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SAN FRANCISCO — Right when the momentum of the game was beginning to shift in the direction of the Giants on Friday night at Oracle Park, Brenton Doyle swung it right back in the Rockies’ favor. Facing his first real trouble of the evening after serving up a game-tying two-run shot to Brandon Crawford to […]
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 — Jonathan Mayo notes in his latest 2023 mock draft notes that things at the top are changing regularly. The Rockies, at No. 9, are drafting early enough […]
The 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game is set for Saturday, July 8, at 7 p.m. ET at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, where 50 of the game’s top Minor Leaguers will take the field together for the 24th edition of baseball’s greatest prospect showcase. How to watchThe seven-inning game will air exclusively on Peacock and SiriusXM. MLB […]
When we decided what the mock Draft schedule would be earlier this spring, I got excited because I knew I’d get to use one of my favorite words for the whole draft projection process. So, without further ado, welcome to my penultimate mock of the first round of the 2023 Draft. Here’s where things stand […]
With a class booming with high-profile talent, the Draft is coming to the Emerald City. For three days beginning Sunday, the Major League Baseball Draft hits Seattle. Here is everything you need to know. Broadcast and Logistical Details For the third straight year, the Draft will be part of All-Star Week. Sunday’s action begins at […]
The Dodgers had mixed success in the first three years of the Draft, sandwiching lackluster efforts in 1965 and 1967 around finding three All-Stars (Charlie Hough, Bill Russell, Billy Grabarkewitz) and a Rookie of the Year (Ted Sizemore) in 1966. Los Angeles slid from a World Series championship to an eighth-place finish during that time, […]
HOUSTON — This was how the Rockies planned it this year and last. A home run apiece from C.J. Cron and Randal Grichuk weren’t enough in a 6-4 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, but the team was competitive. The lack of power over the last couple of seasons has been […]
On Wednesday, Rodgers laid out the light that he always saw at the end of the process. He’ll continue his rehab with the club during the first homestand after the All-Star break, but the plan is to head to the team’s complex in Scottsdale, Ariz., around July 19. From there, he will begin a reintroduction […]
The Draft is the best and most cost-effective way to procure and control talent. It’s virtually impossible to compete for postseason berths and World Series championships without identifying, selecting and signing future stars. With that in mind, we take a look at each team’s biggest Draft success in the last decade. Not surprisingly, 18 of […]
HOUSTON — Kyle Freeland tumbled from mound dirt to infield grass — a striking video sequence. Then he rose and pitched some more. And that was the scene etched on Freeland’s mind. Freeland had to duck Corey Julks’ line-drive RBI single in the fifth inning of the Rockies’ 4-1 loss at Minute Maid Park on […]