Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss ranked 18th in ESPN’s manager rankings

Managers snapshot: Which MLB skippers do what well, and who's No. 1? - ESPN.com
Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss was ranked 18th in the manager rankings compiled by ESPN and Baseball Info Solutions, who note that he ranks neither particularly high nor particularly low in any of the metrics they looked at. They did not that in the previous two seasons, Weiss led the league in reliever appearances, but that was likely due to the Rockies having a poor starting rotation.

Weiss was in the tier of "Solid skippers" that spanned those managers ranked 12th to 23rd, coming in just behind Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and Royals manager Ned Yost. Giants manager Bruce Bochy came in on top of the list.

Carlos Estevez blows save chance vs. Rangers | rockies.com
After closer Carlos Estevez blew his second straight save against the Rangers on Monday. Thomas Harding takes a look at the issues with the rookie and who may be in line to take over the closer’s role if the Rockies do decide to make a change in the ninth inning.

Carlos Gonzalez exits game against Rangers in first inning – The Denver Post
The Rockies got more bad news Monday as outfielder Carlos Gonzalez left the game in the first inning with inflammation in the left ankle he injured in Wednesday’s win over the Dodgers. Purple Row will have more on Gonzalez’s condition as information becomes available.

Tony Wolters' bat catching up to his glove | MLB.com
In better news for the Rockies, catcher Tony Wolters is seeing his offense catch up to his defense. Wolters’ numbers at the plate have improved each month, and he hit a solid .360/.448/.480 in 30 plate appearances in July. Harding talked to Wolters about his work offensively and also has some notes on pitchers in his story from Coors Field.

Nolan Arenado reaches milestone with 100th home run – The Denver Post
Lost in the disappointment of Monday’s loss was the fact that Nolan Arenado hit his 100th career home run in the fourth inning, becoming the youngest Rockies player to reach the milestone.

Colorado Rockies: We Need to Talk About Ryan McMahon - RoxPile
This article on Ryan McMahon from RoxPile illustrates something we discussed in one of our PuRPs posts last week, that prospect development is not always linear. Yes, McMahon struggled to start the season at Double-A Hartford, but since July 1 he is hitting .295/.349/.541 with seven home runs in 32 games, so the time for concern seems to be passed.