Tag: warren schaeffer
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One year into Warren Schaeffer era, Rockies show signs of progress behind new culture | Kevin’s take
What a year it has been. When the Rockies take the field at PNC Park on Tuesday night, it will mark one year since Warren Schaeffer managed his first game with the team. It’s been a year filled with changes within the franchise, from minority ownerships to the front office to the roster. Schaeffer, however,…
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One year into Warren Schaeffer era, Rockies show signs of progress behind new culture | Kevin’s take
What a year it has been. When the Rockies take the field at PNC Park on Tuesday night, it will mark one year since Warren Schaeffer managed his first game with the team. It’s been a year filled with changes within the franchise, from minority ownerships to the front office to the roster. Schaeffer, however,…
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One year into Warren Schaeffer era, Rockies show signs of progress behind new culture | Kevin’s take
What a year it has been. When the Rockies take the field at PNC Park on Tuesday night, it will mark one year since Warren Schaeffer managed his first game with the team. It’s been a year filled with changes within the franchise, from minority ownerships to the front office to the roster. Schaeffer, however,…
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One year into Warren Schaeffer era, Rockies show signs of progress behind new culture | Kevin’s take
What a year it has been. When the Rockies take the field at PNC Park on Tuesday night, it will mark one year since Warren Schaeffer managed his first game with the team. It’s been a year filled with changes within the franchise, from minority ownerships to the front office to the roster. Schaeffer, however,…
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Mark Kiszla: How dumb were the Rockies to pay Michael Lorenzen $8 million to pitch in Coors Field?
DENVER – In his debut at Coors Field for the new-look Rockies, starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen took the mound and got his socks knocked off like Charlie Brown. Wah, wah, wah. The juju was bad and the feeling of deja vu hurt worse during the home opener in LoDo, as the your local baseball zeros…
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Rockies fly to Opening Day after ‘toughest two days of the year’ | One-on-one with Paul DePodesta
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Shortly before the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday flew to Miami for Friday’s season opener, President of Baseball Operations Paul DePodesta sat down for an exclusive chat with The Denver Gazette about the buildup to the 2026 campaign. The Denver Gazette: How does it feel knowing you are about to start the season?…
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Mark Kiszla: How Paul DePodesta is finding cure for Rockies’ nagging headache of playing baseball at altitude
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Before the sad-sack Rockies can cure their crippling case of altitude sickness, somebody needs to tell manager Warren Schaeffer how to fix his 5,280 headache. “I’ll tell you what I do feel at altitude,” Schaeffer told me Friday. “When I come off the plane, back into Denver, I have a splitting, enormous…
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Mark Kiszla: ‘I want to be one of best third basemen ever,’ declares Rockies’ Kyle Karros
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Rockies are sifting through the ashes of three straight 100-loss seasons for any glimmer of hope. Kyle Karros is the rising star of spring training, flashing a spicy glove at the hot corner while swinging a fire stick at the plate. But are we witnesses to the blossoming of Colorado’s next…
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Projecting the Rockies’ Opening Day roster, batting order | Kevin’s take
What has changed at Rockies camp since I shared my first Opening Day roster projection March 1? Plenty. Here’s my Rockies roster projection 2.0. It comes with a caveat there will be more changes between now and the time Colorado breaks camp after an exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers at Salt River Fields on…
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Rockies achieve offseason goal: ‘More options at more positions’ entering spring training | Kevin’s take
Remember last season when the Rockies were hit so hard by infield injuries they had to quickly buy a player from the Texas Rangers to play shortstop? Yes, it was a worst-case scenario for Colorado in a season filled with them. After coming over from Texas in exchange for cash considerations, Alan Trejo lasted just…