When evaluating the Colorado Rockies' 2026 campaign, you can't leave out former first overall pick from the 2016 MLB Draft, Mickey Moniak. Since joining the franchise in 2025, Moniak has taken his career to a new level, but how high that level will be is still up in the air.
Mickey Moniak’s professional baseball story began with enormous expectations when the Philadelphia Phillies selected him first overall in the 2016 draft straight out of high school.
Despite trade speculation surrounding him, the Colorado Rockies have doubled down on outfielder Mickey Moniak. The 28-year-old officially signed a two-year, $16.25 million contract extension on Tuesday.
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Outfielder Mickey Moniak had been heavily featured in trade rumors ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline. Instead, he will be a part of the Colorado Rockies core as they look to return to relevance.
The Colorado Rockies are locking up one of the outfielders on a new contract. Per Thomas Harding of MLB.com, the Rockies are closing in on a two-year contract extension with outfielder Mickey Moniak.
The Colorado Rockies have secured outfielder Mickey Moniak through the 2028 season with a two-year, $16.25 million contract extension, according to Thomas Harding of MLB.com.
The Rockies and outfielder Mickey Moniak are working on a two-year extension, reports Thomas Harding of MLB.com. The deal isn’t finalized but could be
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Mickey Moniak singled, doubled, homered and drove in four runs to help the Colorado Rockies earn a four-game split against the Miami Marlins with a 14-4 win in the finale of their four-game series on Thursday afternoon in Denver.
Mickey Moniak is beginning to perform like a No. 1 overall draft pick again. Moniak will try to keep his latest hot streak going for the Colorado Rockies when they oppose the Miami Marlins in the finale of a four-game series on Thursday afternoon in Denver.
Mickey Moniak doubled, tripled and homered for the Colorado Rockies in a 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins in the third game of the four-game series on Wednesday evening in Denver.
Reinforcements are beginning to arrive for the Colorado Rockies. Prior to Monday’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox, the Rockies announced that they reinstated outfielder Mickey Moniak from the 10-day injured list.
The Colorado Rockies are in a familiar spot as the 2026 calendar is ready to flip to June.
The Rockies announced they’ve placed Mickey Moniak on the 10-day injured list with right ankle tendinitis. Rookie outfielder Sterlin Thompson is up from Triple-A Albuquerque to take his spot on the roster.
Are you one of those smug Mickey Moniak owners? You know, grabbed him for a buck off waivers after he had one good game, thought to yourself “Plays in Colorado, worth a stash and we’ll see how he works out.” Then he exploded and you can barely go a day without reminding your league mates of what a genius you are.
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Colorado Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak has certainly put himself on the map this season, as he continues to pile up the home runs.
Not too long ago, Colorado Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak appeared one of the great draft busts of the 21st century. The Philadelphia Phillies drafted the now 27-year-old back in 2016 with the first-overall pick.
Four years ago, Mickey Moniak’s career in Major League Baseball looked dead in the water. A former No. 1 overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2016 draft, Moniak quickly flamed out in the City of Brotherly Love, finding his way to the Los Angeles Angels midway through the 2022 season.
Mickey Moniak struggled at the start of the 2025 season, hitting .216 through the end of May, but he recovered to hit .270 with a career-high 24 home runs in his first season with the Colorado Rockies.
Two days before Opening Day, Mickey Moniak was suddenly without a job and a team for the first time since he was 18 years old in high school. Released by the Los Angeles Angels following one promising and one poor season, Moniak received a lifeline from the Colorado Rockies.
After a career full of ups and downs, Colorado Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak is looking like he is finally turning into the major league-caliber player he was expected to be when picked first overall in the 2016 MLB Draft.
Trying to now establish himself with the Colorado Rockies, Mickey Moniak stood across from the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day earlier this season and couldn't help but wonder what might have been.
The Angels are releasing outfielder Mickey Moniak, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
He’ll be paid the $2M sum at which he and his reps from Wasserman filed rather than the team’s $1.5M submission.
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