2021 Colorado Rockies season
The 2021 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 29th in Major League Baseball. It is their 27th season at Coors Field. On April 5, 2021, MLB announced that Coors Field would host the 2021 MLB All-Star Game after it was announced that Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia would not host it due to MLB's opposition on Georgia's new voting laws. On April 26, Rockies executive vice president/general manager Jeff Bridich resigned. The Rockies announced that executive vice president/chief operationg officer Greg Feasel would serve as the team's president/chief  operating officer for the remainder of the season, and that Bill Schmidt would serve as interim general manager. The Rockies started the season with a 6–33 record on the road, which is the worst start on the road in the live-ball era. They split or lost 16 consecutive road series between September 2020 and July 2021, a new low for a team thought by writers to have had a disadvantage when playing in lower altitude when away from Coors Field since its inception. 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. On November 20, 2020, Ashton Goudeau and Jesús Tinoco were designated for assignment. On December 2, 2020, the Rockies non-tendered outfielder David Dahl, pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez, and catcher Tony Wolters. Gonzalez was re-signed to a minor league contract on December 11, 2020. Owings was re-signed to a minor league contract on January 20, 2021. Owings was added to the Rockies' 40–man roster on March 20, 2020. Jairo Díaz was designated for assignment on April 1, 2021 to  make room for Jhoulys Chacín ahead of Opening Day. Free agent signings. The Rockies signed pitcher Dereck Rodríguez to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training on November 9, 2020. On November 13, 2020, the Rockies signed catcher José Briceño to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Pitcher Brian Gonzalez was also signed to a minor league deal with an invite. Outfielder Connor Joe was signed to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training on November 20, 2020. On February 11, 2021, the Rockies signed infielder Greg Bird to a  minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Infielder C. J. Cron was signed to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training on February 15, 2021. Cron was added to the 40–man roster on March 20, 2021. On April 1, 2021, the Rockies signed Jhoulys Chacín to a major league contract ahead of their first game on Opening Day. 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. On December 3, 2020, the  Rockies traded minor league infielder Christian Koss to the Boston Red Sox for minor league pitcher Yoan Aybar. 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. Rule 5 Draft. In the 2020 Rule 5 Draft, the Rockies selected pitcher Jordan Sheffield from the Los Angeles Dodgers with the 7th pick. No Rockies players were selected in the major league phase of the draft. Statistics. Batting . "List does not include pitchers. Stats in bold are the team leaders." "Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen Bases; Avg. = Batting Average; OBP = On-Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging; OPS = On Base + Slugging" Pitching. "List does not include position players. Stats in bold are the team leaders." "Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched ; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts" Farm system. Source: