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I really think the Rockies have a shot at losing 90 games or fewer this season. Am I dreaming?
— Dave, Denver
Dave, sorry to wake you from your dreamy slumber, but I don’t see that happening.
I’m sure the Rockies aren’t looking at negative milestones such as avoiding losing fewer than 90 games. They are simply looking to get better. That’s the right approach. They will be better, but not 29 games better than their 43-119 record in 2025.
Bottom line: Colorado’s suspect starting pitching and anemic offense must make dramatic improvements for the club to avoid its fourth consecutive 100-loss season.
Hi Patrick. I have some hope that things are moving in the right direction. Any news on the Kris Bryant fiasco?
— Paul, Aurora
Paul, I share your hope. I have been encouraged by the changes in the front office and coaching staff. There is a new direction and energy. We’ll see where it takes the Rockies.
As for Bryant, the Rockies have stayed very quiet about his future. When I recently asked Paul DePodesta, president of baseball operations, if Bryant would be at spring training, he said, “That will be up to our medical people.”
I’ve reached out to Bryant multiple times this offseason, but haven’t received a response.
In my opinion, Bryant’s playing career is over because of his chronic back condition. The Rockies still owe him $81 million over the next three seasons.
The last time I looked, German Marquez is still available on the free-agent market. Is there any chance of him returning to the Rockies?
— Tim, Canon City
Tim, never say never, but I don’t think Marquez will return to Colorado. He told me toward the end of last season that he was eager to see how he could perform away from Coors Field. He wanted a fresh start.
Plus, the Rockies already signed Michael Lorenzen to bring in some veteran stability to their wobbly rotation. Colorado’s game plan is to try to develop young pitchers under the tutelage of new pitching coaches and coordinators. Marquez doesn’t fit those plans.
I’m sure that Marquez, who turns 31 on Feb. 22, will land with a major league team, although likely via a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. But he’s got a lot to prove after his disastrous 2024 and ’25 seasons. In 2024, returning from Tommy John surgery, he made just four starts because of a stress reaction in his elbow. In 2025, the Rockies’ franchise strikeout leader posted a 6.70 ERA over 26 starts. Opposing teams hit .317 against him.
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— Greg, Syracuse
My first choice is Seth Halorsen, followed by Victor Vodnik.
Why Halvorsen? It’s not just because he threw a 103.3 mph fastball last season. It’s also because he is such an aggressive pitcher with the ability to let a blown save roll off his back.
The caveat here is that Halvorsen finished last season on the IL after pitching his final game on Aug. 2. Initially, there were fears that the right-hander would have to undergo Tommy John surgery. However, an MRI, ultrasound and a CT scan showed he had suffered a right flexor strain. There was no damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow. From everything I’ve heard, he’s had a normal offseason.
Halvorsen, who turns 26 on Feb. 18, had Tommy John surgery as a freshman at the University of Missouri in 2019.
Can all the new coaches from the Dodgers teach the Rockies to lay off pitches outside the zone?
— Tom, Centennial
Tom, that will be one of the biggest questions of spring training. I had a long talk with new pitching coach Brett Pill at the recent Fan Fest. He has many ideas about what the Rockies must do to address their flaws. I will address those ideas more in-depth in a later story.
Pill told me he thinks the Rockies have “a super talented group of young hitters who need to hone their approach.”
Pill, his staff, and Colorado’s hitters have a lot of work ahead of them. According to Baseball Savant, the Rockies led the majors with a 51% swing rate, a 31.7% chase rate, and a 29.0% whiff rate.
The Rockies also finished second in the majors in strikeouts with 1,531. The leader was the World Series champion Dodgers, but the powerful Dodgers also finished second with 244 home runs, while the Rockies hit the sixth-fewest (160).
With spring training getting close and deals likely to pick up, do you think the Rockies would give any consideration to bringing in Paul Goldschmidt? Could be a Jason Giambi-type role.
— Nate, Lamar
Nate, if the Rockies were a contending team, signing a veteran like Goldschmidt would make sense. Gaimbi helped the Rockies make the playoffs in 2009, much as veteran Matt Holliday did during their 2018 playoff season.
While I believe Colorado will acquire a first baseman for the 2026 season while they wait for Charlie Condon to develop, I don’t think it will be Goldschmidt.
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