SAN FRANCISCO -- The Rockies placed rookie infielder Brendan Rodgers on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement, retroactive to Monday. That served as Tuesday's corresponding move for selecting the contract of right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez, who started against the San Francisco Giants. Rodgers, 22, started at shortstop

PHOENIX -- First, the bad news: The Rockies are going to be without shortstop Trevor Story for several weeks. The good news? It could have been much worse. After exiting Wednesday’s game with a right thumb sprain, Story underwent an MRI and met with Dr. Donald Sheridan, a hand specialist,

PHOENIX -- The Rockies have made significant progress signing their selections from the 2019 MLB Draft, and they can now add their first-round pick to the list. On Tuesday, the club agreed to terms with UCLA first baseman Michael Toglia, who was selected with the No. 23 overall pick. The

DENVER -- The first Major League stint for infielder Brendan Rodgers, the Rockies’ top prospect, per MLB Pipeline, ended Saturday, partly because of a bullpen shortage but also because the numbers said it was time. The 12-inning mess Friday night, a 16-12 loss to the Padres, forced the Rockies to

CHICAGO -- It was an open secret, shrouded in mystery, with no when or where. But there is finally clarity. Right-hander Peter Lambert, 22, the Rockies’ No. 4 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, made his Major League debut Thursday afternoon in the series finale against the Cubs at Wrigley Field,

DENVER -- Yorvis Torrealba, son of former Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba, heard his phone ringing Wednesday afternoon. Yorvis, on an off-day during the Division II NCAA baseball tournament in which his University of Tampa Spartans are a win away from the national title game, looked at the caller ID. It

DENVER -- As the Rockies wrapped up this year's MLB Draft with their 40th selection on Wednesday evening, Colorado had accomplished several objectives, one of which the franchise had been pursuing for years. The club's first-round selection, at No. 23 overall, was switch-hitting first baseman Michael Toglia out of UCLA.

CHICAGO -- The Rockies have long coveted UCLA switch-hitting first baseman Michael Toglia, and they now have him in their system after selecting him with the 23rd overall pick in the first round of the MLB Draft on Monday. Toglia is a player the Rockies know well, as they selected

DENVER -- On Day 2 of the 2019 MLB Draft, the Rockies went heavy on big right-handed pitchers. Colorado also selected a pair of outfielders and a second baseman, and all eight picks were collegiate players. The Draft concludes on Wednesday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 on MLB.com beginning

DENVER -- Look around the diamond and it appears the Rockies love drafting high-school players. Yet the buzz about the team’s top 2019 MLB Draft pick -- No. 23 overall -- centers on college prospects. Charlie Blackmon is the only collegiate player the club drafted (second round out of Georgia

DENVER -- Recent Rockies callup Brendan Rodgers likes to say of himself and fellow second baseman Ryan McMahon, “We’re both hungry.” This week, they have taken turns feasting. Rodgers, the Rockies' top prospect according to MLB Pipeline, delivered a two-run bases-loaded single on Wednesday that keyed a win over the

PHILADELPHIA -- The first Major League hit for Brendan Rodgers, the Rockies’ No. 1 prospect per MLB Pipeline, maybe wasn’t the thunderous knock those who had been following his career in the Minors had anticipated. But for him it was a dream he had put all his effort into. Although

PHILADELPHIA -- A simplified offensive approach earned Brendan Rodgers, MLB Pipeline's No. 1 Rockies prospect, a promotion to the Majors -- as well as the start at second base and the seventh spot in the batting order -- on Friday night at Philadelphia. Rodgers wasted no time adding to his

It sure has been a fun season so far in terms of top prospect callups, hasn’t it? With news that Rockies top prospect Brendan Rodgers is expected to join the big league club in Philadelphia this weekend, that means that five of the top 10 in MLB Pipeline’s overall preseason

DENVER -- With each dispatch from Triple-A Albuquerque comes the question from fans: When is Rockies No. 1 MLB Pipeline prospect Brendan Rodgers going to get here, already? The simple answer is, when there is a place for him, which there isn’t. Ryan McMahon, who went through the ups and

The Minor League season kicked off last week, offering the first glimpse at some of the brightest prospects around baseball. Many of them reside within National League West organizations, as the Padres and Dodgers have each built top-10 farm systems, according to MLB Pipeline. Here’s a look at five NL

DENVER -- Rockies outfielder David Dahl declined to be frustrated over another trip to ... “Is it injured list now?” But he insists the only reason he is on the 10-day list (retroactive to Monday) with the left-side core injury is the team just couldn’t afford to go a player

With the 2019 Minor League Baseball season getting underway, here's a look at where the Rockies' Top 30 prospects are starting the year. We also identify the prospect who just missed the Top 30 list, a player who didn't make the big league Opening Day roster but should make an

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Rockies have settled on Tony Wolters and Chris Iannetta as their catchers -- a decision that came into focus Saturday when Major League sources told MLB.com that the club has placed Tom Murphy on waivers to gauge trade interest. Last season, Iannetta appeared defensively at catcher

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A productive Major League camp for infielder Brendan Rodgers, ranked the Rockies' No. 1 and MLB's No. 10 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline, ended Saturday when he and five other players were sent to Minor League camp. Rodgers, 22 and a shortstop by trade, was brought in

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Peter Lambert has passed enough tests this spring to earn a slightly bigger test -- a start in Friday’s Cactus League game against the Royals at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Displaying an advanced fastball-changeup combination, the 21-year-old Lambert, who is ranked the Rockies' No. 4

PHOENIX -- The value of Peter Lambert's two-inning stint Thursday extended beyond its duration. Colorado's top pitching prospect yielded three runs, including Cody Bellinger's two-run, fifth-inning homer. But Lambert also provided glimpses of his potential when he struck out A.J. Pollock and Justin Turner back-to-back in the fifth inning of

The Rockies will be trying to make it three postseason trips in a row in 2019 and, as always, will be relying on a strong nucleus of homegrown players. Trevor Story, Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon lead the way on offense and the rotation is made up nearly entirely of

DENVER -- Rockies top prospect Brendan Rodgers aims to relive Trevor Story's story this Spring Training.Rodgers was barely out of high school and in Minor League camp in 2016, the year Story grabbed the starting shortstop job by batting .340 with six home runs in Cactus League play. Like Story

DENVER -- The Rockies moved closer to turning second base over to young, homegrown players on Thursday when they backed away from veteran James Dozier -- whom sources say will sign a one-year, $9 million contract with the Nationals.With the Rockies' payroll growing because young players are hitting their arbitration