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Here’s what’s going on with the Colorado Rockies and the rest of Major League Baseball.
Rockies news & links
Rockies new pitching coach Ethan Katz faces tall task in reviving Colorado’s struggling arms | Denver Post ($)
As we reported yesterday afternoon, the Rockies announced that Ethan Katz will be their new pitching coach. In his article, Newman reviews Katz’s history and notes the challenges he will face in coaching for the Rockies given the team’s history, lack of rotational depth, and challenging
environment.
New White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz is in constant contact with his starters | The Athletic ($ — gift link)
Yesterday, sdcarp shared this in the comments, but I found it instructive even though this article was written in 2021. It provides a sense of how Katz works (or did then) as a coach. Also, he has an impressive list of players he’s coached.
And, FYI
Picking every MLB team’s MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year in 2026 | Bleacher Report
Hunter Goodman, Tomoyuki Sugano, and TJ Rumfield, come on down!
As for me, I’ll have an article up later today on some technology the Rockies are using in addition to Catapult.
Accolades
TJ Rumfield may have been denied the Gold Glove or even playing in the NL Rookie of the Year voting, but let’s take a minute to appreciate the work of Ethan Hedges (No. 29 PuRP).
Around MLB
2026-27 top 50 free agents with predictions | MLB Trade Rumors
If there’s a page I return to (often) in the offseason, it’s this one: MLB Trade Rumors free-agent rankings. They are generally pretty good in their estimates, so this is a go-to resource.
BBWAA Awards finalists are announced | MLB.com
TJ Rumfield was robbed, but here are the finalists.
7 storylines to watch as the Hot Stove ignites | MLB.com
If anyone knows what’a happening with the hot stove, it’s Mark Feinsand. Here he says to watch for (among other things) what happens with Tarik Skubal, who gets a qualifying offer, and which Japanese player will emerge as the next Munetaka Murakami.
Top 10 free agent pitchers for the 2026-27 MLB offseason | Just Baseball
Probably, none of these players are signing with the Rockies, but here are the cream of this year’s pitching free-agent crop. First up? You guessed it, Tarik Skubal. He’s followed by Michael King and Freddy Peralta.
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