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Rockies Need to Consider Moving Young Outfielder Via Trade in Offseason

The Colorado Rockies have many important decisions coming their way as the offseason gets into full swing. For starters, the front office needs to consider whether it should trade a main source of talent for greater things.

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Colorado Rockies announce 2026 spring training schedule

Good news, baseball fans! We can now start planning for spring. Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues will open on Friday, February 20, 2026, with all clubs expected to play on Saturday.

Nick Martini News / Purple Row / November 5

Martini started strong before departing Colorado in late May

Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context.

Colorado Rockies News / Purple Row / November 5

Rockies front office search reeks of owner meddling

The Colorado Rockies were expected to name their new head of baseball operations this week. After Bill Schmidt and the organization agreed to part ways in early October, it was announced that Walker Monfort would spearhead the search for an outside hire to lead the organization.

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The 'World Series MVPs' quiz

MLB has awarded the World Series MVP since 1955. How many of these players can you name in six minutes?

The 'Last playoff complete game by MLB team' quiz

The 'World Series walk-off home runs' quiz

The 'Recent MLB World Series managers' quiz

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / November 4

3 Starting Pitchers the Rockies Could Chase in Free Agency

The 2025 season was a historically bad one for the Colorado Rockies on multiple levels. Their starting pitchers were a big reason for the struggles the team had this past season, and there figures to be some changes this offseason.

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25 notable MLB Hall of Famers who never won a World Series

Among the countless Hall of Famers who never experienced the joy of winning a World Series, there are several notable legends who stand out. Here's our list of the 25 greatest.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / November 4

3 Free-Agent Bats the Rockies Should Target This Offseason

The first bit of business the Colorado Rockies need to do this offseason is hire someone in charge in the front office. That really needs to happen as soon as possible, with the general managers' meetings next week in Las Vegas.

Kyle Farmer News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 4

Rockies decline veteran infielder's mutual option

The Rockies have declined their end of a $4M mutual option on infielder Kyle Farmer for the 2026 season.

The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

The 'National League batting champions' quiz

Thairo Estrada News / Colorado Rockies on SI / November 4

Why Thairo Estrada Can’t Hit Free Agency After Rockies Turn Down Option

Thairo Estrada was one of the few decisions the Colorado Rockies had to make on contracts this offseason. He and the team held a mutual option. Even as the Rockies’ search for a general manager or president of baseball operations drags on, the Rockies were on the clock when it came to the option.

McCade Brown News / Purple Row / November 4

McCade Brown pitched in seven games for the Rockies in 2025

MLB News / Purple Row / November 4

Would Adam Ottavino be a good PBO for the Colorado Rockies?

As if the Colorado Rockies’ search for a president of baseball operations/general manager weren’t already weird enough, yesterday, it took another bizarre twist with this from Tim Healy of the Boston Globe: Healy’s reporting was confirmed by Patrick Saunders later in the day.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / November 3

Former Rockies Pitcher Reportedly Interested in Front Office Opening

The Colorado Rockies have been looking for a head of baseball operations leader and a replacement for former general manager Bill Schmidt. They were reportedly down to a pair of finalists in Arizona Diamondbacks assistant general manager Amiel Sawdaye and Cleveland Guardians assistant general manager Matt Forman.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Thairo Estrada News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 3

Rockies turn down mutual option with Thairo Estrada

For now, Estrada remains on the roster and the Rockies technically could retain him for 2026 via arbitration, though that seems unlikely.

Adam Ottavino News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 3

Adam Ottavino in the running for Rockies president role

The Colorado Rockies decided to move on from Bill Schmidt and begin a search for their next President of Baseball Operations. While the reset seemed necessary, Colorado’s front office rebuild hasn’t started as planned.

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The '2025 backup NFL quarterbacks' quiz

The 'World Series MVPs' quiz

The 'NFL Passing YPG leaders' quiz

The 'TDs from Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes' quiz

MLB News / Yardbarker / November 4

Braves stick to status quo in naming next manager

After a disappointing 2025 season, the Atlanta Braves were due for a shake-up. But the team's decision-makers have other ideas.

Braves to reportedly pick up club options on two pitchers

Infielder Ha-Seong Kim opts out of contract with Braves

Assessing the expectations for new Giants manager Tony Vitello

Nationals set to hire MLB's youngest manager in over 50 years

Twins continue to go backward with reported hiring of Derek Shelton

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / November 3

Prized American League Free Agent Shortstop Linked to Rockies This Offseason

Before the Colorado Rockies can tend to offseason matters, they still need to hire a front office executive. Bill Schmidt stepped down from his general manager role, and the search remains on for a decision maker for the front office.

Colorado Rockies News / Purple Row / November 3

Rockies’ search for new front office leadership takes new turns

The Colorado Rockies’ confusing search for a new head of baseball operations took several new turns on Monday. In the morning, Brittany Ghiroli of The

Colorado Rockies News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 3

Rockies re-starting President of Baseball Operations search

After missing the playoffs for the seventh-straight season, the Colorado Rockies are finally making widespread organizational changes. However, Colorado’s search for their next President of Baseball Operations has hit a devastating roadblock.

Jordan Beck News / Just Baseball / November 3

The Case for a Jordan Beck Breakout Year

Another year came and went for the Colorado Rockies, as they had their third straight 100-loss season. To make matters even worse, their 119 losses were the most in franchise history.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / November 3

One Stat That Explains Why the Rockies Can’t Escape Last Place

Every year, when the calendar clicks over to April, Colorado Rockies fans are full of enthusiasm and possibly unwarranted optimism. It's a clean slate with hope that things will be different from the past year.

Braxton Fulford News / Purple Row / November 3

Braxton Fulford slowly found his footing at the major league level

Kris Bryant News / Purple Row / November 3

The Rockies’ new front office leader must end the Kris Bryant saga

The Colorado Rockies have paid Kris Bryant $101 million to play 170 games. This breaks down to roughly $594,117 (and a whopping 65 cents) per game that Kris Briant has earned through the first four years of his seven year, $182 million contract that he signed prior to the 2022 season.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / November 2