Tag: Trevor Story
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Rockies report card: Grading Colorado’s first 100-loss season
The World Series is Major League Baseball’s final test of the season, and both Texas and Arizona are looking to ace it with a ring. Colorado is in a far different, less-secure position. After the franchise’s first 100-loss season, the Rockies are looking for answers. Their season fell short of the playoffs for the fifth…
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Colorado Rockies were active this offseason. Will it make a difference?
The Rockies’ clubhouse at the end of last season was a somber affair. The players weren’t upset about missing the playoffs for a third straight season — they had already come to terms with that. Instead, they were saying goodbye to yet another star, knowing that Trevor Story was not going to return. When Jon…
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Rockies prospect roundup: How the top talent fared in the 2021 minor league season
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The Rockies spent the last year throwing out their young talent to see how they could hold up at the major league level. Not all passed the test. Down on their farm systems, their depleted Double-A and Triple-A teams fell behind. But their prospects in rookie and A-levels were making waves, perhaps signaling better things…
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Kyle Freeland helps Rockies snap five-game losing streak with win over Nationals
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DENVER — Kyle Freeland is happy with how his season went, but he’ll never be content sitting at home during the playoffs. “I want to be in the playoffs,” Freeland said. “Knowing we’re not in the playoffs is going to eat at me. It’s going to eat at me all offseason. Personally, I think it…
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Colorado Rockies beat the Nationals for their seventh win of road trip
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Saturday afternoon against the Nationals was a good indicator of what the Rockies’ future could look like, if they take the necessary steps in the offseason. It’s no secret what the missing pieces are — most notably an experienced bat and proven reliever. But for some reason, with the number of games left in the…
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Rockies hoping late season call-up will prepare Ryan Vilade for future success
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There aren’t many things that can make a man get up and leave a restaurant before eating his food. A trip to the major leagues is definitely one of them. On Sept. 17, Ryan Vilade had just placed an order for a cheeseburger at a Cheesecake Factory in Sugar Land, Texas when his phone rang.…
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Germán Márquez gets back on track, leads Rockies to dominant win over Phillies
The Phillies fans started the MVP chant and didn’t relent until Bryce Harper’s at-bat was over. Germán Márquez wasn’t phased. In the bottom of the fifth, with two outs, two runners on and a full count, Márquez tossed out his curveball, deceiving Harper, who swung for strike three. “That was the at-bat of the night,”…
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Colton Welker’s first major league hits send Rockies to come-back win over Phillies
In the fourth inning against the Phillies, with the Rockies down one, Trevor Story hit a triple to get into scoring position. Then Colton Welker watched as veterans CJ Cron and Elias Díaz failed to move the runner, instead retreating back to the dugout. With two outs, the responsibility would fall on Welker, in just…
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In battle of Denver natives, the Giants’ Gausman beats the Rockies’ Freeland
DENVER — It was a battle of the Denver natives on the mound at Coors Field on Monday. For the Rockies, it was Kyle Freeland, their lefty from Thomas Jefferson high school. The Giants strutted out Kevin Gausman from Grandview, giving the hometown kid the start at the ballpark 20 minutes from where he grew…
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Senzatela dazzles as Colorado Rockies shut out Dodgers to win road series
Right before the All-Star break last month, starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela felt the strongest he had in his career. His velocity was ticking up, and he built himself up to throw over 100 pitches in a start. Then, he got COVID-19. It’s safe to say he’s all the way back. On Sunday, he pitched seven…