Journey Up The Mountain: A Colorado Rockies Story

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Welcome to the Colorado Rockies Dynasty.


Background


To me, baseball is not just told in the stories of the day to day, but also the year to year. I have a book that follows the history of the Indians year by year from 1899 to 2007. I am drawing inspiration from that. I enjoy the day to day stories, which this book has, but also the bigger picture of the year to year. That, to me, is where many more stories happen.

I am not a rebuild the team in year 1, make the playoffs in year 2, and win the World Series in year 3 kind of story teller and team builder. That is not fun to me. And honestly, it is a bit to easy to do. There is no challenge and fun in that.

I want to have the day to day impacts but also make significant progress on the field. So, I will be quick managing the games in this dynasty. I may jump in from time to time, but this will primarily be played by quick manage.



Settings:

Difficulty: All-Star
Sliders: A few slight modifications on my part.
Rosters: First live roster update with some edits.
Gamestyle: Quick Manage
Team Control: For the first time ever, I am doing 30 team control. Currently everything is set to auto, except trades, but I will jump in when necessary.



Updates:

Most updates will cover 1 week ranging from Monday to Sunday so the weekend series are not split up in coverage. It will also depend on the schedule some as well. This dynasty will focus more on the Rockies as opposed to the whole league, though there may be bits of information about other teams as we go along depending on multiple things.

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Historical Information


For Future Use

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For Future Use


Reserved just in case

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Colorado Rockies



Roster

Colorado Rockies Depth Chart - 2025

• Catcher
• Jacob Stallings 71C
• Hunter Goodman 66C

• First Base
• Michael Toglia 75B
• Kyle Farmer 69C

• Second Base
• Thairo Estrada 71B

• Third Base
• Ryan McMahon 78B

• Shortstop
• Ezequiel Tovar 83B

• Left Field
• Nolan Jones 71B

• Center Field
• Brenton Doyle 84B
• Greg Jones (R) 61C

• Right Field
• Sam Hilliard 71C
• Zac Veen (R) 61C

• Starting Pitcher
• German Marquez 72C
• Ryan Fletcher 70C
• Austin Gomber 67C
• Jaden Hill (R) 67C
• Kyle Freeland 66C

• Relief Pitcher
• Anthony Molina 57C
• Scott Alexander 73C
• Jake Bird 64C
• Lucas Gilbreath 66C
• Victor Vodnik 62B
• Jimmy Herset 58C

• Closer
• Tyler Kinley 64B
• Jeff Croswell 59C

• Designated Hitter
• Kris Bryant 70B

Roster Analysis:

We have a few solid young players in our lineup who we can build around with the most notable being SS Ezequiel Tovar. We also have a good amount of players who are not part of our long term plans. Then we have Kris Bryant. He will be given the chance to be the DH with some time at 1B and the OF this season to see if his career can be salvaged. At this point, the contract is not tradeable so we have to see what we can get out of him. As far as pitching, we are definitely not in a very good position. For us to have any success in 2025, multiple pitchers need to play higher than their ratings.



Record Prediction: 60-102, 5th NL West



Manager: Bud Black

Top 100 Prospects: 3

PPI: 5

Payroll: $133M



Top 5 Rockies Prospects:

1. RF Charlie Condon 60B
2. SP Chase Dollander 68B
3. 2B Adeal Amador 62B
4. LF Yanquiel Fernandez 65C
5. SP Sean Sullivan 64C



AAA: Albuquerque Isotopes
AA: Hartford Yard Goats

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Let’s play ball!

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March 24-30, 2025

Rockies (0-0) at Rays (0-0)

Game 1

Colorado Rockies at Tampa Bay Rays
Mar 28, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (0-0)										2	6	0
Tampa Bay (0-0)										3	7	0
W: Uceta L: Molina

Michael Taglia: 1-4, RBI

Opening Day doesn’t go well for the Rockies.



Game 2

Colorado Rockies at Tampa Bay Rays
Mar 29, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (0-0)										0	0	0
Tampa Bay (0-0)										2	6	1
W: Pepiot L: Feltner

In the second game of the year, Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot nearly makes history by throwing a no hitter striking out 9 batters in the process.



Game 3

Colorado Rockies at Tampa Bay Rays
Mar 30, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (0-0)										3	10	2
Tampa Bay (0-0)										4	6	1
W: Kelly L: Kinley

Nolan Jones: 3-4, 2 RBI

Tyler Kinley blows the save as the Rays score 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th for the comeback.



Weekly Recap:

Rockies: 0-3
AAA Isotopes: 3-0
AA Yard Goats: 0-0


A slow start for the Rockies as they get swept and have a no hitter thrown against them in their opening series of the 2025 season.


*The early box scores don't have the inning by inning breakdown as I am experimenting with them. The inning by inning will start showing up in a few weeks.*

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March 31-April 6, 2025

Rockies (0-3) at Phillies (3-0)

Game 1

Colorado Rockies at Philadelphia Phillies
Mar 31, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (0-3)										2	5	0
Philadelphia (3-0)										5	9	0
W: Nola L: Hill

Estrada: 2-3, HR, RBI

The Rockies offensive struggles continue as they now drop their first 4 games of the season.





Game 2

Rockies at Phillies |
Apr 2, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Colorado (0-3)										1	3	7	0
Philadelphia (3-0)										0	2	8	1
W: Kinley L: Kerkering

Kyle Freeland: 7 IP, 4 k, 3 H, ER

Tyler Kinney blows the save but the Rockies win their first game of the year in 10 innings.





Game 3

Colorado Rockies at Philadelphia Phillies
Apr 3, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (0-3)										0	5	0
Philadelphia (3-0)										6	11	0
W: Wheeler L: Marquez

Estrada: 2-3

The Rockies lost another one as the offense remains anemic.

Athletics (2-5) at Rockies (1-5)

Game 1

Oakland Athletics at Colorado Rockies
Apr 4, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland (2-5)										6	8	0
Colorado (1-5)										1	7	1
W: Springs L: Feltner

N. Jones: 4-4

Greg Jones came into the game to pinch run in the 7th inning and ended up with a torn calf and will miss 1-2 months. In response, the Rockies called up 2B Adeal Amador to the big league roster.





Game 2

Oakland Athletics at Colorado Rockies
Apr 5, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland (2-5)										0	6	1
Colorado (1-5)										2	9	0
W: Gomber L: Sears S: Kinley

Gomber: 7 IP, 4 H, 5 K

The Rockies win their first game of the year that isn’t in extra innings. Tyler Kinley finally gets his first save of the year.





Game 3

Oakland Athletics at Colorado Rockies
Apr 6, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland (2-5)										6	11	1
Colorado (1-5)										3	12	1
W: Estes L: Hill

Bryant: 3-4, HR, RBI

The Rockies drop a third consecutive series in a row.




Weekly Recap:

Rockies: 2-7
AAA Isotopes: 3-5
AA Yard Goats: 0-3

The entire lineup is struggling to hit as no one has emerged as the offensive leader of the team.


*The early box scores don't have the inning by inning breakdown as I am experimenting with them. The inning by inning will start showing up in a few weeks.*

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April 7-13, 2025

Brewers (7-3) at Rockies (2-7)

Game 1

Milwaukee Brewers at Colorado Rockies
Apr 8, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee (7-3)										6	13	1
Colorado (2-7)										7	12	0
W: Freeland L: Peralta S: Kinley

N. Jones: 2-4, 3B, RBI

The offense finally shows up as the Rockies put up a season high 7 runs.



Game 2

Milwaukee Brewers at Colorado Rockies
Apr 9, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee (7-3)										7	14	0
Colorado (2-7)										2	4	0
W: Cortes Jr. L: Marquez

N. Jones: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI

Instead of scoring 7 runs, the Rockies give up 7 runs as Marquez struggles early.



Game 3

Milwaukee Brewers at Colorado Rockies
Apr 10, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee (7-3)										9	12	0
Colorado (2-7)										3	5	0
W: Myers L: Feltner

Toglia: 2-4, HR, 3 RBI

Toglia’s bat finally shows signs of life, but the Rockies still lose another game as their pitching again falters.

Rockies (3-9) at Padres (8-5)

Game 1

Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres
Apr 11, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (3-9)										0	4	0
San Diego (8-5)										3	10	0
W: Pivetta L: Gomber

Amador: 1-4

The offense can’t get anything done as the Rockies are shut out again.



Game 2

Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres
Apr 12, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (3-9)										5	7	0
San Diego (8-5)										9	16	0
W: Musgrove L: Hill

Doyle: 2-4, 2B, HR, RBI

The early season woes continue as the Rockies continue to pile on losses.



Game 3

Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres
Apr 13, 2025	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (3-9)										3	7	0
San Diego (8-5)										10	14	2
W: King L: Freeland

Bryant: 2-4, RBI

Pitching and an anemic offense continue to spell troubles for the Rockies as they drop their 5th game in a row.




Weekly Recap:

Rockies: 3-12
AAA Isotopes: 5-10
AA Yard Goats: 3-6


Though the team has dropped 5 games in a row and went 1-5 this week, a few players are starting to show signs of life on offense. Brenton Doyle has 6 SB and Nolan Jones and Kris Bryant are hitting the ball well. The biggest disappointment so far is Ezequiel Tovar who is showing up defensively but is struggling mightily at the plate.



*The early box scores don't have the inning by inning breakdown as I am experimenting with them. The inning by inning will start showing up in a few weeks.*