Rockies news and links for December 30 http://www.whitesoxfanproshop.com/authentic-paul-konerko-jersey , 2018"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Scaling the RocksPebble ReportRockpileRockies Game ThreadsRockies Fan ExperienceRockpileThe Rockies’ past, future, and youNew,44commentsRockies news and links for December 30, 2018ByEric Garcia McKinley@garcia_mckinleyDec 30, 2018,6:00am MSTShareTweetShareShareThe Rockies’ past Carlton Fisk Jersey , future, and youWe’re barreling towards the end of the calendar year, which means that this offseason will enter the final month we’ll be without real life baseball until November. It’s also a good time to do things like vote on some of your favorite polls. Baseball Hall of Fame: Purple Row community ballot | Purple RowWe’ve hosted a community Hall of Fame ballot over the past two years. This is the first time we’ve had the opportunity to vote for Larry Walker and Todd Helton. (You can also vote for Juan Pierre!)Colorado Rockies prospects: Purple Row prospects polling thread, pre-season 2019 | Purple RowIf you haven’t done it yet, get your pre-season 2019 PuRPs list together and post it in this thread. Voting ends tomorrow night. After that, Jeff Aberle will tabulate the results, and we’ll unveil the community’s top 30 PuRPs during January and February. BSN Rockies Podcast: Having fun with possible lineups | BSN DenverWith the addition of Daniel Murphy to play first base Jose Abreu Jersey , the Rockies’ lineup and defensive alignments will change a bit in 2019. At the very least, there looks to be a lot of flexibility. Drew Creasman and Patrick Lyons talk about what all those possible changes could look like next season, as well as how unexpected emergences could lead to yet further changes. Each team’s best defensive play of 2018 | MLB.comThe Rockies’ entry comes courtesy of one TFW. The Rockies have a new hitting coach who will preach a new philosophy in 2019."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Scaling the RocksPebble ReportRockpileRockies Game ThreadsRockies Fan ExperienceRockpileRockies’ hitting coach Dave Magadan focuses on situational hittingNew,155commentsRockies news and links for December 18, 2018with. Magadan says he will not preach a philosophy of launch angle, but rather grinding out good at-bats and getting into good counts, with a focus on not trying to hit home runs when a productive out will do.BSN Rockies Podcast: Are the Rockies staying silent or waiting to pounce? | BSN DenverIn the latest episode of the BSN Rockies podcast Melky Cabrera Jersey , Drew Creasman ponders the possibility of the Rockies becoming active on the free agent or trade markets. There’s also a discussion of the young talent on the team and Creasman believes all signs point to Ryan McMahon being the opening day second baseman in 2019. But would Nolan Arenado be more open to signing an extension if the Rockies brought back his friend DJ LeMahieu?Can Giants’ Madison Bumgarner regain a tick or two with velocity? | San Francisco ChronicleJohn Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle offers the latest from the Rockies’ Bay Area rivals. The main focus is on Madison Bumgarner, who didn’t seem quite like himself in 2018. Giants manager Bruce Bochy blames Bumgarner’s loss of velocity on a broken left hand that he suffered towards the end of Spring Training. Clayton Kershaw is another NL West ace who experienced a velocity drop in 2018. Both Bochy and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expect their star lefties to light up the radar guns again in 2019.Perhaps an even more interesting note from Shea is a report that the Dodgers are open to trading Yasiel Puig, perhaps even to the rival Giants. Farhan Zaidi, San Francisco’s new general manager, is reportedly very open to deals with his former employer.Here’s how prospects are faring in winter leagues | MLB.comRockies’ prospect Yonathan Daza is batting .309 in Winter League ball in Venezuela. MLB.com’s Mike Rosenbaum details how he and other prospects from around the game are performing around the globe this winter.