Rockies Prospects: Eddie Butler promoted to High-A
After a strong campaign in Low-A Asheville, Butler has earned a promotion and will start on Saturday for High-A Modesto. Josh Rutledge is demoted to Triple-A where he can use the opportunity to work on his defense.
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Rockies move into 1st-place tie
Arizona's fast start has silenced those critical of the team's offseason moves.
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Friday Rockpile: The best rotation, right now
In a surprisingly competitive year, the Rockies have to juggle the needs of the present and the future.
Friday Pebble Report: Culberson clubs two
Culberson went deep twice and Kiel Roling added his 12th of the year. The Rockies' affiliates went 2-1 and had one game suspended. Mediocre starting pitching and excellent relief work was the theme.
Know Your Foe No. 16: San Francisco Giants
Everyone's favorite team is on the schedule once again.
Rockies Prospects: Eddie Butler promoted to High-A
After a strong campaign in Low-A Asheville, Butler has earned a promotion and will start on Saturday for High-A Modesto. Josh Rutledge is demoted to Triple-A where he can use the opportunity to work on his defense.
Friday Rockpile: The best rotation, right now
In a surprisingly competitive year, the Rockies have to juggle the needs of the present and the future.
Friday Pebble Report: Culberson clubs two
Culberson went deep twice and Kiel Roling added his 12th of the year. The Rockies' affiliates went 2-1 and had one game suspended. Mediocre starting pitching and excellent relief work was the theme.
Past & Present: Paradigm shift
The NL West has not played out as expected, which has left the door open and changed how the Rockies are approaching the 2013 season.
Thursday Rockpile: (More) Changes
With their demotion of Josh Rutledge on Wednesday, the Rockies have now made a few significant changes as we approach the 1/3 mark of the season.
Thursday Pebble Report: Kyle Parker slugs 9th HR
All three Rockies affiliates in action won on Wednesday. Home runs were plentiful as Parker, McBride and many others went deep.
Game Wrap: Rockies 4 Diamondbacks 1
Carlos Gonzalez will get a lot of credit for this win with his home run and RBI triple, but Jorge De La Rosa is proving to be a steady rock for this team. Given an early lead, De La Rosa pitched...
Rutledge sent down
The Colorado Rockies have sent Josh Rutledge to AAA Colorado Springs, leaving D.J. LeMahieu as the team's de facto starting 2B.
PHI#5: Park Dimensions, Experience, and Questions
Inspired by Bill Simmons and Kevin Wildes Half-Baked Ideas, these Purple-Hazed Ideas may be flawed, which should be pointed out, but they serve as a fun way to discuss some outside-the-box ways to make the fan and overall sports experience more fun.
Wednesday Rockpile: The growing conflict at 2B
Josh Rutledge has managed to work his way into 43 of Colorado's 46 games so far this season, but if DJ LeMahieu continues to play the way he's been playing, it's going to be hard to justify that trend continuing.
Dickerson at 18-game hit streak
The Rockies' Triple-A outfielder continues to hit and hit and hit.
Rockies 5, D-Backs 4 (10 innings): Wilin walks off
Wilin Rosario drives in Carlos Gonzalez in the 10th to get the Rockies the win over Arizona
Tuesday Rockpile: This kid can play some defense
Nolan Arenado has already proved his worth defensively. Now, about getting that bat going...
Tuesday Pebble Report: Nina raking + name games
Angelys Nina is hitting .322 after a 3-for-3 effort in a Tulsa win over Jon Keck and NW Arkansas.
Game Wrap: D'Backs 5, Rockies 1
The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Colorado Rockies in game one of a three game set at Coors Field by a score of 5-1.
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In taking three of four from the Giants, the Rockies have made it clear that they mean business.
Know Your Foe No. 15: Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona's fast start has silenced those critical of the team's offseason moves.
Monday Rockpile: One giant step
The Colorado Rockies were able to take three straight games from the San Francisco Giants over the weekend; but what does it mean?
Monday Pebble Report: Errors kill
The Sky Sox and Drillers won on Sunday with good overall performances. The Nuts defense wasted a good start from Ben Alsup, leading to the only organizational loss.
Rockies 5, Giants 0: Juan Direction
The Rockies moved up in the standings, now one game away from Arizona by beating the Giants in convincing fashion Sunday afternoon. Led by CarGo, Tulo, and an outstanding effort from Juan Nicasio.
The curious case of Juan Nicasio
Nicasio has struggled to pitch consistently deep into games this year and can't seem to give the Rockies quite what they are looking for . Is it time to reevaluate Nicasio's role on the team?
Sun Pebble Report: Profar homers twice vs Sky Sox
Tyler Chatwood's replacement was unable to keep Jurickson Profar down on Saturday as he homered twice. Corey Dickerson has a hitting streak of one game, where he hasn't garnered a hit. Plus, Eddie Butler strikes out six in a win.
Sunday Rockpile: Rockies momentum & robot umpires
The Colorado Rockies have finally won two games in a row and have a chance to really get some momentum going against the San Francisco Giants this afternoon. This stretch of games, including the...
Rockies 10, Giants 2
The Rockies did exactly what they absolutely had to do against the Giants on Saturday: Put together nine innings of solid pitching and punishing offense to clinch a much-needed series split.
