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Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, April 12, 2021

Rockies 7, D-Backs 3: Jon Gray takes no-hitter into seventh inning Share this story 2⁄ Gray’s final line: 6 2⁄ 3 IP (W), 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K Arizona finished the game with just five hits to Colorado’s 10. The Rockies have allowed a mere three runs in their last 18 innings, and have now won their first series of 2021. Early fireworks Arizona starter Merrill Kelly got off to an abysmal start. Colorado started the game with five consecutive hits, jumping to a 3-0 lead after Trevor Story�...

THIS IS A GUEST ROCKPILE BY JACKSON KILPATRICK (@J_W_Kilpatrick) Even with Ian Desmond and David Dahl out of the picture, Sam Hilliard faces stiff competition for a spot in the outfield. As a lefty with power, Hilliard is likely to at least occupy a bench role, but if he wants regular starts, he will have to emulate his red-hot debut in the 2019 season rather than his dour 2020. As a 27-year-old entering his third season in the majors, the temptation may be to write him off as an unsuccessful g...

Rockies news and links for Friday, March 12, 2021

By the time the 2020 season finally started, 121 days after the originally-scheduled Opening Day as we were still in the midst of pandemic closures, it was just great to see baseball again. With emotions already running high, Rockies fans – and Texas Rangers fans – were treated to an extra dose of inspiration in the form of seeing Sam Hilliard’s family, centered around his dad, Jim, in attendance at Globe Life Field. It was a big day for the Hilliard family as Jim, who was diagnosed with ...

John Fogerty’s famous lyrics have never been so true. There are five players at right now spring training who can all tell Bud Black, “Look at me, I can be center field.” In 2020, Kevin Pillar made 20 starts (168 innings) in center field, while David Dahl came in second at 17 (152 innings). That’s almost two-thirds of the Rockies games played by former Rockies as Pillar signed with the Mets and the Rockies let Dahl go and he signed with the Rangers. It leaves the position open as one o...

8:24pm: Third baseman Mateo Gil will also be part of the Rockies return, Ken Rosenthal and Nick Groke of The …

Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors  |  By Connor Byrne  |  Last updated 2/1/21 Colorado and St. Louis seem to be on the verge of a major trade centering on star Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado, but it’s not yet clear whether the deal will go through as early as Monday night. The swap still hasn’t been submitted for approval to the union and the league office, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, who adds that “it will take at least an...

MLB Trade Rumors With Nolan Arenado now officially on his way to the Cardinals, questions have inevitably turned to the future of another star Rockies infielder in Trevor Story.  The shortstop is entering the final year of his contract, but the team expects that Story will begin 2021 in a Colorado uniform, as GM Jeff Bridich told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (Twitterlinks) and other reporters today. Bridich stopped short of saying that Story wouldn’t be traded whatsoever, as “ it’s very d...

Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors  |  By Mark Polishuk  |  Last updated 2/2/21 With Nolan Arenado now officially on his way to the Cardinals, questions have inevitably turned to the future of another star Rockies infielder: Trevor Story. The shortstop is entering the final year of his contract, but the team expects that Story will begin 2021 in a Colorado uniform, GM Jeff Bridich told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (Twitterlinks) and other reporters Tuesday....