SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Rockies challenged third baseman Kyle Karros and first baseman TJ Rumfield to prove themselves this spring, and both were rewarded with Opening Day roster spots, manager Warren Schaeffer announced on Sunday.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The roster for the Rockies' season opener at Miami on Friday is almost set. One bench role is yet to be determined, as outfielder/infielder Tyler Freeman nurses a back injury, and most of the bullpen has not been announced.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Highlights from the Rockies’ 10-3 loss to the Diamondbacks in Saturday evening’s Spring Breakout:

Rockies and Diamondbacks prospects walk the path to the Majors together. They share Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, meaning from the moment they turn pro, they are more likely to oppose each other in games on the backfields. They oppose each other at most Minor League stops and even

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Whether it was during his two innings in the Rockies’ 9-3 win over the Padres on Friday night, or in the bullpen for 10-15 extra pitches after he left the game, right-hander Antonio Senzatela’s night went exactly the same. He was not touched.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman turned his head toward the first-base dugout during the first inning on Thursday to watch pitching coach Alon Leichman flash either signs of the future or -- if you are a baseball traditionalist -- signals that civilization is speeding off the rails. Leichman

The lights will soon shine bright for Opening Night in the Magic City, when the Marlins host the Rockies for the first ever Friday night season opener in loanDepot park history on March 27. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Toeing the rubber will be two of the

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- These could be nervous final days of Spring Training for Rockies first baseman TJ Rumfield. But Rumfield has tried nerves before, and they didn’t work for him -- not the way being quiet and controlled is working this spring.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Rockies general manager Josh Byrnes sees the end of Major League camp participation for prospects Charlie Condon and Cole Carrigg as another step in both of their bright futures. “Both of those guys had really good camps,” Byrnes said.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Receiving an All-Star Game invitation last year made Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman hungry for more.

As Rockies team photographer Kyle Cooper prepares for games at Coors Field, there is one “player” he takes time to account for -- the Rocky Mountain sky from which, as John Denver so famously sang, fire rains. “There were a couple of apps over the last nine seasons working at

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- With the Rockies’ fifth rotation spot down to right-handers Ryan Feltner and Chase Dollander, it would have helped for either -- or both -- to have dominated on Tuesday against the Mariners.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Last May 8, the Rockies swallowed their 30th loss in 36 games and left-handed pitcher Kyle Freeland held off tears long enough to give fans a message: “Keep believing in us … keep ridin’.”

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – For Rockies right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner, some pitches are thrown in a Spring Training vacuum. Those deliveries have a purpose that has little to do with the immediate result, which on Tuesday was a three-run homer by the Reds’ P.J. Higgins in the Rockies’ 8-1 loss. It

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Rockies right-hander Victor Vodnik casually mentioned to special front-office assistant Vinny Castilla that his mother was born in Mexico City. It led to Vodnik being named to Team Mexico for the World Baseball Classic.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies No. 4 prospect Roldy Brito has a solid build on his listed 5-foot-11 frame not always associated with an 18-year-old coming out of his first professional season. He’s getting good advice. “My dad [Ronny Brito] played with the Phillies and lower levels -- obviously, at that

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Right-handed relief pitcher Jaden Hill heeded the advice of his new Rockies pitching coaches -- use the slider against left-handed batters. After sticking with the pitch through some sideways results earlier this spring, the instruction paid off in Sunday afternoon’s 4-4 tie with the Guardians at Salt

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle worried about his left wrist on Saturday night about as much as he frets about the center-field wall -- which is not at all.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Rockies want to make sure that young players receive starting jobs and roster spots because they’re the right ones for the job, not merely the only option. Some competitions are ongoing. But before getting to that, one player is well on the way to stamping his

MESA, Ariz. -- New Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta made several offseason acquisitions to “raise the floor” of the talent level of available players.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The best way to stop Rockies utility candidate Ryan Ritter -- who received Major League time as a rookie last year and is looking for further big-club employment -- from producing this spring is to hope manager Warren Schaeffer gives him a day off.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Rockies utility player Tyler Freeman went back to work and immediately put his back to work with a first-inning RBI double in his first at-bat of the spring during Thursday afternoon’s 10-8 loss to the Brewers. Freeman underwent an anti-inflammatory injection during the offseason for a low