Colorado’s farm system has been climbing up the rankings and besting a lot of other MLB clubs. Baseball America’s Kyle Glaser breaks down how Ezequiel Tovar climbed ahead of Zac Veen and Drew Romo, which player is more prone to a 20-20 season and whose numbers in the minors last season need to be taken with a grain of salt.…
Despite a fourth consecutive losing season and limitations to their $182 million star left fielder Kris Bryant due to various injuries, the 2022 season for the Colorado Rockies will be remembered for one thing. The New Kids On The Block. A total of ten players made their Major League debut, fourth-most of any Rockies season in their 30-year history. Top…
The hype is more than just hope with the arrival of Colorado Rockies’ top infield prospect Ezequiel Tovar. Batting eighth and playing shortstop on Friday against the San Diego Padres as one of fives rookies in the starting lineup, Tovar represents the start of something promising for an organization heading into it’s fourth consecutive offseason without September relevance. At least…
Drew Goodman, voice of the Colorado Rockies for AT&T SportsNet, helps break down the different between the hype and hope for Ezequiel Tovar. What are the intangibles of the 21-year-old shortstop? Have the Rockies changed their organizational philosophy in the minors? And who’s next to debut in 2023? Banter From The Bench: Michael Toglia goes from Dunkin Donuts Park to…
Ezequiel Tovar has finally arrived. And we caught up with him, manager Bud Black and GM Bill Schmidt about being 21 years old in the big leagues. What record will he break when he debuts? How much hype is there for Colorado’s top infield prospect? We’ll also break down the four-game sweep of the Rockies by the Giants before feeling…
Drew Goodman, voice of the Colorado Rockies for AT&T SportsNet, joins us to talk more about the debut of 1B Michael Toglia. Colorado’s top first base prospect projects to have the most power in the minor leagues. How soon will we see it? To what heights can this 24-year-old reach? And who could be next to get the call-up? Colorado…
On Tuesday afternoon, the Colorado Rockies selected the contract of 1B/OF Michael Toglia. The 23rd overall selection in the 2019 MLB Draft, Toglia presents the arrival of the next generation of players. Ezequiel Tovar, Zac Veen, Drew Romo, Benny Montgomery and many more top picks and international talents are ready to follow suit. The 24-year-old from UCLA was taken with…
Dating back to their first MLB Draft in 1992, the Colorado Rockies have made over 1,400 selections and have signed roughly 900 of those players with nearly 150 having made it to the Majors. On Wednesday, the club welcomed a group of eight at Coors Field to sign their professional contracts, meet the Denver media and, ultimately, get a taste…
Imagine a player with Garrett Hampson’s speed, Brendan Rodgers’ power and Trevor Story’s defensive ability. Then imagine those skills being a notch above what you’re expecting. Now place it all inside a 20-year-old shortstop. That’s Ezequiel Tovar. The youngest player on the Colorado Rockies’ 40-man roster has been turning heads since batting .550 (11-for-20) with three home runs and seven…...
It was a bit of good news and bad news on Friday for the Colorado Rockies. The $182 million man, Kris Bryant, is going on the 10-day injured list with a back strain. In his stead, corner infield prospect Elehuris Montero has been promoted to the Majors for the first time in his career. Bryant was scratched from Tuesday’s game…...
On Friday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post released information obtained in a memo to all 30 of Major League Baseball’s clubs that minor league camps could have an early report date for Spring Training. MLB is currently conducting a lockout of the MLB Players’ Association following the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement at midnight on Dec 1. …...
On Wednesday, the rosters for one of the most elite All-Star Games for prospects was announced and the Colorado Rockies are represented by at least two players. OF Ryan Vilade and LHP Reagan Todd of the Salt River Rafters were announced as participants for the Fall Stars Game. 1B Michael Toglia is part of the Final 2 Vote, which can…...
Examining the 2021 Arizona Fall League rosters illuminates some intriguing Colorado Rockies prospects suiting up for the Salt River Rafters. All eyes will be on SS Ezequiel Tovar and 1B Michael Toglia, but one interesting story looms large on the roster. Plenty of former Rockies are scattered around MLB like never before and several will be making appearances this October.…
The Colorado Rockies farm system is not strong enough. What strength there is lies primarily in the lower levels and is, therefore, several years from MLB. The big league club has been stupendous at home but so terrible on the road that it all amounts to a club well under .500 that is now claiming intentions to try to compete…...
We react to the MLB Field of Dreams game and break down some Colorado Rockies prospects with broadcaster Drew Goodman.
Willie MacIver isn’t taking the moment for granted. After a year of no Minor League Baseball and only playing some exhibition games in empty ballparks, the Colorado Rockies catching prospect stands on the grass at Coors Field – the place he hopes to call home someday – in preparation to play in the Futures Game. A showcase of some of…
Colorado Rockies Top Prospects update. Zac Veen, Ryan Rolison, Michael Toglia, Ryan Vilade, Eluheris Montero and others providing some fireworks down on the farm.
The Colorado Rockies haven’t existed for long, yet somehow they almost always seem on the precipice of pivotal changing points. Oddly enough, despite their less-than-thirty-year-old existence, the ballclub of the Mile High City has carved out a pretty clear history defined by memorable short eras filled with intriguing characters. Here in 2021, we know one of these eras has ended…...
Entering the 2020 MLB Draft, the Colorado Rockies were set to make the 9th overall selection. Only seven times in their previous 27 drafts had their pick been higher. In most of those years, they had opted for a younger, less proven high school player. One of those players never signed (Matt Harrington, 2000). Another still waits in the wings…
If you want to win baseball games, you have to pitch well. It’s that simple. The Colorado Rockies have experienced a dearth of quality prospects in the starting pitching department ever since graduating the players who currently make up the MLB rotation. And while they still don’t boast the high-end possibilities that the system contained back when it was filled…...