Rockies injuries and roster moves
This page will be updated throughout the offseason to track all of the Rockies' moves, along with the progress of any injured players.
Bryant revamps workouts after revelations about his back
DENVER -- Kris Bryant, panting and smiling, stopped just inside the opening to the Rockies’ clubhouse at Coors Field, hours before the team's 5-2 loss against the Cardinals on Wednesday night. He caught his breath, then shuffled to his locker and talked about what was making him tired and happy.
How will Rockies keep Bryant healthy in 2025?
LOS ANGELES -- Before Saturday night’s game against the Dodgers, Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt, along with agent Scott Boras and his associates, met in an open area of the lower seating bowl at Dodger Stadium -- not unusual, considering the number of Rockies players and prospects that Boras represents.
Blister problems pester Freeland again amid strong outing
ATLANTA -- En route to yet another solid start in this encouraging second-half run that Kyle Freeland has enjoyed, an extremely unwelcome old pest popped up again. Freeland left Colorado's eventual 3-0 loss to the Braves after five innings due to a blister problem on his left middle finger. The
Bard hasn't authored his final verse in Majors
DENVER -- Daniel Bard is willing to see whether he has another comeback in him. Bard hoped to finish 2024 -- the second and final year of his $19 million contract -- back in the role of Rockies closer. But a knee injury delayed his Spring Training, and then he
Márquez out for rest of year with elbow issue
DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Germán Márquez, who made his season debut on July 14 against the Mets after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year, has been shut down from baseball activities due to a stress reaction in his right elbow. Márquez was placed on the 15-day injured list on July
Bryant (rib soreness) likely headed to injured list
DENVER – Injury frustrations continue for Rockies veteran Kris Bryant, who is likely headed to the 10-day injured list with rib cage soreness, manager Bud Black said on Wednesday. According to Major League sources, first baseman/outfielder Michael Toglia will likely be recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque. Bryant spent 31 games on
Jones being smart with recovery: 'I want to be involved'
DENVER -- Nolan Jones, happy in a dirty uniform, was a sight the Rockies had been missing -- until Wednesday evening at Coors Field. Jones was the only player on the field -- this time, not by choice, since he was testing his recently injured left knee as well as
Rockies No. 4 prospect Beck sustains broken left hand on diving play
DENVER -- Rockies rookie left fielder, and MLB Pipeline's No. 65 prospect, Jordan Beck left Saturday night’s game against the Phillies after sustaining a broken left hand on a reaching catch to end the first inning. The play saved a run in a game the Rockies led until the top
No. 10 Rox prospect Montgomery has shoulder surgery
DENVER -- Double-A Hartford outfielder and Rockies No. 10 prospect Benny Montgomery, the team’s top pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, underwent surgery Friday to repair a left shoulder injury, Rockies director of player development Chris Forbes said. Montgomery, 21, sustained the injury while diving for a ball in the
Bryant working through injury by controlling what he can
DENVER -- In college at the University of San Diego more than a decade ago, Kris Bryant sought out enough slights to jot on about 20 index cards. "This guy's a 5 o'clock hitter … he can't do this or that," he recalled. Believing it was not the way to
Freeland suffers elbow strain, placed on 15-day IL
DENVER -- After feeling pain in his throwing elbow late in his start Sunday in Toronto, Rockies left-handed starter Kyle Freeland landed on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a left elbow strain. Freeland has a 13.21 ERA in 15 2/3 innings over four starts this season. He struggled
Bryant placed on IL (back), 'hopefully just the minimum'
PHILADELPHIA -- Kris Bryant headed back to the injured list Wednesday with a low back strain, the latest in a long line of injuries for the former National League Most Valuable Player. The bad news didn't stop there for the Rockies, who couldn't complete a late-inning charge before dropping a
Bryant day to day with back stiffness after early exit
TORONTO -- Kris Bryant crashed head first into the right-field wall after making a first-inning catch of a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drive in Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays, and played until the bottom of the fourth -- when he was removed with what the club announced as back
Bard to miss '24 season with right elbow flexor tendon surgery
TORONTO -- Rockies right-handed pitcher Daniel Bard is headed for season-ending surgery on his right elbow flexor tendon, which refused to respond when he attempted to ramp up his throwing during extended spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz. This could be seen as a cruel twist to his inspiring comeback story.
Jones leaves Spring Training game with right knee contusion
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Rockies outfielder Nolan Jones left Saturday afternoon’s game against the Reds after fouling a pitch off the top of his right knee during the fourth inning at Goodyear Ballpark. Officially, it was called a right knee contusion. Jones was leading off the inning against Reds pitcher Frankie
Bard in camp, but mound work a ways away
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- The Rockies had some good news walk through the clubhouse door Wednesday at Salt River Fields. Closer Daniel Bard returned to Spring Training camp. He was sporting a bandage wrapped around his left knee, where earlier this month he tore his meniscus in a freak injury while
Bard to miss Spring Training after freak knee injury
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Entering 2024 recovering from an old ailment, then sustaining a new one, was not the plan for Rockies closer Daniel Bard. But at least he will not repeat the mistake of last year -- rushing his preparation. Bard made three trips to the injured list last season,
Feltner's fastball better than ever as he returns from skull fracture
SAN DIEGO -- Rockies right-hander Ryan Feltner made his usual loping jog to the Petco Park mound on Tuesday night. He didn’t do much in the way of commemorating his return to the Majors some four months after sustaining a skull fracture on a line drive. “I wanted to take
After 4 months, Feltner returning from skull fracture
SAN DIEGO -- Rockies manager Bud Black on Monday announced that right-hander Ryan Feltner will return from a skull fracture and face the Padres on Tuesday. Feltner sustained a skull fracture on May 13, when he was hit in the right side of the head by a line drive off
Gomber (back) exits early, hopes to make next start
DENVER -- For much of the season, Austin Gomber has been the most consistent and reliable starter in the Rockies’ injury-riddled rotation, so they were optimistic about getting some length from the lefty in Monday’s series opener against the Braves. “On the days he pitches, we feel like we're gonna
Feltner has path to return in '23 after skull fracture, concussion
ST. LOUIS -- When Ryan Feltner stepped onto the bullpen mound Saturday in the heat of a St. Louis afternoon, he told himself he wasn’t going to throw harder than 90 mph. After all, it was his first formal bullpen session since suffering a skull fracture and major concussion when
Bryant placed on IL with fractured finger
WASHINGTON -- Bad breaks keep following Kris Bryant, whose fractured left index finger led to him being placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Since signing a seven-year, $182 million contract with the Rockies last spring, Bryant is headed for his fifth stint on the IL. “It’s just unfortunate
Injury bug spreading to Minors: 'It's called piling on'
DENVER -- Not only are four of the Rockies’ five expected starting pitchers on the injured list -- with two gone for the year because of Tommy John surgery -- but the situation with their top prospects is ominous enough that general manager Bill Schmidt turned to football terms. “On
Senzatela set for season-ending Tommy John surgery
DENVER -- The Rockies’ awful year of pitching injuries continued on Friday, when manager Bud Black announced that right-hander Antonio Senzatela will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and miss the remainder of the season. Not only do the Rockies have four of their projected starters on the