Your move, Rockies. The Dodgers’ blockbuster trade for Orioles’ all-star infielder Manny Machado — for which Los Angeles paid a king’s ransom via five farm players, including their No. 939 more words

via Rockies Insider: Road to first National League West division title in franchise history just got steeper — The Denver Post

It was June 28, and the reeling Rockies — then a season-worst eight games back in the division and four games under .500 — weren’t just about to get swept by the Giants in San Francisco. They were three outs from a defeat which felt like the beginning of the end to Colorado’s once-promising season,…

via The Rockies were on the brink of the abyss. Then DJ LeMahieu’s clutch home run was the volta for Colorado’s reversal of fortunes. — The Denver Post

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies are finding their stride behind a shortstop who’s cutting down on his strikeouts, a converted first baseman who’s rediscovering his swing and a rotation that’s turning in quality start after quality start. On top of that, third baseman Nolan Arenado’s turning in an MVP-caliber season yet again. An NL wild-card team…

via Rockies Roll Into 2nd Half Behind Story And Solid Pitching — CBS Denver

The All-Star break came at the worst time for the Colorado Rockies. After winning five straight games and 13 out of the last 16, the Rockies were forced to take a break from their hot play and sit for four days as the unofficial midpoint of the season festivities took place in Washington, D.C. They now have…

via Colorado Rockies: What the path back to Rocktober looks like — Rox Pile

If there’s one thing minor league baseball has in spades, it’s bizarre team names. There’s the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, the Hartford Yard Goats, the El Paso Chihuahuas and, of course, the Albuquerque Isotopes of “Simpsons” fame. Soon, the new Pioneer League team in Colorado Springs — which will replace the Milwaukee Brewers’ Triple-A Sky…

via Sky Sox “Name the Team” sweepstakes: What should the Colorado Springs minor league team change its name to? Here’s a list of five finalists. — The Denver Post

If the Rockies want back into the postseason, they’ll need to reference the past *A version of this story appears in the July issue of Mile High Sports Magazine. Subscribe here! *** The Colorado Rockies turned heads throughout the sport of baseball last season as they claimed the second wild-card spot in the National League…

via The Rockies’ road to the postseason begins now — Mile High Sports

The Colorado Rockies’ last two weeks have gone a long way towards helping us forget a first half that felt like a disappointment for most of the ride. But despite the rough stretches, the Rockies are actually closer to first in the National League West at the All-Star break this season than they were last…

via Colorado Rockies closer to 1st after the break than in 2017 — Rox Pile

Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon and Trevor Story represented the Rockies on Tuesday night at the MLB All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., where Arenado started at third base and hit second in the lineup and Blackmon and Story came on as reserves. Here’s how the trio fared as the American League beat the National League 8-6…

via Rockies all-star game recap: Trevor Story’s home run highlights performances in Washington, D.C. — The Denver Post

The Rockies have won 13 of their last 16 games, rocketing into the All-Star break with big-time momentum. While most teams look at the break as a time to rest and refresh themselves, the Rockies — who are playing their best baseball of the season — might feel differently. Host Shawn Drotar (Host, “Mornings at…

via Will the All-Star break cool off the red-hot Rockies? — Mile High Sports

Trevor Story‘s solo home run in the seventh inning of Tuesday’s All-Star Game tied the contest at 2-2… and what was a baseball game turned into something like a pinball machine from there on. The Rockies’ shortstop, in his first at-bat of his first All-Star Game, blasted a Charlie Morton pitch into the left-field bleachers…

via Story blasts homer, but NL loses sixth straight All-Star Game to AL sluggers — Mile High Sports