SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The rocketed walk-off home run by Rockies’ No. 11 prospect Zac Veen – 113 mph, 468 Statcast-projected feet of left-on-left lightning off Shane Murphy for a 5-4 victory -- went down as the second-most powerful act on Monday afternoon. After breaking from the celebration near the plate,

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospect Charlie Condon (COL No. 2/MLB No. 70) checked important boxes for the Rockies even before Saturday, when he made his first career Major League Spring Training start. Condon, 22, selected third overall in the 2024 MLB Draft after a career of record-setting

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies right-handed relief pitcher RJ Petit is in new surroundings, but he’s finding many similarities to his last team. The Rockies selected Petit, the Rockies’ No. 26 prospect, from the Tigers in the Rule 5 Draft during the Winter Meetings. Petit has one of his instructors from

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Team Israel’s need for a shortstop in the World Baseball Classic could have the domino effect of increasing the Major League appeal of Rockies No. 3 prospect Cole Carrigg. The switch-hitting Carrigg, an athletic second-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft out of San Diego State, spent

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Zac Veen’s first Major League extra-base hit – an RBI double off the base of the right-field wall at Coors Field last April 10 – was a hopeful event.

DENVER -- The Rockies have announced their non-roster invitees to Spring Training. The list features 20 players, including six from among the organization’s top 30 prospects per MLB Pipeline.

NEW YORK -- The Yankees added a hard-throwing project to their bullpen mix on Wednesday, acquiring right-hander Angel Chivilli from the Rockies in exchange for Minor League first baseman T.J. Rumfield. TRADE DETAILS Yankees get: RHP Angel Chivilli Rockies get: 1B T.J. Rumfield (Yankees' No. 22 prospect, per MLB Pipeline)

It’s a new era of Rockies baseball with Paul DePodesta at the helm as the club’s president of baseball operations. For any organization seeking sustained success, a surefire way to maintain a competitive roster is to build from within, and the international market offers that kind of opportunity. So Colorado

DENVER -- New Rockies leadership is devoted to correcting what’s wrong, but new president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta believes first-base prospect Charlie Condon (MLB Pipeline No. 61/Rockies No. 2) is high on the list of what’s going right. Selected third overall out of Georgia in 2024, Condon played through

DENVER -- Rockies No. 14 prospect Gabriel Hughes, a right-handed pitcher who was the team’s top Draft pick in 2022, experienced a stop sign on what looked like a quick trip to the Majors last season. But it may have been the pause Hughes needed. Hughes missed the 2024 Minor

DENVER – In an organization that has regularly made ready-or-not calls to its pitching prospects, Rockies No. 19 prospect Welinton Herrera pitched in the Arizona Fall League like a guy who just might be ready when the call comes. Herrera, 21, a left-handed reliever, became a fast-rising prospect this year.

LAS VEGAS – New Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta has immediate assignments of hiring a general manager and a field manager, plus setting policies to revamp information gathering and teaching throughout the organization. But the biggest duties – improving the talent, or making the talent better – will

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DENVER -- The fast lane became the normal path to the Majors for Rockies players in recent years. Righty reliever Cade Denton began at a careful pace, but he is pressing the accelerator in the Arizona Fall League. Three members of the 2023 Draft class have appeared -- righty starting

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Fall League’s five-hit club should come with a jacket. Entering Wednesday, there had been only seven individual single-game performances on the prospect showcase circuit since 2017. One was by the Braves' NL Rookie of the Year candidate Drake Baldwin last year. Three more came from

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DENVER -- During the time that the Rockies’ future is being contemplated, No. 8 prospect Jared Thomas and No. 2 prospect prospect Charlie Condon have provided a window into the possibilities. Playing for the Arizona Fall League’s Salt River Rafters, Thompson and Condon each launched grand slams in a 12-9

For some players, the Arizona Fall League can act like a last-chance saloon. The AFL is known widely as a showcase circuit, providing opportunity for some of the game’s best prospects to get in more work before the offseason begins. It’s also a shot for Minor Leaguers with upcoming Rule

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