Purple Row

Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, January 17, 2025 With an arctic blast descending on Colorado this weekend and temperatures reaching well below zero, it’s a good time to think about spring training in the Cactus League, specifically near Scottsdale, Arizona where temperatures average in the mid-70s in February and will be in the … [Read more...] about Friday Rockpile: An early look at spring training for the Rockies

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The honorable mentions who didn’t quite make the cut It’s time to reveal the five players who made it the closest to the pre-season 2025 top 30 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list as voted on by the Purple Row community recently. For each player, I’ll include a link to individual stats and contract status (via Baseball-Reference), as well … [Read more...] about Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: Numbers 35 to 31

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, January 16, 2025 Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Colorado had some bullpen issues last year. I know, what a novel concept, right? This has been a consistent thorn in the Rockies’ collective sides for years now, and even with various attempts to remedy things such as bringing on veteran arms … [Read more...] about Thursday Rockpile: Who will be the closer in 2025?

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images These are the seven players who weren’t quite honorable mentions After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot and then those who appeared on two or three ballots, it’s time to talk about seven players who were just outside Honorable Mention status as voted by the Purple Row electorate in the … [Read more...] about Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2025: numbers 42-36

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, January 15, 2025 The 2024 season seemed to indicate a turning point at first base for the Colorado Rockies. After Elehuris Montero failed to produce offensively and Kris Bryant could not stay healthy enough to play the field, Michael Toglia finally got a shot to prove his … [Read more...] about Wednesday Rockpile: Can Michael Toglia win the Gold Glove in 2025?