I went to the Q & A session hosted by the Rockies at Coors Field. I came away with higher expectations of the team and impressive answers to some excellent questions. I will paraphrase the various things said at the session and then follow that with my interpretations and impressions. The 90-minutes sessions were divided … Continued
This is volume II of the Hot Stove thread started by sdcarp. A review of what has happened so far: Bud Black hired as new manager; coaching staff named. Ian Desmond biggest signing so far and supposedly will play first base. CarGo and Chuck_Nazty has been dangled as baits but no takers yet that meet … Continued
One last big RWO Hot Stove push before Spring Training kicks in fully. Here is your chance to start “fresh” with your thoughts on what went right, wrong or not at all during the offseason. What have you heard that’s coming up and what would you like to see before spring first pitch? Let’s blow … Continued
The first domino to fall was Greinke to Arizona for six years.
Well, we’re up to 259 posts, and only halfway to the Winter Meetings. So one thread for this Hot Stove time block is getting clumsy. Let’s create thread 1A and post the next wave of comments here. Jaredean – please feel free to add some cool photo like you did in the first thread. That … Continued
This little Rox loving community doesn’t always agree with one another, but I think one thing that we do all agree upon is that this coming offseason is critically important. We diverge after that. There are all sorts of thoughts/ideas/theories regarding exactly what the Rox should do this offseason. Mine are well documented. But regardless … Continued
on Worst Month in Franchise HistoryCan’t anybody here pitch? (Paraphrasing Stengel) (To be fair, German can usually pitch really well) --Writing in the first inning Friday night, 2 runs
on Worst Month in Franchise HistoryThere are no revocable waivers now so any players that are put on waivers will either be claimed or they will pass through waivers. on Worst Month in Franchise HistoryI agree that Davis was already damaged goods before the Rockies signed him. It did not help that they rushed him back from his on Worst Month in Franchise HistoryBecause of the new rules not allowing any trades after July 31, I do not believe that the Rockies would be able to negotiate on Worst Month in Franchise HistoryPolitics!! MLB is forbidding players from participating in Venezuelan Winter Ball. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/mlb-venezuela-ban-prohibit-players-winter-league-baseball.html 
on Worst Month in Franchise Historyr-n-s - I'm a "no" vote for ruined by Coors Field. Here's why: Davis transitioned from SPer wannabe to RP in 2014. He was on Worst Month in Franchise HistoryI get that his home/road numbers are extravagantly different, but he might have scared everybody off - to quote the old nursery rhyme "when on Worst Month in Franchise HistoryThere are those (Bob K comes to mind immediately) that know much more about "procedure" than I, so please help out here: It seems on Worst Month in Franchise HistoryTotally agree. There have been a few bright spots this season, and Gray is certainly one of them. 
on Worst Month in Franchise HistoryLet us now praise the perfectly acceptable season Jon Gray has had as a Rockies starting pitcher. No, he's never become the true ace on Worst Month in Franchise HistorySomeone else playing well since Dahl's injury - Tapia! on Worst Month in Franchise Historyhttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/jon-gray-suffers-season-ending-foot-fracture.html Who the h*** is Tim Melville and how did he pitch so well today?