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Cole Messina is the only catcher we’ve got on this Purple Row Prospects list, so it’s a good thing the Rockies have All-Star Hunter Goodman manning the position right now.

Colorado Rockies News / Purple Row / January 22

Goodman poised to break a bad Rockies trend in 2026

A bad trend has been cropping up among Rockies All-Stars in recent seasons. Since perennial All-Star Nolan Arenado, who earned selections 2015-19, was traded, every Rockie All-Star has performed worse in the season following their All-Star selection.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / January 14

Rockies' First-Time All-Star Earns MLB Network Top 100 Recognition

The Rockies' first-time All-Star from 2025 keeps adding to his resume. Hunter Goodman earned another accolade Tuesday when MLB Network ranked him No. 97 on its Top 100 Players Right Now list for 2026, recognizing his Silver Slugger season and 31 home runs. MLB Network released the rankings this week as part of its annual player evaluation series.

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Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / January 11

Former Mid-Round Draft Picks Emerges as Rockies’ Homegrown Leader

The Colorado Rockies seem to be trending in the right direction after a horrific 2025 campaign. Adding several players to the pitching side of things, such as starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen and reliever Keegan Thompson, to name a few.

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The 20 most significant MLB Rule 5 draftees

The Rule 5 draft, held annually at the winter meetings in December, never garners much fanfare, but it has been known to yield some noteworthy transactions.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / December 26

All-Star Hunter Goodman on Path to Becoming Best Rockies Catcher Ever

Colorado Rockies All-Star catcher Hunter Goodman is a vital piece to the team's future. Goodman is already doing things that haven't been done in Rockies history at the catcher position.

Colorado Rockies News / Last Word On Sports / December 16

Rockies Should Have Confidence in Catching Tandem

Hunter Goodman was the brightest spot in an ugly season for the Colorado Rockies. He enters this offseason as the only reigning All-Star on the Rockies.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / November 6

The Breakout Season That Made Hunter Goodman a Silver Slugger

Everybody who follows baseball, and even those who don't, knows about the season the Colorado Rockies had, but it is finally over, and the important thing about it for the organization is that they avoided landing on the wrong side of history for the worst record in MLB history.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / October 27

Rockies Most Valuable Player Experienced Breakthrough Season at Plate

The Colorado Rockies had, well, a trying year to say the least. There were far more lows than highs, but the organization had a few wins (literally and figuratively).

Athletics News / Last Word On Sports / October 22

Hunter Goodman Recognized for Stellar Offensive Season

The MLB Silver Slugger finalists came out on Wednesday, October 22, and Colorado Rockies right-handed hitting catcher Hunter Goodman is one of them. Goodman had a career year offensively, leading the Rockies in batting average.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / October 22

How Rockies' Hunter Goodman Compares to His Silver Slugger Competition

One of the most notable breakouts of any player during the 2025 season was Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman. In his third season, where he finally logged over 100 games played, the 26-year-old earned a National League All-Star selection and is now a finalist for the Silver Slugger Award.

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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.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / October 14

Hunter Goodman Leads Top 5 Colorado Rockies by bWAR in 2025 Season

The 2025 season did not get underway with the highest of hopes for fans of the Colorado Rockies, but things went even worse than could have been reasonably anticipated.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / September 22

Why Hunter Goodman is Brightest Spot of Rockies’ Awful Campaign

Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman has put together a career season at the plate and one for the history books among catches in Denver. The Rockies

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Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / September 22

Rockies All-Star Earns Starting Spot on All-Breakout Team for Stellar Performance

The Colorado Rockies didn’t give their fans much to get excited about during the 2025 MLB regular season. While they were able to avoid the single-season record for losses, which was set by the Chicago White Sox last year with 121, it was still far from a successful campaign.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / September 16

Rockies Promote Intriguing Pitching Prospect To Triple-A

The Colorado Rockies have two weeks left in a regular season that has been nothing short of brutal. While there have been bright spots like Hunter Goodman

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / September 15

Rockies Breakout Star Unsurprisingly Named Team's Hidden Gem for This Season

The Colorado Rockies have gotten great individual performances from some of their young stars in the past, with Brenton Doyle bursting onto the scene with back-to-back Gold Glove wins in 2023 and 2024 and with Ezequiel Tovar also taking home that award last season.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 11

Athletics' Shea Langeliers adds to historic 2025 season for catchers

Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh isn't the only AL West catcher having a smashing 2025 season.

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Colorado Rockies News / Last Word On Sports / September 11

Hunter Goodman Could Regress at the Plate Next Season

In his first season as a full-time catcher, Hunter Goodman has been exceptional for the Colorado Rockies. The only All-Star representative for Colorado this season, Goodman leads the Rockies in batting average (.282), home runs (30), RBI (87), and hits (134).

Colorado Rockies News / Stadium Rant / August 31

Hunter Goodman Is The Lone Bright Spot For The 2025 Colorado Rockies

2025 has been a dismal season for the Colorado Rockies. The team still needs four wins to avoid having the worst record by a team in the 162-game era. Their pitching staff is dead last in team ERA and WHIP, and the offense is second-to-last in runs scored.

MLB News / Field Level Media / August 16

Hunter Goodman blasts 25th homer as Rockies nip Diamondbacks

Hunter Goodman homered while Kyle Karros added two hits and scored once as the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 in Denver on Friday night.

Colorado Rockies News / Field Level Media / August 13

Hunter Goodman's homer rallies Rockies past Cardinals

Hunter Goodman hit a two-run ninth-inning homer to lift the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon.

Athletics News / Last Word On Sports / July 6

Hunter Goodman Announced as Lone Rockies All-Star

On Sunday, Hunter Goodman was announced as the Colorado Rockies’ lone All-Star representative. RHP Jake Bird was the other possible candidate for the Rockies, but he joined the list of snubbed Rockies’ relievers.

Colorado Rockies News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 1

Rockies shuffle roster in a series of transactions

The Rockies announced a series of roster moves Tuesday.

Colorado Rockies News / Yardbarker / June 20

Three building blocks for the Rockies

The Colorado Rockies are already looking toward next season.

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Colorado Rockies News / Just Baseball / June 18

Hunter Goodman’s Bid for History and the All-Star Game

Before Elias Díaz earned a place on the National League All-Star team in 2023, it felt like the Colorado Rockies would never have a catcher be their representative for the Midsummer Classic.

Colorado Rockies News / Field Level Media / June 3

Hunter Goodman, Rockies eye first series win of season

Hunter Goodman has been a shining light in a dark season for the Colorado Rockies. After the catcher socked two homers in Colorado's 6-4 road victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday, the Rockies will shoot for their first series win of the season on Tuesday.

Colorado Rockies News / Field Level Media / June 2

Hunter Goodman's pair of homers lift Rockies over Marlins, snap eight-game skid

Hunter Goodman hit two home runs to lift the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 6-4 win over the Miami Marlins Monday. Colorado, which Sunday became the first team in the modern era of baseball (since 1901) to lose 50 games before winning 10, improved to 10-50.

Athletics News / Fastball on SI / March 28

Colorado Rockies Settle on Hunter Goodman as Opening Day Catcher

Hunter Goodman will start at catcher for the Colorado Rockies on Friday, per the team's official lineup card. Goodman will bat sixth in the Opening Day showdown with the Tampa Bay Rays, right between first baseman Michael Toglia and right fielder Nick Martini.

Colorado Rockies News / Fastball on SI / March 12

Colorado Rockies' Hunter Goodman Emerges in Race For Starting Catcher Job

Hunter Goodman has been enjoying an explosive spring with the Colorado Rockies, and his performance thus far could vault him into his biggest role yet.

Colorado Rockies News / Just Baseball / September 18, 2024

Has Hunter Goodman Passed Drew Romo as the Rockies’ Catcher of the Future?

When the Colorado Rockies selected Drew Romo out of The Woodlands (TX) High School with the 35th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, they were hoping to have acquired the first All-Star catcher in team history.