Tag: Daniel Bard
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Chad Kuhl stays hot, as the Rockies bats do just enough to beat the Reds
DENVER • The Rockies’ bats were quiet — suspiciously quiet for a team with the best batting average in the Majors playing against the worst team in the league. Starter Chad Kuhl was doing his part once again, giving up only two runs in the first six innings while getting no support from the Rockies’ offense.…
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Rockies pull out a dramatic win over Rangers in first road game of season
ARLINGTON, Texas — In the end, it doesn’t matter how a team gets a win. Rangers fought hard for former Rockies’ pitcher Jon Gray, giving him no choice but to leave For the Rockies on Monday, their first road game of the year included a dozen missed opportunities and a handful of errors from both…
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Germán Márquez, Connor Joe propel Rockies to first win of the season
DENVER — Germán Márquez had a career year in 2021. The Rockies think there’s still way more to come. There are the mechanical adjustments that he needs to make — improved fastball command and a consistent changeup — but most are mental. Can he stay calm when he gets in a bind? Can he take…
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With family by his side, Rockies’ Daniel Bard prepares for another year of his comeback story
When Daniel Bard was younger, he allowed himself to stew in his bad innings. He’ll be the first to admit that there were plenty back then — a case of the yips seemed to end his promising young career with the Red Sox, sending him into an early retirement. But now, entering his third season…
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Rockies agree to terms with relievers Daniel Bard, Tyler Kinley on one-year contracts
The Colorado Rockies agreed to one-year contracts with Daniel Bard and Tyler Kinley, avoiding arbitration. Bard’s deal is worth $4.4 million, while Kinely will get $1.025, a source said. Both salaries line up almost exactly with their projected amount from MLB trade rumors. Bard, 36, returned to the major leagues in 2020, seven years after his…
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Colorado Rockies storm back to beat Rangers after Kyle Freeland’s early exit
When the Rockies needed it most, Brendan Rodgers came through. Rodgers, their former top draft pick turned big hope for the future, had the first Rockies’ hit in the fourth inning, a towering home run to change the momentum after the Rockies dug themselves into a five-run hole in the second inning. Then, in the…
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Rockies notebook: Estevéz amped to be closing; tough decisions at leadoff spot
On Friday, Carlos Estevéz was handed the ball for the ninth inning of a tight game against the Dodgers. His first pitch was a 99 mph fastball. It was the fastest pitch he’s thrown this season, until a 100.2 mph fastball a few batters later. He was pitching hard, but missing the strike zone. He…
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Stripped of closer duties for now, Rockies and Daniel Bard are digging deeper
On Friday night, Daniel Bard came out of the bullpen to pitch an inning for the Rockies. Then he retreated to the dugout, where he sat and watched another reliever, his teammate Carlos Estévez, earn the save. Stripped of his closer duties, for now at least, Bard will have to get used to this new…
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The Rockies kept Trevor Story at trade deadline, confusing their star shortstop
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SAN DIEGO — Trevor Story was in his hotel room, a 15 minute walk from Petco Park, on Friday, staring at his phone when the trade deadline came and went. For the past three days, he jumped every time he got a notification, a basket case of nerves as the uncertainty weighed over his head.…
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Rockies sit quietly at trade deadline, hold onto Trevor Story as other teams bulk up
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SAN DIEGO — While the rest of the league went into a frenzy at the MLB trade deadline, the Rockies stayed quiet. In fact, they never even came close to making a deal. They set a high mark for Trevor Story, and the team said they never received what they described as a competitive offer…