May 19
How are the Rockies fairing so far in 2012 vs some of the players they didn’t re-sign or traded away this past offseason? Catcher The Rockies have combined to hit .223/.264/.473 (.304 wOBA), 9 home runs and 0.5 WAR Chris Iannetta has only played in 26 games with a .197/.312/.395 (.309 wOBA), 3 HR and …
Mar 09
Spring training beckons every year with new excitement for most every team (sorry Astros). Now that the Rockies are now full swing into spring training it is time to look at just what the future holds for this franchise. This is especially timely given that last year the Rockies traded the only pitcher in franchise …
Feb 27
The Oakland Athletics’ signing of Cuban phenom, Yoenis Cespedes, raised a lot of eyebrows across the league. $36 million over 4 years for someone that has never seen a minute of major league action? Seems like quite a gamble.However, it got us thinking about which $30 million player we would want as a Rocky: the …
Feb 23
Over the next week I will preview the 2012 season for the Rockies position by position. There have been some fan favorites jettisoned from the team and some new faces (albeit longer in the tooth) who have jumped on board. Today we talk outfield Previous: Catcher, first base, second base, third base, shortstop Players lost: …
Jan 20
My ideal Rockies’ off-season is quite a bit different than what has taken place. I probably wouldn’t have signed Cuddyer, opting instead to keep Smith and find a right-handed platoon option – kind of like the A’s just did. Also, I wouldn’t have dumped Iannetta and Street. However, it doesn’t really matter what my ideal …
Jan 16
Too many “baseball” people think Moneyball and Athletics GM Billy Beane were all about on-base percentage and once everyone figured out what OBP was Beane and the A’s no longer had a leg up on the rest of baseball. Really, Moneyball and Beane and other smart General Managers around baseball are looking for market inefficiencies; …
Dec 21
Nearly 20 years ago the Rockies could do no wrong. If the team lost 14-20 the stands would still be full the next day. Mile High was packed with rabid fans and a few years later when Coors Field opened up the franchise had to add a third deck to the right field bleachers to …
Dec 16
It is being reported by Troy Renck of the Denver Post that the Rockies are all but inked with Michael Cuddyer…and the inking will happen today. From Renck’s Twitter account today: Rockies, barring any surprises, hope to wrap up Cuddyer signing today. All signs pointing toward them landing the free agent Cuddyer was drafted by …
Nov 20
After Dan O’Dowd signed had epic fails last offseason with the likes of Jose Lopez and Ty Wigginton I read this: With Michael Cuddyer and Josh Willingham looking for three-year contracts, the possibility exists that the Rockies will shift their focus to a more powerful platoon player to pair with Seth Smith. With that in …
Nov 01
Let me summarize the 2011 season for the Colorado Rockies: disappointing, horrendous, embarrassing, laughable and Troy Tulowitzki is by far the best shortstop in baseball. Some of the issues with the Rockies last year was out of their control; Jorge De La Rosa’s injury early in the season. A major part of the Rockies losing …
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