Jason Hammel is more “grounded” this season.
Jason Hammel is a grinder. All year long he has been lacking his best stuff, but he has kept the Rockies in every game. Last night, in the Florida humidity, Hammel finally put it all together. He had…Read More
The Maturation of Dexter Fowler
It sucks being on the losing side of a near no-hitter. When the pitcher’s name is Anibal, the embarrassment is compounded. The Rockies played an ugly game last night. It wasn’t quite…Read More
Morning Dump — Jim Armstrong still evaluates baseball like it’s 1979.
It’s been alleged that the Rockies are struggling on offense. The Post’s Jim Armstrong wrote an entire piece about it today. Jimmy is wrong and so is anybody else that agrees with him. …Read More
Series Preview: Rockies @ Mets (4/11 – 4/14)
The Rox are in the Big Apple tonight for a big four game series with the Mets. Currently, the Rockies are in the middle of an eight game road trip, having taken three of four in Pittsburgh. Last year’s…Read More
Monday Morning Shortstop: Rockies On A Roll
One full week in, the Rockies are rolling, posting six victories in eight games. And the two games they lost, they squandered some chances, meaning their six and two record could have been even better. Plenty…Read More
Morning Dump — Miserable Night in Pittsburgh and Manny the Crack-head
Jason Giambi’s first-inning three-run blast was a thing of beauty. The swing was vintage Giambi,…Read More
Morning Dump — Wednesday, April 6th
Seven innings pitched, no runs, four K’s, and a ton of groundballs. If you would have given me…Read More
Morning Dump — Sunday, April 3rd
The Rockies should consider hiring a full-time manicurists. If they don’t, the bullpen will be…Read More
Morning Dump — Opening Day Edition
Today is the best day of the year. It’s like Christmas, Thanksgiving, and my birthday all rolled…Read More
Rox Pile’s Top 20 Rockies’ Prospects: #20 – 16
When I set out to rank the Rockies’ prospects, my goal was to come up with a list that was my own.…Read More
Monday Morning Shortstop: First Things First, Win NL West
A well-deserved aura of optimism is surrounding the Colorado Rockies as we inch ever so close to opening…Read More
Morning Dump — Friday, March 4th
I’m starting out today over at Fangraphs, where Chris Cwik takes the Rox to task for drafting…Read More
Morning Dump — Wednesday, March 2nd
Aaron Cook still hasn’t made it to the mound this spring and it sounds like he is no closer now…Read More
Rox Pile’s February Rewind
For Rox Pile, it was a flippin’ fantastic February. We broke traffic records, introduced new columns,…Read More
Rockies open Cactus League play, and one thing’s clear: they will win the World Series
If there is anything to be taken away from today’s Spring Training opener, it’s that there is absolutely…Read More
Morning Dump — Wednesday, February 23rd
The Rockies’ lineup is a work in progress. The parts are all there, but Jim Tracy is still deciding…Read More















