Clint Hurdle will always be considered an integral part of Denver’s professional sports landscape. As manager of the Colorado Rockies in 2007, he helmed one of the greatest single runs in the history of the game, winning 21 of 22 games en route to reaching the franchise’s only World Series. On Friday, he took time before a local fundraiser to…
ESPN Sunday Night Baseball did not get the best version of the Colorado Rockies as the San Francisco Giants finish a three-game sweep. At 51-91 on the year, the Rox appear easy locks to lose 100 games with more postseason contenders lining the remainder of their schedule. Next up: Chicago Cubs at 77-67. How unexpected has the Cubs success been…
While the Rockies play the Diamondbacks, their respective Triple-A teams face off in Albuquerque. We catch up with Wynton Bernard and Aaron Schunk, plus we look into the changes to the pitch clock and robo-umps in the minors this week. Join host Suzie Hunter on the DNVR Rockies Podcast, recorded LIVE from Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
When Sam Moll was taken in the third round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies, there were still 40 rounds. A total of 1,216 amateurs were selected that year, all on equal footing at that point and on the path to fulfilling their childhood dreams. Though he wouldn’t make his first appearance at Coors Field until a…
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…
In one of the fastest rising farm systems in baseball is one player rising faster than the rest since the start of the 2022 season: OF Yanquiel Fernandez. The 20-year-old Colorado Rockies prospect has cruised atop a wave that started last April in Low-A Fresno and has taken it to the 2023 MLB Futures Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle…
SCOTTSDALE – Zac Veen is frequently described as one of the most exciting players in the minor leagues right now. That distinction even rings true when putting him in the Colorado Rockies clubhouse at Salt River Fields. And he’s hoping to be one of the most exciting to make their Major League debut this season. “When I got drafted, I…
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.…
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