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Photo by Dustin Bradford/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, September 16th, 2024 Early in the season I questioned what the Colorado Rockies were doing to facilitate the development of Hunter Goodman, who had been called up at the end of April but was still receiving only sporadic playing time. When he did play, Goodman largely … [Read more...] about Monday Rockpile: The Rockies’ future behind the plate is far from set

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for September 14-15, 2024 The weekend is a great time to kick back and reflect. This Week in Purple is the place to catch up on the news from our team at Purple Row. You’ll find links to Rockpiles and other content below as well as a platform for community discussion in the comments. ★ ★ … [Read more...] about This Week in Purple: Home Sweet Coors

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Can the Rockies win the series against the Cubs? After taking last night’s game 9-5, the Colorado Rockies will look to win the series against the Chicago Cubs tonight in the quest to avoid a second-straight 100-loss season. They have 14 games remaining, and need to go 7-7 to avoid the century mark. Kyle Freeland (5-7, 4.97 ERA) will … [Read more...] about Colorado Rockies game no. 149 thread: Jameson Taillon vs Kyle Freeland

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The young, exciting lefty talent is part of a growing trend within the Rockies’ pitching scouting and development. It’s well documented that the Colorado Rockies have tried all sorts of pitching ideas and philosophies throughout their now more than three decades of existence, most not turning out all that well, even after experiencing … [Read more...] about Luis Peralta and some Rockies pitching trends

Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images Rockies take on Cubs in 1st of 6-game homestand The first of two final homestands of the 2024 season will begin tonight for the Rockies as they host the Chicago Cubs Friday through Sunday. Arizona will then come to Coors Field before Colorado makes a trip to Los Angeles to play the Dodgers, only to return to Denver to host the … [Read more...] about Colorado Rockies game no. 148 thread: Javier Assad vs. Austin Gomber