Purple Row Newsletter: March 26-29, 2026

Purple Row

And baseball is well and truly back!

Currently, the Colorado Rockies are 0-2 with some positive signs on the pitching side as the offense works out some kinks. Both losses were by one run, so there’s that.

Rockpiles

How to measure success for the 2026 Rockies — Cory Cohen provides a new metric.

The 2026 Rockies and chasing history — There’s more to this Rockies team than wins and losses. James Riggenbach provides another way to enjoy the Rockies season.

Interviews

Young Rockies reflect on making the Opening Day Roster — Part of a rebuilding Rockies means young players making their MLB debuts. @joellemilholm.bsky.social has some of their stories.

Our survey says!

This week, we asked reader to grade “Camp Schaeffer.” Here’s what they came up with:

Now to see how it shows during the season.

★ ★ ★

And with that, the Rockies are off to Toronto in their second leg of a six-game road trip.

The Home Opener is on Friday against the Phillies.

Look for our next update to publish on Wednesday.