Purple Dinosaur Podcast

We got followed by 31,000 Twitter spam bots this week, so it's safe to say we're feeling pretty good about ourselves here at the PDP.

In our final (!) preseason episode, Anthony and Tyler give predictions for the 2015 campaign including breakout performers, best-case scenarios, and much more. We'll discuss the Opening Day rotation (including how the Rockies will maneuver with four starters until Jorge De La Rosa is healthy), bullpen moves (including the improbable return of Rafael Betancourt), and possible assignments for top prospects entering the year.

Baseball's here! Finally! Get pumped!

We're just two weeks away from the start of the 2015 big league season, and already the Rockies are in midseason form with injuries, meaning they're dropping like flies. Does that mean Jon Gray should get the ball on Opening Day (or before his service time requirements are past)? Hell no. We'll explain why.

Plus Jonah Keri of Grantland.com joins the show to talk Rockies, Expos, and a whole lot of other fun stuff. We'll hear from Rockies lefty prospect Tyler Anderson on his injury rehab and Manager of Player Development Chris Forbes from Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.

We've got an abbreviated edition for you this week, but we make up for it by coming to you from Salt River Fields at Talking Stick! Listen to the excitement as Anthony and Tyler forecast a big night for Jon Gray just minutes before the big righty goes out and gets tagged for three runs in his first inning of work. We discuss the spring training experience, good food around the ballpark, update some things around camp, try to call after Dave Stewart to come on the show after he eyes us warily while walking out of the D-backs offices and more. Regular season is coming up quick! Get on this special edition PDP while the offer lasts!

With Cactus League action underway, the John Vander Wal memorial edition of the PDP is comin' in hot.

In this week's edition, we're prospect-heavy, going over Baseball America's Top 10 Rockies prospects and discussing the early spring action of Jon Gray and Eddie Butler. Troy Tulowitzki's back in action and looking healthy, so naturally everyone's freaking out that bad luck is sure to follow. We'll give you updates on that, Charlie Blackmon's spring debut, and Jorge De La Rosa's groin issue. Plus, we'll tell you what a Yard Goat is and how it might have a place in the Rockies' system in 2016. All that and more on Episode 35 of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast!

A very special Rockies legend joins the Pedro Astacio-Shawn Chacon Memorial Edition of the PDP in Episode 34. He's likely much older and much cooler than you and has already won more Rockies Fantasy Camp championships and MVP awards than you have.

This week, as Rockies pitchers and catchers report, we're talking pace of play rules changes, the early storylines of spring training, the weird things minor league coaches do on bus trips, and much more. Plus our local music opens continue, this week featuring the song "Hey Dan, I Quit" by the Lawsuit Models.

The first 2015 edition of the PDP is here! After fighting through the horrors of jury duty and a brief Skype outage that thwarted earlier recording attempts, Anthony and Tyler are prospect-heavy and guest-free this week, going over MLB.com, Baseball Prospectus, and Keith Law's prospect rankings ahead of the 2015 season.

The guys also talk about Tyler Anderson's latest injury news, the continuation of a quiet offseason, uniform and logo upgrades for the Rockies, and (as always) more! We take your questions in another thrilling edition of #AskPDP and generally try to remember how to do the podcasting thing after a month or so away. It's all right here!

Heading somewhere for the holidays? Take Episode 32 of the PDP with you! This week, we're talking about the insanity that has overcome the National League West in recent weeks and looking at the Rockies' offseason with former Colorado starter and current ROOT Sports analyst Jason Hirsh.

Plus, we'll do our own debating about the Rockies' start to the offseason. Is it time to panic, or does the Bridich administration still have a little while to get things figured out?

Don't worry, our usual brand of nonsensical garbage is on tap for this holiday week, as well. Get pumped.

It's the Thanksgiving edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast, and we're talking with an actual real baseball player! Rockies prospect Dan Winkler joins the 31st episode of the PDP. We'll talk about his rehab from Tommy John surgery and look ahead to 2015.

Baseball Prospectus sandwich/pie guru Craig Goldstein joins the show to talk about...we don't know, a lot of stuff that isn't really baseball-related. We'll dive into the time that Peter Gammons PWNed Craig on Twitter and the Goldstein family's obsession with pies. They'll have three pies per person at Thanksgiving dinner. S'TROO.

It's almost Thanksgiving! Tune in!

The first big player transaction news of the offseason is here: Michael Cuddyer has rejected the Rockies' qualifying offer to head to the Mets, giving Colorado a supplemental first round pick in 2015 and more roster flexibility heading into the 2014 Hot Stove campaign. What does the move mean for the offseason and next year? We'll discuss and probably be wrong.

Plus, the Rockies are rportedly dipping their organizational toe into the waters of possibly trading Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki. We'll look at possible suitors and scenarios for those deals. We're taking your #AskPDP questions and more on the Kevin Ritz Memorial Edition of the show!

The last time the PDP was in your eardrums, we were talking about how nothing had changed. Now: PANDEMONIUM. We're talking lots of Jeff Bridich and administration change at 20th and Blake on the 29th edition of the show. The Rockies made a change in the front office. How much worse could things get than the last group?

Plus a ton of non sequiturs as Anthony and Tyler record in the same place for the FIRST TIME. It's really quite annoying.