It's no secret that the Colorado Rockies enter the 2026 campaign as arguably the worst franchise in the MLB. Following a disaster of a 2025 campaign, things can only go up from here, and it starts with their young hitters at the plate.
The job of trying to turn around the Colorado Rockies now falls to new president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta. He and his top lieutenant, general manager Josh Byrnes, inherit a farm system that has had eight first-round or first-round compensatory picks since 2020 and only has two Major Leaguers to show for it.
The Rockies have yet to make any significant moves since Paul DePodesta assumed control of baseball operations two months ago. They’re one of two teams that has yet to sign a free agent to a major league deal.
It has been a quiet free agency to date for the Colorado Rockies and the new president of baseball operations, Paul DePodesta. It isn't expected to be a busy one, given that he took over in early November for a franchise looking to rebound from a third straight 100-loss season.
Colorado Rockies starter Kyle Freeland is coming off a rough 2025 season. Every pitcher goes through a patch in their career where things are not going right for them in a season. One of the things we admire about Freeland is his resilience.
When the Colorado Rockies hired a new president of baseball operations, Paul DePodesta, he knew what he was walking into. He is taking over for an organization that has lost 100-plus games the last three seasons, with 2025 being rock bottom with 119 losses.
There's no secret: the Colorado Rockies were the worst team in Major League Baseball in 2025. Not a lot went right for the Rockies, as they finished with a 43-119 record and held a team ERA of 5.97, the league's worst.
No doubt about it, 2025 was a challenging year for the Colorado Rockies. It was the franchise's worst in history, but it didn't quite make it to the level of being the worst in MLB history.
2025 was a trying year for both the Colorado Rockies and their fans. A 43-119 record is nothing to brush aside, and hopefully signifies rock bottom for a franchise that exists in the same city as the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets and Denver Broncos.
Hindsight has a way of exposing serious flaws. Just look at the Colorado Rockies. Five years ago, the Rockies had the No. 8 overall pick in the MLB draft and selected Benny Cunningham.
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.
Coming off a third straight 100-loss season and one that saw the Colorado Rockies lose 119 games, there were significant changes made in the front office.
Kris Bryant’s contract hangs over the Colorado Rockies like a dark cloud. Since he signed the seven-year, $182 million deal with Colorado before the 2022 season, he’s played just 170 out of a possible 648 games due to various injuries.
Baseball teams can secure wins and shut down opponents with an elite bullpen. The Colorado Rockies, whether people believe it or not, have some young guys on the team who can make a name for themselves and emerge as one of the best bullpens in the game.
One thing that first-year Colorado Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta would love to do this offseason is add a veteran or two to his young clubhouse.
The name of the game for the 2026 Colorado Rockies is a proper rebuild. Since last making the postseason in 2018, the Rockies haven’t won more than 74 games in a season.
2025 was a season to forget for the Colorado Rockies. They lost 119 games, and for a while, it looked like they would break the record for most losses in a single season.
A current favorite pastime of Colorado Rockies fans is trying to divine how president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and general manager Josh Byrnes might approach building the 2026 team.
Colorado Rockies fans haven't shown up to Coors Field with the expectation of a win in a long time. Three full seasons of 100-plus losses take the wind out of fans' sails.
It has been a quiet offseason for the Colorado Rockies and the new president of baseball operations, Paul DePodesta. He was hired in November and got a late start in planning for 2026.
The Colorado Rockies had a historically bad season last year. A surprising start would have just delayed the inevitable. But they wasted no time in plunging to the bottom of the league standings.
The Colorado Rockies have a lot of work ahead of them before they can be a winning baseball team again. But some positions are in more dire circumstances than others.
Ezequiel Tovar did not take long to make his presence known in Major League Baseball. He was originally signed as an international free agent by the Colorado Rockies on August 1, 2017, the day he turned 16.
The Colorado Rockies were terrible in 2026, having the worst record in baseball (43-119), and will likely be a bottom-feeder in 2026. Their initial moves in the 2025-26 offseason certainly weren't confidence boosters.