DENVER – Daniel Bard never ran away from the control problem that derailed a promising pitching career with the Boston Red Sox. Through half a dozen comeback attempts since his most recent major league appearance in 2013, Bard was unable to rediscover his control and eventually settled on a job …
Read More »Rockies GM supports Ian Desmond’s decision to skip the 2020 season
DENVER – Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich said he supports Ian Desmond’s decision to stay out of the 2020 season to focus on his young family and help rejuvenate youth baseball in his hometown of Florida. Bridich said he had a couple of recent conversations with the outfielder, who …
Read More »Rockies’ Ian Desmond chooses not to play in 2020, citing high risk amid pandemic
Ian Desmond will choose not to play this season, the Colorado Rockies outfielder announced Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made this baseball season one that is a risk I’m not comfortable with,” he wrote at the end of a long Instagram post that touched on race and opportunities for youth …
Read More »MLB perspectives to see in the 60-man group for each team
With Major League Baseball slated to open “spring training 2.0” camps in the coming days, the teams had to present their starting pool of 60 players on Sunday. You can still add players with many teams that list less than 60 names, but this at least gives us an idea …
Read More »Reports – Rockies star Charlie Blackmon tests positive for coronavirus
All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies has become the first Major League Baseball player to test positive for the coronavirus, according to reports. A source confirmed the result of Blackmon’s test to The Associated Press. The Denver Post had first reported Blackmon’s condition, saying Tuesday that three Rockies …
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