Right-handed pitchers simply don’t go first overall. It isn’t a rule by any means, it just doesn’t happen with any sort of regularity. Thus, when we looked at Today’s Knuckleball’s Almost Mock Draft back in mid-May, and high school right-hander Riley Pint was in serious talks about being the first overall pick, it spoke volumes […]
via Almost Mock Draft Revisited: The Colorado Rockies Riley Pint — The Wayniac Nation
Tweet +1 Like Share Pin Reddit For the first five innings, the two highest-scoring teams in the National League had themselves a good, old-fashioned pitcher’s duel. What followed was a bizarre and dramatic finish to the first game of a pivotal series for the Colorado Rockies. In the bottom of the 11th inning, down 6-5, Nick…
via Resilient Rockies walk off Cubs in wild finish at Coors Field — Mile High Sports
The Rockies tend to have hitters with eye-popping stats as a product of playing in Coors Field. This year alone, they have four players with an ISO of .219 or higher (5 if you include recent call-up David Dahl). But, on the other side of the offensive equation, there’s only one Rockies player this year […]
Two of the National League’s top young sluggers will be on display when Nolan Arenado and the Rockies welcome Kris Bryant and the Cubs for a three-game series beginning Friday.
via Rockies Get Set For Series With League-Leading Cubs — CBS Denver
D.J. LeMahieu kept tormenting the Nationals with two hits, Gerardo Parra drove in four runs and the Colorado Rockies beat Stephen Strasburg and Washington 12-10 on Wednesday.
via LeMahieu Sparks Offense As Rockies Beat Nationals 12-10 — CBS Denver
Colorado abused Strasburg to the tune of seven first-inning runs and kept piling on in a 12-10 victory over the NL East leaders.
via Rockies hammer Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg in series-clinching victory — The Denver Post
Happy Purple Monday! The Colorado Rockies have fallen into a bit of slump and are closer all the time to being out of contention for either of the Wild Card spots. They are 6.0 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals and have a homestand featuring series against division leaders the Nationals and the Cubs this…
via Purple Monday: The Progression of Second Baseman DJ LeMahieu — Rox Pile
As bad as things have been for the Colorado Rockies lately, Charlie Blackmon continues to be red hot at the plate.
via Fear The Beard: NL Player Of The Week Charlie Blackmon Does It Again — CBS Denver
At 2-8 over their last 10 games, the Colorado Rockies are officially in free-fall mode. The perfect storm has officially hit … and it doesn’t look to be letting up any time soon. This week, the Rockies will welcome the National League’s top two teams record-wise, the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs, to Coors…
via Colorado Rockies: 4 Interesting Stats Heading into the Week — Rox Pile
Tweet +1 Like Share Pin Reddit The Colorado Rockies are one step away from being a dangerous team competing in the National League West. Offensively, Colorado is consistently one of the best teams in the league. Defensively, they are solid. The starting rotation has been surprisingly good this season. The bullpen, however, needs some restructuring if this…
via Rockies’ slumping bullpen overshadowing starting rotation’s success — Mile High Sports
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