Five things the Rockies accomplished in Spring Training

The Colorado Rockies ended spring training on a three-game losing streak. So what. Spring is over now, and the season is just two days away.

Still, spring training matters for many reasons, and the Rockies accomplished plenty of goals, even though they lost to the Minnesota Twins 5-3 Tuesday in Florida, which was their final spring training game of 2025.

Now fans can look forward to what should be a tough but exciting regular season. Before we look forward though, lets look back at five important things the rockies achieved over the last two months.

1. The Rockies had a winning Cactus League season

Time and time again, pundits and fans say spring training doesn’t matter. But game-by-game, it does matter for many reasons, and at the end of the day, baseball players are competitive, and want to win, whether it’s March or October. And the Rockies won plenty in Cactus League play going 17-15 overall this spring. The fact that they struggled down the stretch is a bit of concern, but, in all, the Rockies had a winning spring, and that’s something to hang their hats on as the season begins.

2. Few major injuries occurred over the spring

Colorado has had bad luck with pitching injuries the last couple of years, and the Rockies did lose Jeff Criswell to Tommy John surgery early in the spring, while Austin Gomber was also hurt. Of course, the biggest injury occurred just last week when starting 2B Thairo Estrada went down with a broken wrist. Still, the Rockies come into the regular season really healthy. The starting pitchers are all feeling good, Kris Bryant feels really good, and starters like Ezequiel Tovar, Brenton Doyle and Ryan McMahon among others, come into the season fresh and ready to go.

3. Prospects in big league camp got a ton of experience

While the likes of Chase Dollander, Adeal Amador, Zac Veen, Drew Romo and others are justifiably disappointed they’re not in the big show to start the season, they, along with many others in Colorado’s talented farm system got a lot of work at the big league level this spring, and that was good in two ways. First, those top prospects got a lot of valuable experience, and, they also created competition in camp, and as they say, iron sharpens iron.

2. Michael Toglia and Ryan McMahon can be the power punch the Rockies need

When things are good, the Rockies’ franchise has been known has a power-hitting club. If they’re going to be improve in 2025, they need to be that again. And while they aren’t going to be the new Blake Street Bombers, the Rockies, led by Toglia, McMahon, leadoff hitter Brenton Doyle, and even Bryant, should be a home run hitting team this season. Toglia especially, will be the focal point, after hitting six homers this spring, he’s the bopper the Rockies have been looking for.

5. The Rockies built some excitement

Whether it was Jefry Yan’s strikeout dance, Zac Veen’s bat flip, or Brenton Doyle’s amazing catches in the outfield, the Rockies have some excitement surrounding them as the regular season begins. Spring training will do that for every team, but, the Rockies really seemed to have got a jolt of energy from the last two months, and, Colorado’s loyal fans are pumped about the upcoming season. And while Colorado is going to be a massive underdog this summer, Rockies’ fans are right to be excited, because this spring, the Rockies made some waves and they’re hoping that momentum, on and off the field, carries over into the regular season.