Purple Row Newsletter: March 12-14, 2026

Welcome to our second-half-of-the-week Purple Row roundup.

Here’s what happened this week on Purple Row.

Rockpiles

• “A rude awakening”: How Rockies prospects prepare for and learn from 1st MLB seasons — Joelle Milholm explores prospects adjustments to MLB.
• The Rockies’ Opening Day lineups: A history of steaks, oddities, and change — James Riggenbach cranks up Baseball Reference to delve into Rockies history.

State of the Position

• Kyle Karros looks to extend Rockies streak of stability at third base — Is Karros the future at the hot corner? Cory Cohen looks at the numbers.

Interviews

• Will John Brebbia grow on the Colorado Rockies? — This week, we’ve got an interview with the reliever in which he discusses what he’s learning and his strategy behind growing facial hair.

Our survey says . . .

• “Rockies Reacts Results: Fans believe in Willi Castro and Team USA” — We asked. You answered. Sam Bradfield has the details.

Around baseball

• National League Central 2026 preview — Zeke Perez Jr. continues our look at the National League.

Watch this!

During spring training, we’ve cranked up our dormant YouTube Channel to share video clips provided by the Rockies. Here’s our most-watched video of the week.

Shoutouts

Occasionally, other writers acknowledge the work we do at Purple Row. Here are two examples from last week.

• Mike Petriello’s “How can a 119-loss team find its way? Here are six quick fixes” (MLB.com).
• Mike Petriello’s “What’s the trickiest — and easiest — outfield to play? Let’s rate each ballpark” (MLB.com).

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Look for our next update to publish on Wednesday.

Until then, let’s go Rockies!

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