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…
First Chad Kuhl tosses a complete game shutout against the Dodgers and then the Rockies knock around future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw. Is this what Colorado’s season has needed all along? Who’s leading the charge for this domination of NL West foes? Plus, Evan Thompson of Last Word On Sports discusses some unique statistics he created to better inform…
The Colorado Rockies won the first and only National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award in 2002 thanks to a 16-8 season by 23-year-old Jason Jennings. There were also two instances of runner-up seasons – Todd Helton in 1998 and Troy Tulowitzki in 2007 – but the franchise has otherwise been left out of the honor for the…...
This might not be controversial, but there typically isn’t anything super about a super-utility player. When a player is not overtly skilled at one position or cannot move to another place on the field without issue, their time in MLB may be limited… unless they are adequate enough to carry numerous types of mitts in their equipment bag. For Charlie…
The disparity between 5,280 feet above sea level at Coors Field and the relative zero feet of elevation of most coastal cities has often plagued any traveling baseball team tasked to make adjustments on the hitting and pitching side of the game. So, when the Rockies were gifted with a three-game series against the Marlins to begin their 2019 season…
On Wednesday, the Colorado Rockies announced a series of moves to create room on the 40-man roster and free up some money on the 2020 payroll. Three players were placed on waivers and subsequently claimed: LHP Tyler Anderson (San Francisco Giants), LHP Sam Howard (Pittsburgh Pirates) and INF Pat Valaika (Baltimore Orioles). RHP Chad Bettis cleared outright waivers and elected…...
On this episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman wraps up a good series that might’ve been great for the Rockies in Atlanta. Another rough day for Tyler Anderson brings back questions about what to do with the fifth spot in the rotation, and the offense looks like it might still be looking for the best version of themselves…...
It looked for a moment like the Colorado Rockies were going to keep riding their scorching hot offense right to a sweep of the Atlanta Braves despite another rough outing for Tyler Anderson on Sunday. But it was the Braves who would have the last laugh in a back-and-forth affair, a big three-run homer for Josh Donaldson proving to be…...
The Colorado Rockies had been riding a wave of incredible starting pitching that at times was able to pick up a poorly performing offense but on Monday night’s series opener against the Washington Nationals, the offense picked up the pitching behind a brilliant performance from Nolan Arenado for a 7-5 win. They have now won seven of their last eight…...
Allie Monroy and Drew Creasman discuss the Colorado Rockies’ recent road trip, their upcoming series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and more! https://youtu.be/RROH2cSzVck
Sometimes you fry the fish, sometimes the fish fries you. On Saturday night, the Colorado Rockies were unable to keep their winning streak going to begin the season, dropping one to the Miami Marlins by the score of 7-3. Starter Tyler Anderson was not as good or efficient as the first two members of the Rockies rotation, surrendering five runs…...
In this edition of Inside the Rockies Clubhouse, we get more insight from Bud Black as the spring training performances become a little more serious and the roster cuts get more and more difficult. Also, Daniel Murphy discusses his hitting approach after launching a massive home run on the first pitch of an at-bat, as well as his philosophies when…...
DENVER – It can be easy to forget sometimes, especially these days, that Major League Baseball isn’t a video game. Or a fantasy sport. It’s the real deal. And in a new season of projections and speculations and declarations that some teams have definitively improved while others have assuredly gotten worse, the truth of where wins come from over the…...
For years – 25 of them in fact – hot stove conversation around the Colorado Rockies always had something to do with starting pitching. But not this offseason. No, during this break between the 2018 and 2019 seasons, all the chatter, rumors, and fan questions have been about how the club can acquire a big bat, maybe at catcher, first…...
MILWAUKEE – Tyler Anderson had a solid run of games during the same where he pitched his best baseball of the season, recording quality starts in eight of nine starts between June 7 and July 24. In July, he had a 2.16 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP. When the calendar flipped to August, Anderson had a setback during a start in…...
DENVER – Soon after 1:12 PM first pitch at Coors Field, it became apparent that Colorado would need to travel to Los Angeles for a one-game playoff in order to claim the National League West. But they would still need to win to force it. In the process of getting to game 163, Tyler Anderson emerged as the third horse…...
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have dealt a massive blow to the Colorado Rockies chances at winning their first ever division title, sweeping the club from Denver in a three-game set, getting the finale by a score of 5-2 thanks to a huge home run from Yasiel Puig. The offense once again struggled to get anything going. They…...
The San Francisco Giants came into Friday night’s contest against the Colorado Rockies dragging through a streak of 11 straight losses. The visitors meanwhile were riding high after a 3-1 series win over the Arizona Diamondbacks that created some breathing room in the race for the division title. But it turned out to be a night that belonged to Giants’…...
DENVER – It was an afternoon in which almost nothing went right for the Colorado Rockies. They managed an inspiring late rally but it came up just short on a day in which their pitching just could not keep the Los Angeles Dodgers away from home plate, dropping the series finale 9-6. It was a short and difficult day for…...
DENVER – For as complicated and unusual as the 2018 Colorado Rockies season has been, a simple formula has emerged for them to find their way to the first division title in franchise history. The pitching needs to stay right where it is and somebody—anybody—on the offense needs to play like a star down the stretch. On Monday, in a…...
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