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Ezequiel Tovar, the next in a succession of Rockies shortstops behind Trevor Story and Troy Tulowitzki, fielded groundballs Thursday under a gray sky for the first time at Coors Field. But all he could see was the third deck. "Wow, this feels big," Tovar said of his new home. The Rockies on Thursday called up Tovar from Triple A to play out the…

For months now fans of the Colorado Rockies have been tantalized with idea of "Tovar Time:" the day in which the organization's no. 2 prospect and no. 28 MLB-wide prospect Ezequiel Tovar would be called up for his major league debut. There was clamoring for his call-up before the All-Star Break, only to have those hopes denied by a nagging groin…

Last week's Winter Meetings was a generally sour note for Colorado Rockies fans. The club did little outside of signing former first round selections Cole Tucker and T.J. Zeuch to minor league deals and selecting RHP Kevin Kelly from the Cleveland Guardians organization in the Rule 5 draft before flipping him to Tampa Bay for cash. During that…

The Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves will finish up their four-game series at Coors Field with a matinee matchup on Sunday afternoon. Colorado has taken two of the first three games in the series, and each game has been decided by one run. In the series finale, the Rockies will send right-hander Ryan Feltner to the mound for his Major League…

Each season several hitters break out in the minor leagues. Last week we unveiled 10 players that raised their stock over the course of the 2022 season. Here are 10 more hitters that similarly broke out during the 2022 campaign. Oscar Colas, OF, White Sox: An older signee out of Cuba, Colas signed in January 2022 for $2.7 million. Assigned to…

One of the oft-used axioms when it comes to player development is that the leap from Single A- to Double-A is the toughest one to make. Zac Veen, the Rockies' top prospect, found out just how true that can be. The No. 9 overall pick in the 2020 Draft spent the bulk of his second full season with High-A Spokane and put up solid enough numbers to get…

The Rockies insist they are not rebuilding. But if they want to avoid their fifth consecutive losing season and escape the National League West basement in 2023, they're going to have to retool. Because there's a lot that needs fixing. A rundown: - An anemic road offense that ranks among the worst in baseball and through Friday had hit only 41 home…

The Colorado Rockies find themselves at the bottom of a unique National League reliever category - one that makes a season-ending injury to Lucas Gilbreath even more costly: The Rockies have used 16 total relievers if position players Randal Grichuk and Brian Serven are factored out. Colorado must reallocate Gilbreath's work for the 26 games that…

Every year on September 1, MLB clubs expand their rosters to deal with the drain of a long season. This year will be unlike most because of the lockout to start the season. The MLB and Players Association allowed 14 pitchers up until May 29 because of shortened Spring Training. They were going to expand rosters to 28 players and 29 for…