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…

Colorado has one of the worst farm systems in all of baseball right now. It’s not the first time and it won’t be the last. The 2015 MLB Draft produced Brendan Rodgers, Peter Lambert and Sam Hilliard, all of whom have expired the rookie qualifications. In 2016, only Garrett Hampson has contributed in the majors as players like Colton Welker,…

DNVR Rockies beat reporters Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons battle for supremacy discussing various hot topics pertaining to the inhabitants of 2001 Blake Street as well all the scuttlebutt in and around the game of baseball. The coldest, hardest winter on record for supporters of the Colorado Rockies has finally come to an end. Spring Training has begun and along…

On Sunday, Colorado announced the 52 members in their player pool for the 2020 season. Due to the delayed start of the season, coupled with a shortened 60-game schedule and all the complications that come along with it, each team will operate with a 60-man roster. While the Rockies did not utilize all 60 spots, it is much easier to…

You’ve heard by now that with their first overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, the Colorado Rockies selected an outfielder that many scouts and analysts have already labeled the next Cody Bellinger. Standing at 6’5, weighing in at 200 lbs. that can easily be filled out, and sporting a sweet and smooth left-handed swing, 18-year-old Zac Veen can already…...

After wrapping up day two of the 2020 MLB Draft on June 11, the Colorado Rockies had selected six amateur players to add to a cache of purple prospects. Coincidentally and symmetrically, three are high school players and three come from the college ranks; it also breaks down as three hitters and three pitchers. In the fourth round, Colorado looked…

Following an exciting and unpredictable day one of the 2020 MLB Draft in which 37 amateur players were selected, the intrigue of certain picks – not to mention the confounding decision of others – shan’t be overlooked. Suprises Once Baltimore reached for Arkansas OF Heston Kjerstad with the second pick and Miami took draft darling Max Meyer with the third,…

On this episode of the DNVR Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons welcome in AJ Haefele and Andre Simone to wrap-up, and grade, day one of the 2020 MLB Draft.

On Wednesday night, the Colorado Rockies selected left-handed hitting outfielder Zac Veen with the ninth overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The 18-year-old out of Spruce Creek High School in Port Orange, FL is just the third outfielder ever selected by the Rockies in the first round following David Dahl (2012) and Kyle Parker (2010).…

DNVR Rockies beat reporters Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons battle for supremacy discussing various hot topics pertaining to the inhabitants of 2001 Blake Street as well all the scuttlebutt in-and-around the game of baseball. Welcome to the DNVR Rockies MLB Draft 2020 Preview Series where we profile individuals we think make the most sense for Colorado to target on Wednesday,…

Wednesday at 5pm MDT marks the start of the 2020 MLB Draft and DNVR Rockies has live coverage of the entire first round starting at 4:50pm on Facebook, Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube. While the 2021 edition of the draft will move to 20 rounds, this year’s draft has been markedly reduced from the originally proposed 10 rounds to only five.…

Next week marks the start of the 2020 MLB Draft and DNVR Rockies is planning full live coverage of the first round on Wednesday, June 10. While this year’s draft has been limited to only five rounds, Colorado has a great opportunity to bolster its farm system with the seventh-highest bonus pool of the 30 teams at $10,339,700. The Rockies will…