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Should The Rockies Trade Tyler Colvin?

As the Denver Post tied up some of the loose ends on the final Rockies roster, there were two passing mentions of what would be major news if it happened: the possibility of the team trading Tyler Colvin.…Read More

Chris Nelson Named Third Baseman; Nolan Arenado To Minors

There were more reasons to keep Nolan Arenado in the minor leagues to start the season than there were to put him on the Rockies. Experience, maturity, service clock, etc. There could be only one reason…Read More

Would Aaron Cook Be Able To Follow The Jeff Francis Model?

Jeff Francis started game 1 of the 2007 World Series against the Boston Red Sox. Aaron Cook, to some fanfare, returned from injury to start game 4. Cook was the team’s opening day starter that season…Read More

The Potential Importance Of Reid Brignac

Think back to what feels like the last 10 Rockies seasons (in actuality, the last 5). You know who always ends up being a lot more important than you thought he would be? Jonathan Herrera. Whether because…Read More

Drew Pomeranz Sent Back To Minor Leagues

Drew Pomeranz will not start the season with the Colorado Rockies. He will start the season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. Pomeranz move official. He’s been optioned, along with Bobby Cassevah,…Read More

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Rockies Close To Signing Jon Garland

Chalk this up as one of those, “I would have been pumped if the Rockies signed him five years ago”…Read More

Was Saturday Night A Preview Of 2013 For The Rockies?

Jhoulys Chacin was coming off a scratched start due to a pesky injury (lower back spasms) on Saturday…Read More

What The Heck Is Going On With Jeff Francis?

Let’s get all the qualifiers out of the way first: spring training stats do not matter, he still…Read More

Signs Of Promise From Juan Nicasio And Jorge De La Rosa

What if the Colorado Rockies have three solid #2 starters? Will that be enough to get by with this offense? In…Read More

Jhoulys Chacin Will Start Opening Day

At graduation ceremonies, the faculty cheers harder for some graduates than others. The kids who struggled,…Read More

Checking In With Todd Helton

An awkward situation looms for the Colorado Rockies as they sort out their various pieces for the 2013…Read More

Rockies Could Trade Ramon Hernandez

Marco Scutaro is gone, Michael Cuddyer is making salty T-shirts, and now Ramon Hernandez might be on…Read More

De La Rosa, Tulowitzki Shine In Win Over Cubs

They are two of the highest paid players on the Rockies roster. They are two of the most important players…Read More

The Rockies Should Trade Chris Nelson

Let’s get optimistic and say that the Rockies will survive their tough schedule early and still…Read More

Playing GM: What Pitchers Should the Rockies Target?

In my last venting session post, I shared some of my frustration around the speculated moves the Rockies…Read More

Should The Rockies Engage The Yankees About Michael Cuddyer?

To be clear, this question is based on nothing more than speculation from ESPN baseball analyst/New York…Read More

Jeff Francis, Nolan Arenado Continue Domination

The beauty of tempered expectations is how good it makes sustained success look. If Jeff Francis were…Read More

Nolan Arenado Shines, Chacin And De La Rosa Struggle

One year ago Nolan Arenado was one of the big stories of Spring Training for the Colorado Rockies. It…Read More

Rockies Sign Bobby Cassevah

I don’t know much about the newest pitcher for the Rockies. I know that he is named Bobby Cassevah,…Read More

Juan Nicasio, Jeff Francis Impress As Rockies Defeat Reds

Of these two pitchers, one’s name is written in the starting rotation in ink. The other’s…Read More