Colorado Rockies weekend discussion thread for August 24-25, 2024
The Colorado Rockies only won two games this past week, but they clinched the season series against the San Diego Padres last Friday. The struggled mightily against the Washington Nationals, and lost 3-0 in the Bronx against the New York Yankees last night. They do have two more against the Yankees this weekend, so we’ll see how that goes.
But this week saw the long-awaited MLB debut of Drew Romo, and fellow 2020 first-rounder Zac Veen was promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque yesterday.
Zac Veen is not only back off the injured list, but he’s headed to Triple-A!
The 2020 first-rounder has a .829 OPS across three levels this season. pic.twitter.com/N6OzKxx23z
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) August 23, 2024
Jordan Beck returned on August 13, and last Saturday’s game featured three players age-23 and younger in the same starting lineup for the first time 2008. Will Veen be promoted to join the youth movement in September?
Here’s what our writers had to say this week (it’s been a busy one!):
To Read (Rockpiles)
- Monday: The Future of the Rockies bullpen is drawing near | Evan Lang
- Tuesday: Should Adam Ottavino be the next Colorado Rockies manager? | Renee Dechert
- Weekly Pebble Report: Why is Everything Chrome? | Evan Lang
- Wednesday: How close is Ryan Rolison to finally cracking the big leagues with the Rockies? | Skyler Timmins
- Thursday: Six prospects the Colorado Rockies could be sending to the Arizona Fall League in 2024. | Kenneth Weber
- Friday: As Black passes Hurdle, Rockies need to pass the torch to the next manager | Joelle Milholm
To Read (PuRPs)
All PuRPs articles are written by Jeff Aberle
To Read (Other News)
- The Day After: Drew Romo reflects on his MLB debut | Sam Bradfield
- The Youth Movement is on at 20th and Blake | Mac Wilcox
- Lucas Gilbreath’s return is a long time coming | Mac Wilcox
To Listen
- Affected by Altitude: Having a Helton of a Time
- Every Rockie Ever: They were Rockies?!?!
Weekend Discussion Topics
Will we see Zac Veen before the end of the season? What are your thoughts on the PuRPs list so far? Sound off below!
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