Rocky Mountain Rooftop: A Colorado Rockies podcast.

This week, Skyler and Evan discuss day one of the 2026 MLB draft. Specifically, the Rockies drafted Kentucky shortstop Tyler Bell with their first round pick at tenth overall. What does this pick, and the other day one picks, mean for the Rockies moving forward? Meanwhille, friends of the show Kyle Karros and Gabriel Hughes are standing out and making us proud. We finish out the episode by wrapping up the first half of the 2026 season as we head into the All-Star Break.

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This week, Evan and Skyler have much to discuss as the first half of the season nears it's end. Hunter Goodman is unsurprisingly an All-Star once more, TJ Rumfield continues to earn accolades, there's a even more injuries to discuss, and the trade deadline is within reach with reports of Rockies players drawing interest. Oh, and let's not forget the draft is less than a week away! All that, plus our June Player and Pitcher of the Month!

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This week, Evan and Skyler discuss Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman. The catcher, in his second full season as a starter, is likely to be an All-Star yet again and is proving his power numbers last year were no fluke. Do you keep him as a core member of the team to build around, or do you trade him at peak value? Meanwhile, the trade deadline is coming up fast. What will the Rockies do? We wrap things up by discussing the late inning hijinks, nailbiters, and "LoDo Magic."

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This week, Skyler and Evan discuss a crowded outfield that's about to get even more full with players coming off of the injured list. What decisions will the Colorado Rockies make with their outfielders? Meanwhile, the Rockies bullpen has been significantly... anti-clutch. Cardiac antics and blown games, especially in the ninth inning, have been costing the Rockies potentially winnable games. Finally, we congratulate Kyle Freeland on 1,000 career strikeouts and take a look at how CBA negotiations appear to be going.

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This week, Skyler and Evan discuss the newest spate of rookie debuts for the Colorado Rockies, and the young players who are not only getting opportunities to play, but are ready for those opportunities. Cole Carrigg and TJ Rumfield headline the 2026 rookie class in Colorado, but Sterlin Thompson, Sean Sullivan, and others aim to make their mark. Meanwhile, those opportunities are arriving because the injury situation is getting a bit out of hand. Are reinforcements coming? Who will be next to get hurt, to come back, or get called up? Finally, we give Kyle Freeland his flowers for reaching another career milestone.

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This week, the miserable month of May is mercifully over as Skyler and Evan discuss the depth issues facing a beleaguered rotation. There's also news that top prospect Ethan Holliday will undergo season-ending foot surgery. May was a bad month that ended on a sour note, but it's not all bad. Ezequiel Tovar is finally finding his footing again, and we name our May Player and Pitcher of the Month!

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This week, Evan and Skyler discuss how multiple injuries to the Colorado Rockies' outfield is testing their depth with Mickey Moniak, Brenton Doyle, and Jordan Beck all on the injured list. Though the injuries aren't limited to the outfield, as multiple pitchers have gone down as well. Meanwhile, the power seems to have evaporated from the Rockies' bats, Zach Agnos is a starter, and we take a look at potential trade candidates as the season moves forward.

Note: This episode was recorded before Jose Quintana left the game due to injury on May 24, 2026.

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This week, Skyler and Evan discuss how now that we've settled into May the Colorado Rockies are... kind of boring? Not that being boring is a bad thing after last season. Meanwhile, Michael Lorenzen and Kyle Freeland are struggling while Chase Dollander has been shut down with an elbow injury, and friend of the show Sterlin Thompson made his MLB debut!

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This week, Skyler and Evan discuss the emergence of Jake McCarthy following a slow start into a valuable piece for the Rockies. McCarthy has turned it on over the last few weeks and is now a staple of the lineup. Meanwhile, the rotation is starting to show some cracks. What does this mean moving forward? Finally, we take a look around the farm system after the first month of minor league baseball!

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This week, Skyler and Evan discuss the two new arrivals to the Rockies for the season that share initials and split time at first base. TJ Rumfield and Troy Johnson have both proven solid acquisitions through the first month of the season. One is stoic, the other emotional, and both are hitting very well. Meanwhile, the Rockies' bullpen and pitching staff are beginning to show some cracks in the armor against tougher opponents like the Atlanta Braves, and we bring back our Pitchers and Players of the Month for 2026!

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