Colorado Rockies News

For almost nine years the Colorado Rockies were the only organization Nelson knew, beginning the day he was drafted ninth overall in 2004 and ending when he was traded to the New York Yankees on May 1. After playing 10 games for the Yankees, Nelson was designated for assignment on May 15.

Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario blasts his ninth home run of the season in the fifth inning Saturday night at Coors Field.

Twice this month, the Yankees have traded with the Rockies for a reserve infielder.

The clock is ticking for Juan Nicasio. Despite a 3-1 record, the Rockies right-hander hasn't performed up to snuff through the first six weeks of the season, unable to pitch longer than six innings in any of his eight outings so far while his ERA has ballooned to 5.13. All the struggles have Nicasio's spot in the Colorado starting rotation hanging ... (more)

Wilin Rosario hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-2 rout over the San Francisco Giants in the third game of a four-game series from Coors Field.

The way right-hander Chad Bettis began his comeback season with the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, it wasn't far-fetched to think he might be in the picture to get called up by the Rockies.

Brett Pill advances to third base for the Giants on a flyball to center field during the second inning of Friday night's game as Rockies rookie Nolan Arenado awaits the relay throw to third.

Coors Field is a tough place to play even when you're doing everything right. The Giants did a lot of things wrong on Friday, and they paid the price.

September 11, 2012; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

The Rockies' affiliates went 3-1 on Thursday. Rafael Ortega may be coming alive and Drew Pomeranz continued to showcase why he is ready to be called up soon.

On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more: - Tempering expectations after a surprisingly good April.

The Baseball Gods must be playing some sort of sick game. As if it weren't bad enough to lose to the Giants over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over , they must also lose in the most humiliating, painful ways possible.

Raising his batting average nearly 70 points in three weeks and cutting his strikeout rate to essentially nothing? That's the easy part of this face-of-the-franchise gig Anthony Rizzo got with his big contract this week.

It took 40 games, but the Rockies finally did the right thing and added infielder DJ LeMahieu to their 25-man roster Thursday.

Brandon Crawford went 2-for-4 with a three-run double and two runs scored as the San Francisco Giants edged the Colorado Rockies, 8-6, in the opener of a four-game set at Coors Field.

There are better indicators of a pitcher's effectiveness than his win-loss record.

The Sky Sox scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to overcome a 6-3 deficit and steal a victory from Omaha.

Like a Rocky Mountain high, there was no stopping the inevitable giddy comparison between Denver's Lower Downtown district, known as LoDo, and Richmond's Shockoe Bottom.

For the seventh consecutive time, the Rockies failed to follow up a win with another win.

Hample, who had at last count 3,487 balls in his collection, picked up two more before the game was over for a total of six on the day.