By Aaron Cheris From a young age, Eric Young Jr. knew he wanted to be a professional athlete. While his father, Eric Young Sr., was playing in the Major Leagues, the younger Young was soaking in the environment of professional sports, and he was dreaming of a potential future for himself. “I knew being in…
By Aaron Cheris One might expect a Harvard graduate to overthink certain things. Sky Sox pitcher Brent Suter likes to do exactly the opposite. Over the past few weeks, the 26-year-old Harvard graduate has established himself as the ace of an improved Colorado Springs Sky Sox pitching staff In his last 10 games, the Sky Sox…
Chris Martin is headed to the Big Leagues. On Friday, the Colorado Rockies announced they purchased the contract of the 27-year-old right-hander from Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox and optioned down RHP Chad Bettis. Martin, who received his first Major League call-up, made a team-high 8 appearances while he was with the Sox in 2014…
CLEMSON CRUSH: This season, former Clemson Tiger teammates, Ben Paulsen and Kyle Parker (left), have been red-hot with runners on the pond. Combined, the two are hitting .434 (23-for-53) with six doubles, two triples, three long balls and 22 RBI. The rest of the Sky Sox lineup is hitting .257 (56-for-218) with runners on base.…
Spring Training is in full bloom and games will already be underway by the end of next week. With the Rockies’ pitchers and catchers reporting last Saturday and the full squad coming together Friday, we take a brief look at some storylines coming out of camp thus far. Young Guns – Although they might not…
This is part four of a seven-part series previewing the seven American Conference teams in the Pacific Coast League the Colorado Springs Sky Sox will play this season. With the recent realignment of the PCL, the Sky Sox switched back to the American Conference after nine years in the Pacific Conference. The fourth featured team…
On Tuesday, the Colorado Rockies announced 24 players who were invited to the Major League Spring Training camp for the upcoming season as non-roster invitees. With the camp consisting of the team’s 40-man roster and the 24 non-roster invitees, you could see a handful of these players in Colorado Springs this season since there are…
Spring training is right around the corner, baseball fans! Just 16 days to be exact. With pitchers and catchers reporting February 15, let’s take a quick look at the many transactions the Rockies made since last season to get you up to speed. RHP LaTroy Hawkins, 41, appeared in 62 games for Colorado in 2007…
As Spring Training approaches, several players in the Colorado Rockies organization fine-tuned their games in various winter leagues across the globe. Here’s a quick look at how some Rockies have performed to date this winter. Australian Baseball League Ryan Casteel, Catcher – After a breakout season in 2013 for the Modesto Nuts where he hit…
Yesterday evening the Rockies traded catcher Michael McKenry to the Boston Red Sox for Minor League pitcher Daniel Turpen. McKenry was the Sky Sox primary catcher last season, playing in 99 games and hitting .265 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI. McKenry was drafted by the Rockies in the seventh round of the first…
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