2021 Colorado Rockies season

2021 Colorado Rockies
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1993);
	Western Division (since 1993);
Location
	Coors Field (since 1995); Denver, Colorado (since 1993);
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles & Dick Monfort
General manager(s)	Jeff Bridich
Manager(s)	Bud Black
Local television	AT&T Sportsnet Rocky Mountain; (Drew Goodman, Jeff Huson, Ryan Spilborghs)
Local radio	KOA (English); (Jack Corrigan, Jerry Schemmel); KNRV (Spanish); (Salvador Hernandez, Javier Olivas, Carlos Valdez)
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The 2021 Colorado Rockies season is the franchise's 29th in Major League Baseball. It is their 27th season at Coors Field.

Also this is the first season without star 3rd Baseman Nolan Arenado as he was part of a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals that sent Arenado to the Cardinals for Austin Gomber, Mateo Gil, Tony Locey, Elehuris Montero and Jake Sommers.[1][2]

Offseason

Roster departures

On October 28, 2020, the Rockies declined the 2021 option on Daniel Murphy's contract, and Drew Butera, Matt Kemp, Chris Owings, Kevin Pillar, and A. J. Ramos declared free agency.[3] On November 20, 2020, Ashton Goudeau and Jesús Tinoco were designated for assignment.[4] On December 2, 2020, the Rockies non-tendered outfielder David Dahl, pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez, and catcher Tony Wolters.[5]

Free agent signings

The Rockies signed pitcher Dereck Rodríguez to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training on November 9, 2020.[6] On November 13, 2020, the Rockies signed catcher José Briceño to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.[7] Pitcher Brian Gonzalez was also signed to a minor league deal with an invite.[7] Outfielder Connor Joe was signed to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training on November 20, 2020.[8]

Trades

On November 25, 2020, the Rockies traded pitcher Jeff Hoffman and minor league pitcher Case Williams to the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Robert Stephenson and minor league outfielder Jameson Hannah.[9] On December 3, 2020, the Rockies traded minor league infielder Christian Koss to the Boston Red Sox for minor league pitcher Yoan Aybar.[10] On February 1, 2021, the Rockies traded infielder Nolan Arenado and cash considerations to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Austin Gomber, minor league infielder Elehuris Montero, minor league infielder Mateo Gil, minor league pitcher Tony Locey, and minor league pitcher Jake Sommers.[11]

Rule 5 Draft

In the 2020 Rule 5 Draft, the Rockies selected pitcher Jordan Sheffield from the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 7th pick.[12] No Rockies players were selected in the major league phase of the draft.

Off-season 40-man roster moves

Departing Player	Date	Transaction	New Team	Arriving player	Old team	Date	Transaction
Daniel Murphy	October 28, 2020	Option Declined[3]	Retired	Colton Welker	Hartford Yard Goats	November 20, 2020	Added to 40-man roster[4]
Drew Butera	October 28, 2020	Free Agent[3]	Texas Rangers	Helcris Olivarez	Grand Junction Rockies	November 20, 2020	Added to 40-man roster[4]
Matt Kemp	October 28, 2020	Free Agent[3]	TBD	Lucas Gilbreath	Lancaster JetHawks	November 20, 2020	Added to 40-man roster[4]
Chris Owings	October 28, 2020	Free Agent[3]	Colorado Rockies	Bret Boswell	Hartford Yard Goats	November 20, 2020	Added to 40-man roster[4]
Kevin Pillar	October 28, 2020	Free Agent[3]	TBD	Robert Stephenson	Cincinnati Reds	November 25, 2020	Trade[9]
A. J. Ramos	October 28, 2020	Free Agent[3]	TBD	Yoan Aybar	Boston Red Sox	December 3, 2020	Trade[10]
Ashton Goudeau	November 20, 2020	Designated for assignment[4]	Pittsburgh Pirates	Jordan Sheffield	Los Angeles Dodgers	December 10, 2020	Rule 5 Draft[12]
Jesús Tinoco	November 20, 2020	Designated for assignment[4]	Albuquerque Isotopes	Austin Gomber	St. Louis Cardinals	February 1, 2021	Trade[11]
Jeff Hoffman	November 25, 2020	Trade[9]	Cincinnati Reds	Elehuris Montero	St. Louis Cardinals	February 1, 2021	Trade[11]
David Dahl	December 2, 2020	Non–tendered[5]	Texas Rangers
Chi Chi Gonzalez	December 2, 2020	Non–tendered[5]	Colorado Rockies
Tony Wolters	December 2, 2020	Non–tendered[5]	TBD
Nolan Arenado	February 1, 2021	Trade[11]	St. Louis Cardinals

Regular season

National League West

NL West	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Arizona Diamondbacks	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Colorado Rockies	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
Los Angeles Dodgers	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
San Diego Padres	-nan	—	0–0	0–0
San Francisco Giants	-nan	—	0–0	0–0

National League Wild Card

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	0	-nan
Atlanta Braves	0	0	-nan
Chicago Cubs	0	0	-nan

Wild Card teams (Top two qualify for postseason)	Pct.	GB
Cincinnati Reds	-nan	—
Colorado Rockies	-nan	—
Los Angeles Dodgers	-nan	—
Miami Marlins	-nan	—
Milwaukee Brewers	-nan	—
New York Mets	-nan	—
Philadelphia Phillies	-nan	—
Pittsburgh Pirates	-nan	—
San Diego Padres	-nan	—
San Francisco Giants	-nan	—
St. Louis Cardinals	-nan	—
Washington Nationals	-nan	—

Record vs. opponents

2021 National League Records Source: NL Standings Head-to-head
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	LAD	MIA	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Atlanta	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Chicago	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Cincinnati	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Colorado	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Los Angeles	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Miami	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Milwaukee	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New York	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Philadelphia	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Pittsburgh	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
San Diego	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
San Francisco	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0
St. Louis	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0
Washington	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0

Updated with the results of all games through xxx xx, 2021.

Game log

2021 game log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0 )

April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0 )

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
1	April 1	Dodgers	–	—	–
2	April 2	Dodgers	–	—	–
3	April 3	Dodgers	–	—	–
4	April 4	Dodgers	–	—	–
5	April 6	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
6	April 7	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
7	April 8	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
8	April 9	@ Giants	–	—	–
9	April 10	@ Giants	–	—	–
10	April 11	@ Giants	–	—	–
11	April 13	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
12	April 14	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
13	April 15	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
14	April 16	Mets	–	—	–
15	April 17	Mets	–	—	–
16	April 18	Mets	–	—	–
17	April 20	Astros	–	—	–
18	April 21	Astros	–	—	–
19	April 23	Phillies	–	—	–
20	April 24	Phillies	–	—	–
21	April 25	Phillies	–	—	–
22	April 26	@ Giants	–	—	–
23	April 27	@ Giants	–	—	–
24	April 28	@ Giants	–	—	–
25	April 29	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
26	April 30	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0 )

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
27	May 1	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
28	May 2	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
29	May 3	Giants	–	—	–
30	May 4	Giants	–	—	–
31	May 5	Giants	–	—	–
32	May 7	@ Cardinals	–	—	–
33	May 8	@ Cardinals	–	—	–
34	May 9	@ Cardinals	–	—	–
35	May 10	Padres	–	—	–
36	May 11	Padres	–	—	–
37	May 12	Padres	–	—	–
38	May 13	Reds	–	—	–
39	May 14	Reds	–	—	–
40	May 15	Reds	–	—	–
41	May 16	Reds	–	—	–
42	May 17	@ Padres	–	—	–
43	May 18	@ Padres	–	—	–
44	May 19	@ Padres	–	—	–
45	May 21	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
46	May 22	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
47	May 23	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
48	May 24	@ Mets	–	—	–
49	May 25	@ Mets	–	—	–
50	May 26	@ Mets	–	—	–
51	May 27	@ Mets	–	—	–
52	May 28	@ Pirates	–	—	–
53	May 29	@ Pirates	–	—	–
54	May 30	@ Pirates	–	—	–

June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0 )

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
55	June 1	Rangers	–	—	–
56	June 2	Rangers	–	—	–
57	June 3	Rangers	–	—	–
58	June 4	Athletics	–	—	–
59	June 5	Athletics	–	—	–
60	June 6	Athletics	–	—	–
61	June 8	@ Marlins	–	—	–
62	June 9	@ Marlins	–	—	–
63	June 10	@ Marlins	–	—	–
64	June 11	@ Reds	–	—	–
65	June 12	@ Reds	–	—	–
66	June 13	@ Reds	–	—	–
67	June 14	Padres	–	—	–
68	June 15	Padres	–	—	–
69	June 16	Padres	–	—	–
70	June 17	Brewers	–	—	–
71	June 18	Brewers	–	—	–
72	June 19	Brewers	–	—	–
73	June 20	Brewers	–	—	–
74	June 22	@ Mariners	–	—	–
75	June 23	@ Mariners	–	—	–
76	June 25	@ Brewers	–	—	–
77	June 26	@ Brewers	–	—	–
78	June 27	@ Brewers	–	—	–
79	June 28	Pirates	–	—	–
80	June 29	Pirates	–	—	–
81	June 30	Pirates	–	—	–

July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0 )

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
82	July 1	Cardinals	–	—	–
83	July 2	Cardinals	–	—	–
84	July 3	Cardinals	–	—	–
85	July 4	Cardinals	–	—	–
86	July 6	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
87	July 7	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
88	July 8	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
89	July 9	@ Padres	–	—	–
90	July 10	@ Padres	–	—	–
91	July 11	@ Padres	–	—	–
91st All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia
92	July 16	Dodgers	–	—	–
93	July 17	Dodgers	–	—	–
94	July 18	Dodgers	–	—	–
95	July 20	Mariners	–	—	–
96	July 21	Mariners	–	—	–
97	July 23	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
98	July 24	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
99	July 25	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
100	July 26	@ Angels	–	—	–
101	July 27	@ Angels	–	—	–
102	July 28	@ Angels	–	—	–
103	July 29	@ Padres	–	—	–
104	July 30	@ Padres	–	—	–
105	July 31	@ Padres	–	—	–

August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0 )

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
106	August 1	@ Padres	–	—	–
107	August 3	Cubs	–	—	–
108	August 4	Cubs	–	—	–
109	August 5	Cubs	–	—	–
110	August 6	Marlins	–	—	–
111	August 7	Marlins	–	—	–
112	August 8	Marlins	–	—	–
113	August 10	@ Astros	–	—	–
114	August 11	@ Astros	–	—	–
115	August 12	@ Giants	–	—	–
116	August 13	@ Giants	–	—	–
117	August 14	@ Giants	–	—	–
118	August 15	@ Giants	–	—	–
119	August 16	Padres	–	—	–
120	August 17	Padres	–	—	–
121	August 18	Padres	–	—	–
122	August 20	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
123	August 21	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
124	August 22	Diamondbacks	–	—	–
125	August 23	@ Cubs	–	—	–
126	August 24	@ Cubs	–	—	–
127	August 25	@ Cubs	–	—	–
128	August 27	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
129	August 28	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
130	August 29	@ Dodgers	–	—	–
131	August 30	@ Rangers	–	—	–
132	August 31	@ Rangers	–	—	–

September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–0 )

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Save	Record
133	September 1	@ Rangers	–	—	–
134	September 2	Braves	–	—	–
135	September 3	Braves	–	—	–
136	September 4	Braves	–	—	–
137	September 5	Braves	–	—	–
138	September 6	Giants	–	—	–
139	September 7	Giants	–	—	–
140	September 8	Giants	–	—	–
141	September 9	@ Phillies	–	—	–
142	September 10	@ Phillies	–	—	–
143	September 11	@ Phillies	–	—	–
144	September 12	@ Phillies	–	—	–
145	September 14	@ Braves	–	—	–
146	September 15	@ Braves	–	—	–
147	September 16	@ Braves	–	—	–
148	September 17	@ Nationals	–	—	–
149	September 18	@ Nationals	–	—	–
150	September 19	@ Nationals	–	—	–
151	September 21	Dodgers	–	—	–
152	September 22	Dodgers	–	—	–
153	September 23	Dodgers	–	—	–
154	September 24	Giants	–	—	–
155	September 25	Giants	–	—	–
156	September 26	Giants	–	—	–
157	September 27	Nationals	–	—	–
158	September 28	Nationals	–	—	–
159	September 29	Nationals	–	—	–
160	October 1	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
161	October 2	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–
162	October 3	@ Diamondbacks	–	—	–

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Rockies team member

Roster

Colorado Rockies 2021 spring training roster

40-man roster

Non-roster invitees

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

35 Elías Díaz
3 Dom Nunez

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

-- Brian Gonzalez
-- Dereck Rodríguez

Catchers

-- José Briceño

Outfielders

-- Connor Joe

Manager

10 Bud Black

Coaches

39 Stu Cole (third base)
75 Kyle Cunningham (bullpen catcher)
36 Steve Foster (pitching)
53 Ron Gideon (first base)
16 Dave Magadan (hitting)
77 Aaron Muñoz (bullpen catcher)
32 Mike Redmond (bench)
41 Jeff Salazar (assistant hitting)
31 Darryl Scott (bullpen)

40 active, 0 inactive, 4 non-roster invitees

7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
^† Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated February 1, 2021
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Farm system

Level	Team	League
AAA	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pacific Coast League
AA	Hartford Yard Goats	Eastern League
A-Advanced	Spokane Indians	Northwest League
A	Fresno Grizzlies	California League

[13]

References

https://www.mlb.com/news/nolan-arenado-cardinals-trade
Saunders, Patrick (2021-02-02). "Nolan Arenado trade to Cardinals from Rockies becomes official". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
Harding, Thomas (28 October 2020). "Rockies decline Murphy's 2021 option". MLB.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
Harding, Thomas (20 November 2020). "Rox add 4 to roster ahead of Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
@RockiesClubInfo (2 December 2020). "The Rockies announced today that they have non-tendered OF David Dahl, RHP Chi Chi González and C Tony Wolters" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
"Righty Dereck Rodriguez signs minor league deal with Rockies". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
Harding, Thomas (13 November 2020). "Catcher Briceño returns to Rox organization". MLB.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"Rockies' Connor Joe: Invited to spring training". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
Sheldon, Mark (25 November 2020). "Reds get pitcher Hoffman in Rockies trade". MLB.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
@RockiesClubInfo (3 December 2020). "The Rockies announced today that they have acquired LHP Yoan Aybar from Boston in exchange for INF Christian Koss" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Byrne, Connor (1 February 2021). "Cardinals Acquire Nolan Arenado". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
Mayo, Jonathan (10 December 2020). "2020 Rule 5 Draft results, pick by pick". MLB.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
"Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

External links

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[1] ttps://www.mlb.com/news/nolan-arenado-cardinals-trade

[2] Saunders, Patrick (2021-02-02). "Nolan Arenado trade to Cardinals from Rockies becomes official". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2021-02-02.

[FA-3] Harding, Thomas (28 October 2020). "Rockies decline Murphy's 2021 option". MLB.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[Rule_5_Roster-4] Harding, Thomas (20 November 2020). "Rox add 4 to roster ahead of Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[Nontenders-5] @RockiesClubInfo (2 December 2020). "The Rockies announced today that they have non-tendered OF David Dahl, RHP Chi Chi González and C Tony Wolters" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[6] "Righty Dereck Rodriguez signs minor league deal with Rockies". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[FABriceno-7] Harding, Thomas (13 November 2020). "Catcher Briceño returns to Rox organization". MLB.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[8] "Rockies' Connor Joe: Invited to spring training". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[HoffTrade-9] Sheldon, Mark (25 November 2020). "Reds get pitcher Hoffman in Rockies trade". MLB.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[AybarTrade-10] @RockiesClubInfo (3 December 2020). "The Rockies announced today that they have acquired LHP Yoan Aybar from Boston in exchange for INF Christian Koss" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[ArenadoTrade-11] Byrne, Connor (1 February 2021). "Cardinals Acquire Nolan Arenado". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[Rule5-12] Mayo, Jonathan (10 December 2020). "2020 Rule 5 Draft results, pick by pick". MLB.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

[13] "Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.