A trio of defenders for the Colorado Rockies have been named finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award in the National League and one looks to be a lock to bring home the hardware. 3B Ryan McMahon, SS Ezequiel Tovar and CF Brenton Doyle were announced as finalists for the defensive honor at their respective position on Wednesday. Should McMahon…
In less than a year, the Denver Broncos have put together a dream combination of Sean Payton and Russell Wilson. If the Colorado Rockies pulled off such a feat, who would they acquire? Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels and Theo Epstein – the curse-breaker – would have to be atop their list. What are the best combinations in…
A large crowd gathered at The DNVR Bar to hear the announcement of the latest inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but Todd Helton’s name was not mentioned. Scott Rolen did receive the required 75% of votes. By how many did he get in? And how many more did Helton need to reach Cooperstown? Is 2024 a lock for…
Todd Helton will be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. There is zero doubt about it now. The 17-year veteran of the Colorado Rockies has finally begun to receive significant support from voters in the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) during his fifth year on the Hall of Fame ballot. Now, the only question is whether Helton will be…
When the lockout finally ended on the precipice of 100 days last offseason, Trevor Story’s signing with the Boston Red Sox in March opened a sizable hole on the left side of the Colorado Rockies infield. Not since 2004 when Colorado offered a one-year deal to veteran Royce Clayton had a state of the shortstop position ever been in question.Clint…
Despite making the fifth-most errors as a team in all of Major League Baseball in 2022, two members of the Colorado Rockies infield have been nominated for the Rawlings’ Gold Glove Award. On Thursday it announced that Brendan Rodgers is one of three finalists at second base while Ryan McMahon is a finalist at third base. Rodgers, 26, is a…
Do you remember waking up on this day 15 years ago? Sure, recalling last night’s dinner can be enough of a challenge for most, but 2007 is something different. There. Now it’s starting to come back to you. On the morning of October 16, 2007, you woke up and realized your baseball team, the Colorado Rockies, were heading to their…
When we look back on the Colorado Rockies’ 2022 season in a decade, what will be remembered most? Is there a chance we may not recall much of anything from the slate of 162 games we just witnessed? Any time a team fails to win the World Series – there are always 29 teams in this situation in a given…
Fresh off a conversation with Charlie Blackmon for the Drew Goodman Podcast, our favorite voice of the Colorado Rockies helps wrap up the 2022 season. Drew Goodman offers his thoughts on the young players that Colorado promoted this season and determines who could be the biggest contributors in 2023. Plus, he shares his memories of the first postseason game at…
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…
The time has finally arrived. The Colorado Rockies are calling up their top infield prospect, Ezequiel Tovar. It’s Tovar Time. Daniel Alvarez of El Extra Base first reported the news of Colorado promoting Tovar following his 2-for-4 performance with Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday afternoon. The next generation of Rockies have been arriving all throughout the 2022 season. Michael Toglia, Elehuris…
Colorado trailed San Diego by three runs on two separate occasions during a wild Wednesday night. How did José Iglesias join an elite group of Rockies’ shortstops? What did Bud Black do for the first time in over a year? And what does Drew Goodman of AT&T SportsNet think of these Padres? Rockies unite with unique footwear thanks to memorable…
“If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.” – Denis Waitley It feels like a switch inside us sometimes, doesn’t it? Whether emotional, mental, or physical, most each of remembers a moment when something fell into place for us,…...
New day, new contract for another member of the Colorado Rockies. Ryan McMahon gets $70 million over the next six years to stay in Denver. But there’s a catch….. How does this signing impact the future third basemen waiting in the minor leagues? And where does this offseason’s spending rank among the greatest in franchise history? “Spring Training Notebook: Rolison…
The Colorado Rockies drafted Jamey Wright with the 28th overall pick in the 1993 MLB Draft. Through a series of trades, that selection in their inaugural season ended up impacting the organization until 2015. Plus, big update on the MLB lockout and the Rockies’ Mount Rushmore. “How the Rockies saved their bullpen, acquired an NL Manager of the Year and…
As unbelievable as it may sound, the franchise now known as the Cleveland Guardians made a trade on April 1, 1983 that continues to impact their on-field roster to this day. Nearly 40 years ago, a trade tree began that included a series of players such as six-time All-Star Kenny Lofton, two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber and a…
Now that Gil Hodges has been selected by the Golden Days Era Committee to be enshrined in National Baseball Hall of Fame, every player who has received at least 50% of the vote in a year has made it to Cooperstown. Todd Helton appears set to reach that mark in his 4th appearance on the ballot. Before you make a…...
Noah Yingling from RoxPile and Call To The Pen shares his thoughts on which infielders deserve acknowledgement in a Colorado Rockies Hall of Fame. Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki and Vinny Castilla seem like obvious guarantees, but who else would join them? MLB and the Players’ Association met on Thursday. Nothing was worked out, but some promising developments transpired. And the…
This time last year, the Colorado Rockies had signed Connor Joe and C.J. Cron to minor league deals, as well as other contributors Chi Chi González, Taylor Motter and Zac Rosscup. There’s another intriguing group who could see time in the Bigs for 2022, including one who could get 400 at-bats. Our guest helps us name every single Opening Day…
Context is king. This has very much flown out the window in the last few years as sound bites have joined forces with a 280 character-limit causing society to lose all ability to decipher what anything means in the greater sense. As such, it feels like a good time to attempt to uncover it all for Brendan Rodgers and put…...