#Zac Veen

Today marks the end of the first "half" of the 2022 season and as the All-Star Game festivities get underway, it only seems fitting that we look back on the season thus far and highlight some of the good, some of the bad, and some of the ugly that I took away from the season at this point. So put on your best Clint Eastwood grimace, clench that…

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…

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…

A group of journalists walked down the hallway of the Manchester Grand Hyatt ready to speak with Colorado Rockies' GM Bill Schmidt to discuss their offseason plans and gain insight about the near future of the franchise. As we waited for the elevator to go up to Schmidt's suite, small talk was made as we each respectively began to think about the…

There are so many unknowns when it comes to the 2023 Rockies. Who will make up the rotation and can it improve? How can the Rockies hit more homers? Who will play center field? How can the bullpen be more effective? Who will be on the 2023 roster? Who will the hitting coach be? It's overwhelming and we've got all offseason to analyze and fantasize.…

On March 31, 2019, Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Elvis Luciano became the first player born in the 2000s to reach the big leagues. In the years since, a wave of talented young players who weren't even born when Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire were chasing down Roger Maris during the 1998 season has descended on Major League Baseball. 2022 Rookie of…

The Colorado Rockies need a boost in the starting rotation. One of the glaring problems of the 2022 season was the degradation of the team's pitchers and the lack of depth when injuries and below-average performances happened. Things will need to be addressed and the Rockies need to get over their fear of signing established starters, and one of…

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…

In less than two weeks, the Arizona Fall League begins its 30th season, and if you haven't been able to tell, we're a little excited. We'll be out there covering the league on a daily basis, and as we are leading up to it, we're talking about it as much as humanly possible. That includes an entire episode of the MLB Pipeline Podcast dedicated to…

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…