comment section) “Be careful what you wish for” is a common idiom with a second half generally forgotten. At the ballpark, the baseball idiom by which we should all remember and abide is “Careful what you talk about, lest it come true.” I nearly learned the hard way…...
It was clear from the beginning of the 2018 campaign that the Colorado Rockies were unsure what they were going to get out of their promising young outfield prospects. This is at least part of why they brought back Carlos Gonzalez on a one-year deal. And whether it be Raimel Tapia’s rough edges or David Dahl’s history with injuries, the…...
DENVER – For Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl, the goalposts just keep moving. Which is how it should be if you want to be more than a role player in baseball. Since his exhilarating finish to the 2016 season, he has struggled to stay on the field, making his health and longevity the primary focus of his career. Now, just…...
For young Colorado Rockies outfielder David Dahl, 2017 might seem like a lost season but what he learned could serve him well for a long career.
On this episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman and Jake Shapiro break down the Grammys, Japanese Baseball, the Hall of Fame, Rockies non-roster Spring Training invitees, unions, access to medicine and more. (We just wanted to list all the subjects today because we’re certain those topics have not been listed in sequence before.) Enjoy, R.I.P. Marcos Carvajal.
On this episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman breaks down the recent news coming out of Milwaukee where the Brewers have just vaulted themselves into the postseason conversation by acquiring a pair of exciting outfielders that many believe the Colorado Rockies should have pursued. Did they make a mistake or did they dodge a bullet? Then, we get…...
DENVER —Whoever coined the phrase “absence makes the heart grow fonder” never met a rabid sports fan who just can’t count on that guy with all the talent in the world who keeps missing large chunks of time due to injury. For them, absence makes the heart grow far more skeptical. This pessimism is mostly well founded. A lack of…...
The Colorado Rockies have optioned Raimel Tapia to Triple-A, giving a ton of insight into how they feel about their current roster.
Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez has had a tremendously frustrating season at the plate, but he still strikes fear in the hearts of men.
We continue our countdown of the Colorado Rockies Top 25 Under 25 with five-tool outfielder who tied a rookie hit-streak record in 2016, David Dahl.
David Dahl has been officially diagnosed with a stress reaction in his sixth rib. His timetable for return remains in question.
We continue our countdown of the Colorado Rockies Top 25 Under 25 with the hitting savant, Raimel Tapia.
Prior to the 2016 season, Colorado Rockies General Manager Jeff Bridich signed outfielder Gerardo Parra to a three-year, 27.5 million dollar contract. It was an eyebrow-raiser at the time and that was only magnified as he went on to post the worst season of his MLB career. Though there was a time early in the season in which Parra…...
The Colorado Rockies will have a lot of options when it comes to addressing their overcrowded outfield, the only bad choice would be to do nothing.
The remarkable story of David Dahl and Raimel Tapia was encapsulated in one perfect moment on Friday night in LoDo.
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