Colorado Rockies

Detroit Tigers' Dustin Garneau plays during the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) AP By Evan Woodbery | ewoodber@mlive.com DETROIT -- Former Detroit Tigers catcher Dustin Garneau will be the bullpen coach for the Colorado Rockies in 2025, the team announced last week . The move is notable in that bullpen coaches are often former pitchers. But Garneau is a well-respected former backstop who moved into a coaching role immediately after retirement from his playing career. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement

Around this time every year, I review the Rockies' numbers, looking for statistics, rankings and trends. A primary example: Colorado's .242 average, .304 on-base percentage and .704 OPS were all the lowest in franchise history, while its 1,617 strikeouts were the most in club history. In other words, the Rockies swung and whiffed a lot. The apex of the Rockies' futility occurred Sept. 3-7 when they struck out 75 times, the second-most strikeouts by a team over any five-game span in the modern era, trailing only the Brewers' 77 K's in 2017.

Here's a look back at Deion Sanders' MLB career with the Reds ahead of his Colorado football team facing off against Cincinnati on Saturday:

Pose a Rockies- or MLB-related question for the Rockies Mailbag. Given their recent seasons, are the Rockies profitable? Ed, I don't have access to the team's books, so I don't know if they are “profitable” from year to year. Every year, Forbes writes a story about the value of every major league team.

The Boston Red Sox will have to be flexible as they look to bolster their pitching talent this offseason. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow will aim high for the most valuable arms on the market, but Boston also needs to be ready to add a less coveted pitcher here and there to fill out all aspects of its rotation and bullpen. A 29-year-old right-hander from the Colorado Rockies could be a nice fit for Boston, with the potential to be a huge acquisition if he can return to the type of form he exhibited just a couple of years ago. The hurler in question, Cal Quantrill, is coming off a down year, but his time in Cleveland showed that he can be an impact arm for a team one step away from contention like the rising Red Sox.

Bud Black could have retired to his home near San Diego to devote his time and energy to his five grandchildren. After all, Black has accomplished plenty during his 45 years in professional baseball. Yes, those Rockies, who've lost 204 games over the past two seasons on Black's watch. “I'm invested in this team and this organization and I want to be part of the solution to see this through,” the ever-positive Black said last week during a phone interview.

Forecasting the Rockies' offseason is like forecasting Colorado's weather. The most important and obvious trend is the Rockies' ongoing youth movement. If the talent blossoms, as general manager Bill Schmidt and manager Bud Black believe it will, a turnaround could happen, if not in 2025, then in '26. The Rockies' “construction project,” as they prefer to call it, will continue during the offseason and into spring training.

The Rockies' offseason roster shuffle began Friday when versatile outfielder Jake Cave and right-handed pitchers Dakota Hudson and Peter Lambert opted for free agency after being outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque. All three players were on the Rockies' opening-day roster. Cave becoming a free agent opens the door for Sam Hilliard to compete for a roster spot in spring training as Colorado's fourth outfielder.

Tropicana Field is unlikely to be ready for Rays' opening day in March because of damage from Hurricane Milton, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Throughout the Rockies' difficult 101-loss season, the one positive thing they could count on was their solid and often outstanding defense. The Gold Glove Award winners will be unveiled on Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. MST during a “Baseball Tonight” broadcast on ESPN. Doyle, known for his athleticism, strong arm, and an array of highlight-reel plays, is seeking his second consecutive Gold Glove, and he has an excellent chance of repeating. Last year, the center fielder became the second Colorado rookie to win the award.

After consecutive 100-loss seasons, the Rockies are banking their future on their youth. Colorado had a franchise record-tying 12 players debut this season, and even more youth is on the way. '24 MiLB season: The 2023 first-round pick dazzled, appearing in the MLB Futures Game and earning first-team MiLB all-star honors by Baseball America.

Casey Stengel or Walt Alston in their primes couldn't have kept these Rox, runts in a division of Giants both literal (San Francisco) and figurative (Los Angeles, San Diego), from being marooned in the NL West basement. 3. If we were Rox fans, we'd be mildly furious.

Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, referenced the rise of Detroit and Kansas City this season when he signed a one-year contract extension for 2025. Black, 537-637, is the only manager to shepherd the Rockies into consecutive playoff appearances when he did that in 2017-18, a run that ended a stretch of six straight losing seasons.

Ben Casparius,  a Westport native and former standout at Staples High School and UConn, is being added to the  Los Angeles Dodgers' NL Division Series roster against the San Diego Padres. Casparius, a 25-year-old rookie right-hander, made his big league debut on Aug. 31 and was 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA in three relief appearances, striking out 12 and walking four in 8 1/3 innings. Casparius, a fifth round draft pick of the Dodgers in 2021, was first called up to the Dodgers on Aug. 18, spending three days with the club without an appearance before being sent back to Oklahoma City.

Twenty-five of MLB's 30 teams have won at least one World Series. Five franchises have yet to hoist the Commissioner's Trophy: the Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays. Let's examine each team and how close they've come to winning a World Series. Founded in 1993, the Rockies have made just one World Series appearance.

The Guardians' broadcast contract with the now-bankrupt Diamond Sports Group, announced earlier this year, ended with the 2024 regular season.