Purple Row Newsletter, April 6-11, 2026

The Colorado Rockies finished their homestand by sweeping the Houston Astros and earning a 6-6 record.

They then headed west to face the San Diego Padres, where they lost three consecutive games. (In fairness, they were closer games than the scores suggest, so baby steps.)

Also, the rockies a new (and very cool) home run celebration coat.

Off the field, however, there was still big news and the Rockies announced the Penner Sports Group has purchased a 40% ownership stake. (The Penner Group owns, among other things, the Denver Broncos.)

The changes will keep coming — and that’s a good thing.

In the meantime, here’s what happened on Purple Row.

Rockpiles

• TJ Rumfield made his mark during his first week in the big leagues | Sam Bradfield @sambradfield.bsky.social
• The Colorado Rockies embrace pitch “suggestions” | Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com
• The aggressive nature of the Rockies’ offense | Skyler Timmins
• Antonio Senzatela is thriving in the bullpen | Cory Cohen
• The Rockies’ offense needs a monster—and Charlie Condon might be it | James Riggenbach

Interviews

• “Golden” Sugano fitting in nicely in Colorado | Joelle Milholm @joellemilholm.bsky.social

Pebble Report

• Cole Carrigg is honing his professionalism | Sam Bradfield, Skyler Timmins, & Evan Lang @stimmins13.bsky.social @evanlang27.bsky.social

News

• Colorado Rockies add new minority owners Greg and Carrie Penner | Renee Dechert
• Colorado Rockies 2026 walk-up songs | Renee Dechert

Our survey says!

We asked the Purple Row community to grade the Rockies rotation so far. Here are the results:

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After the Rockies finish their series with the Padres, they will again face the Astros, but this time in Houston. (If nothing else, the games will be earlier.)

Look for our next update to publish next Sunday.

Until then, let’s go Rockies!

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