DENVER – Longtime baseball executive Chad MacDonald has joined the Rockies as special assistant, player personnel. MacDonald’s highlights included working with the Diamondbacks (2006-10) when new Rockies general manager Josh Byrnes was GM with that team. MacDonald was director of international scouting his final two years with Arizona. He was

DENVER -- Right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen and pitching coach Alon Leichman bonded nearly a decade ago over the art and science of “movement discipline.” The art and science of pitching, however, often leads to forceful but productive disagreement. The Rockies will get a chance to see how this complicated-but-symbiotic relationship

The Rockies have come to an agreement on a two-year free agent contract with utility man Willi Castro, according to a report from MLB Network insider Jon Heyman on Thursday. The club has not confirmed the move. Castro enters his age-29 season coming off a down year that was split

DENVER -- Veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen has agreed to help the Rockies reimagine their pitching plans. The Rockies on Thursday announced they have signed Lorenzen to a one-year deal that includes a club option for 2027. The deal will guarantee Lorenzen $8 million for 2026, and the option is worth

MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 23, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position.

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 -- The Rockies completed manager Warren Schaeffer's 2026 coaching staff on Tuesday by promoting Doug Bernier, a former infielder for the club who has held various positions with the organization, including Minor League field coordinator the last two seasons. Bernier, 45, will oversee outfield and baserunning instruction in addition

This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Rockies injury news and transactions.

Following are the first workout dates, subject to change, for pitchers and catchers as well as full squads of the 30 Major League clubs for 2026 Spring Training.

If the eyes are a window to the soul, a baseball cap is a window to a town. Through lore, industry, animals and oftentimes food, Minor League hats in particular tell a story about the culture and history of the area the team represents. Past lists: 2018 | 2019 |

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DENVER -- The Rockies added speed and versatility to the outfield by acquiring Jake McCarthy from the Diamondbacks for Minor League right-hander Josh Grosz on Saturday morning. The left-handed-hitting McCarthy, 28, slashed .260/.324/.381 with 24 home runs and 83 steals across five seasons with the D-backs. On Thursday he avoided

Today's opening of the international signing period means amateur prospects from across the world can officially put pen to paper and call themselves professional ballplayers. It’s a testament to years of hard work not only for the players, but their families, their coaches and the extensive network of scouts and

MLB's 2026 international signing period opens on Thursday, and its importance can't be understated. While the vast majority of players are teenagers years away from reaching the big leagues, history tells us that the impact some of them make once they get there will be enormous. In 2025, four players

DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Jimmy Herget spent much of his career a cool secret. Using a delivery that begins with a shrug and finishes with a snap to throw pitches that flutter before darting away from bats, Herget spent the first six seasons of his career producing made-for-social-media highlights in

DENVER -- The Rockies reached one-year contract agreements with all six of their arbitration-eligible players on Thursday, the day teams and players were to exchange figures.

DENVER – Jason Jennings started his Major League career with the Rockies by doing it all – same as he ever had. Jennings won the 1999 Golden Spikes Award as the nation’s top amateur player by tying the Baylor University record for wins (13) and setting the mark for strikeouts

For the first three installments of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices around baseball to focus on players. For our fourth and final report, we asked them to turn the spotlight on each other. As we have since we started this series in 2023, we are wrapping

DENVER – The Rockies added to their right-handed pitching versatility by claiming Keegan Thompson off waivers from Cincinnati on Wednesday. Thompson, 30, posted a 3.64 ERA in 104 appearances (23 starts) for the Cubs from 2021-24, before being designated for assignment before last season and spending the year at Triple-A

If we had a dime for every time we’ve said or used the word “tools” at MLB Pipeline … we’d sure have a lot of dimes. Tools are, of course, the building blocks for prospects, and a lot of time is spent evaluating all of them to try to determine

In Part I of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we took a look at the industry’s picks for Rookie of the Year in each league. This next installment will dig deeper into what front offices think about top prospects. The survey, filled out by more than 40 execs across nearly

From California to Massachusetts, from Arkansas to Iowa, from Florida to Washington, leadership in professional baseball is evolving. At present, there are 15 women in general manager positions across Minor League Baseball. When most fans think of the GMs in baseball, they likely assume the job is all about building

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As we enter a new year and inch closer to the 2026 baseball season, there's much to be determined for many clubs as they head to Spring Training. While there has been plenty of offseason activity, many key free agents remain on the board, possible trade candidates haven't been moved