Does The Big Maple Make Sense For the Rockies?

The Colorado Rockies have an ever-present need for pitching. 2023 saw them use a franchise-record number of starting pitchers after injuries decimated the rotation and underperformance left them in turmoil. Unfortunately for the Rockies, the methods to improve their rotation aren’t as simple as they would be for other teams. Due to the nature of… read more

Is Mitch Garver The Answer for the Seattle Mariners?

It has been an interesting offseason for the Seattle Mariners and a tumultuous one for their fans. After reaching the postseason for the first time in over 20 years in 2022, the team did little to improve for the 2023 season but still managed to narrowly miss the playoffs on the back of a stellar… read more

What Else Can The Dodgers Do?

Once again Los Angeles shook the baseball world to its core by signing Japanese star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-year $325 million contract. As a whole the team has spent well over $1 billion this offseason spread out over the next decade and surely doesn’t need adding more talent to their team, right? Unfortunately… read more

The Current State of the Mets Starting Rotation

After spending big the past two offseasons on starting pitching, the New York Mets went into selling mode at the 2023 trade deadline and are now back to rebuilding the rotation for the 2024 season. They remain in the hunt for Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the other pitchers coming from Japan, but that hasn’t stopped them… read more

The Pirates finally add a solid pitcher to their starting rotation

Free agency is just a weird event in any sport. The fans and the media decide on which players a particular team should sign, and if that team doesn’t do it, it’s a failure. That’s what the beginning of Major League Baseball’s free-agent frenzy was like for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as they began the task… read more

Where Could Joey Votto Play in 2024?

After 17 years in a Cincinnati Reds uniform, first baseman Joey Votto finds himself as a free agent for the first time in his career at the age of 40. There is a strong possibility that he could choose to hang up the cleats, ending an impressive big-league career, but he indicated earlier this offseason… read more

Every Rockie Ever Podcast: Troy Tulowitzki

Since his debut in 2006, Troy Tulowitzki quickly cemented himself as one of the best players in MLB of his generation and helped revolutionize what a shortstop could be and do at the MLB level. For years he dazzled fans with his incredible defensive prowess and imposing presence in the batters box. In this new… read more

Could Jarred Kelenic Finally Blossom in Atlanta?

If a change of scenery can often do wonders for a player in Major League Baseball, certainly two changes of scenery could work miracles for a player. For the Atlanta Braves, this is the hope after they acquired outfielder Jarred Kelenic from the Seattle Mariners a few weeks ago. After three fairly uninspired years with… read more

The Royals Are Proving Small Market Teams Can Spend In Free Agency

While the world has been dazzled by the gargantuan deal that Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers (a team that also just traded for Tyler Glasnow and signed an extension) the Kansas City Royals have also been fairly busy this offseason. The team has committed over $100 million to free agents like Seth… read more

Landing Spots for Zack Greinke in 2024

He’s best known as one of the more peculiar and odd personalities in baseball, but for the bulk of his 20 years in MLB Zack Greinke is regarded as one of the best pitchers of his generation. Since his debut in 2004 with the Kansas City Royals, Greinke has spent time with the Milwaukee Brewers,… read more

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