The Rockies had to wait a good while on Monday night before making their first pick of the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, but they still landed an accomplished player when their turn finally came around. With the 48th overall pick, Colorado selected third baseman Ryan Vilade out of Stillwater (Okla.) High School. Your…
via Rockies grab All-American third baseman Ryan Vilade with 48th pick — Mile High Sports
This week’s MLB power rankings were published on a different day of the week in deference to the MLB draft, but it was the status quo in the top spot as the Houston Astros remain atop the baseball world. There was some shuffling below them, though, as the Colorado Rockies regained their place as the…
via MLB Power Rankings: Where All 30 Teams Stand in Week 11 — Bleacher Report – Front Page
The Colorado Rockies closed out their first day of the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by getting themselves a closer. With the 70th overall pick, the Rockies selected right-handed pitcher Tommy Doyle out of the University of Virginia. Your browser does not support iframes. Doyle, 21, stepped into the closer role for Virginia in 2017…
via Rockies close first day of 2017 MLB Draft by selecting a closer — Mile High Sports
Aside from a few games here and there, almost everything seems to be going right for the Colorado Rockies this year. Thanks to the offseason mastery of Jeff Bridich and the rest of the front office crew, the organization is set up with a wealth of talent nearly across the board. “I think the strength…
Aside from a few games here and there, almost everything seems to be going right for the Colorado Rockies this year. Thanks to the offseason mastery of Jeff Bridich and the rest of the front office crew, the organization is set up with a wealth of talent nearly across the board. “I think the strength…
For the second consecutive week, Rockies DJ LeMahieu climbed up a spot among second basemen in the latest National League all-star voting update. LeMahieu moved past Braves’ Brandon Phillips into the No. 3 spot with 287,131 votes. He has quite a ways to catch up with the leaders, however, as both Daniel Murphy of the…
via DJ LeMahieu moves up a spot in latest National League all-star voting update — The Denver Post
The Rockies are red hot right now, winning seven of their last eight games. This includes going 5-1 against the two league champions last year, Cleveland and Chicago. Now, the Rockies finish their seven game road trip with a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Expect to see a great outfield battle between Charlie Blackmon…
via Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates series preview — Rox Pile
The Colorado Rockies not only did some damage to the Chicago Cubs win-loss record last week, taking three of four games in a weekend series at Wrigley Field, they also put a dent in the All-Star hopes of a couple Cubs. As it stands right now, Chicago has one player leading the voting at his…
via Rockies earned wins at Wrigley and in the voting booth last week — Mile High Sports
Is too much of a good thing a problem for the Colorado Rockies? It depends on who you ask. With Jon Gray expected to return to the rotation by the end of June and Chad Bettis working to join him on the active roster sometime in July, the Rockies could have a plethora of quality starting…
via Colorado Rockies have too many good starters. Is that a problem? — Rox Pile
Live updates, tweets, news, photos and more from the Rockies vs. Cubs games at Wrigley Field on Friday, June 9, 2017. .@CEdwardsSBS is “worming up” for today’s game with a group from Davey’s Dugout. #ThatsCub //embed.scribblelive.com/js/jwflvplayer/player-licensed.swfRaise your hands, #Rockies fans. by Patrick Saunders: t.co | by @alexisraeperry //embed.scribblelive.com/js/jwflvplayer/player-licensed.swfRockies’ Adam Ottavino activated from DL, Carlos…
via Rockies vs. Cubs live blog, Friday, June 9, 2017 — The Denver Post
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