The Rockies head to Texas for a three-game set with the Rangers. Karl Kauffmann will make his major league debut as Friday’s starting pitcher amidst Colorado’s injuries in the rotation. Isotopes infielder Coco Montes joins the show to talk about the spectacular start to his season in Albuquerque, plus he gives us the scouting report on his newly called-up teammate.…
Coming off a successful 2017 campaign that saw the Rockies make the playoffs for the first time in eight years by winning the second National League Wild Card, your pals in purple picked up right where they left off for Opening Day 2018: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ. The 11-8 loss in the NL Wild Card game the previous season…
Even with the rise of home runs across the board this season – including on pitches that have historically been outs – the baseball adage that good pitching beats good hitting is still accurate in 2019. The rate of homers is higher than ever, but throughout the game several starting pitchers and relievers have been able to suppress scoring,…...
I had one simple question for three complex men. The Colorado Rockies have existed for 25 years and for 23 and a half of them, the idea that they could ever boast a dominant pitching staff seemed more far-fetched than anything ripped from the pages of a comic book. And yet, as I stood before a player who has worn…...
Colorado Rockies pitching prospect Yency Almonte is impressing all the right people this spring training as he vies for a higher spot on the depth chart or, if he keeps producing like he has and the right dominos fall, a spot in the team’s starting rotation. The 23-year-old right-hander made his third appearance of the preseason on March 5, taking…...
Pitchers and catchers have reported. Winter is over. The Colorado Rockies have unofficially kicked off their 2018 quest for glory by having the battery-mates report for duty in Scottsdale, Arizona to begin team-specific workouts and training. Every great journey starts with a single step. It is sweet serenity from the Rockies perspective that the first group of players to arrive,…...