Revisit one signature win for every MLB team from 2024
From stunning comebacks to thrilling walk-offs to dominant pitching performances, every team had its share of memorable triumphs in 2024. But what was each club¡¯s signature win of the season?
Rox exec guides kids on MLB career paths
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Every team's best single-game performance of 2024
There was no shortage of storylines in the 2024 season, which featured some of the best individual seasons and performances that baseball has ever seen -- we're looking at you Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge. Which single-game performances were the best? We asked each of our 30 beat writers which
Romo ready for next step on learning curve in 2025
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Needle pointing up for 8 breakout stars of 2024
Every season brings unexpected breakouts. We don¡¯t mean rookies such as Paul Skenes or Colton Cowser -- can¡¯t-miss prospects who, when they made it to the Majors, did not, in fact, miss. We¡¯re talking about players who were either flying under the radar before reaching the big leagues or who
Prospect stats of the year -- each team¡¯s best of 2024
We don¡¯t only deal in tools around here. Performance (i.e. what players do with those tools) matters, too. Stats form much of baseball's vocabulary. It¡¯s part of how we tell the stories of the game. Look no further than the 2024 Major League season, when Shohei Ohtani recorded the first
This pitcher's strikeout celebrations defy gravity
Jefry Yan is the very definition of a journeyman. The 28-year-old left-hander has kept his professional baseball dreams alive despite being out of affiliated baseball for a period of four years, during which time he played in a men's league in Arizona, from which he was discovered by the Marlins
Rockies injuries and roster moves
This page will be updated throughout the offseason to track all of the Rockies' moves, along with the progress of any injured players.
Here¡¯s how Rox plan to fix 9th-inning woes
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Rockies wrap up Winter Meetings, identify remaining needs
DALLAS -- Rarely in recent years have the Rockies been frontburner buzz at the Winter Meetings, but they made some news by filling a need at second base with the reported agreement with former Yankee and Giant Thairo Estrada on Tuesday. Estrada¡¯s $3.25 million deal with a mutual option for
Rockies, INF Estrada agree to 1-year pact with '26 option (sources)
DALLAS -- The Rockies are counting on a bounce-back offensive performance and continued speed and defense from second baseman Thairo Estrada, who agreed to a one-year contract with the team, a source told MLB.com¡¯s Mark Feinsand on Tuesday. The club has not confirmed the agreement. Estrada, 28, will earn $3.25
Rockies draw 4th pick in 2025 MLB Draft
DALLAS -- Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is willing to speak on most anything, and eloquent about it all. But Tuesday evening, he was good-naturedly speechless after other club officials jokingly pointed the media his way. ¡°I got nothing to say, boys,¡± Hurdle said, walking away after the Rockies --
Here's Pipeline's first full 2025 mock draft
The 2025 Draft may still be seven months away but it's also in the news. MLB Pipeline released its initial Draft Top 100 late last week and MLB staged the Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening at the Winter Meetings.
Rockies hoping health brings consistency in starting rotation
DALLAS -- Bud Black was greeted by young pitching talent when he became the Rockies¡¯ manager in 2017, but he couldn¡¯t have predicted the rotation would turn the club from longtime also-rans to postseason teams in consecutive seasons. Going into 2025, Black can¡¯t predict a similar result. But he can
Is Rockies' next impact corner OF already in system?
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NEW: Top 100 Draft prospects for '25
Major League Baseball¡¯s Draft Lottery will take place at the Winter Meetings in Dallas on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ET. It¡¯s time to get to know who the 16 teams eligible for the lottery are hoping to get a chance to select. MLB Pipeline¡¯s new 2025 Top 100 Draft Prospects
One 2025 Rookie of the Year candidate for each team
A year ago, we provided one Rookie of the Year candidate for every team. How¡¯d we do? We nailed the NL top rookie (Paul Skenes) and also picked out two others who received votes (Jackson Chourio and Mason Miller). That¡¯s a good enough success rate to try the whole exercise
One intriguing Rule 5 candidate for each team
Teams protected 59 prospects on 40-man rosters two weeks ago but left several others up for grabs in the annual Rule 5 Draft. That draft will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. ET at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. Any player who turned pro at age 18
McMahon continues to provide support in Denver community
This story was excerpted from Thomas Harding¡¯s Rockies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. DENVER -- Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon is a Southern California native. He strategically has an offseason home in Scottsdale, Ariz., which gives him
Doyle's fearless play in center evokes HOF legend
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Rockies reach deal with versatile utilityman Kyle Farmer
The Rockies have signed versatile utility player Kyle Farmer to a one-year deal with a mutual option. A source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand that the contract is for $2.5 million with a $4 million mutual option for 2026, and a $750,000 buyout that results in a $3.25 million guarantee. Farmer
Rodgers, Quantrill non-tendered by Rockies
DENVER -- The Rockies non-tendered second baseman Brendan Rodgers and right-handed pitcher Cal Quantrill prior to Friday¡¯s 6 p.m. MST deadline to offer contracts to arbitration-eligible players for the 2025 season. The pair was projected to earn in the neighborhood of a combined $13 million in arbitration. The club tendered
Stallings returns to Rockies on deal with option for '26
DENVER ¨C Hoping to build on a bounce-back 2024 season, catcher Jacob Stallings on Wednesday re-signed with the Rockies on a one-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2026. The deal guarantees Stallings $2 million, while the option is worth $2 million and carries a $500,000 buyout, a source
Refreshed Veen ready for big year after being added to Rox's roster
DENVER -- In a late-season cameo with Triple-A Albuquerque, MLB Pipeline's No. 83-ranked prospect Zac Veen had a simple goal once he shed the maddening hand injuries -- season-ending left wrist surgery in 2023, and a ruptured flexor tendon in his right thumb this April -- that had wiped out