Rockies have MLB’s second-best spring-training record through 12 games
Mar 4, 2025, 5:48 PM | Updated: 5:49 pm
(Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
(Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Could the Cactus League standings mean … something?
The Colorado Rockies certainly hope they do after a third-straight win vaulted them to 9-3 so far in spring training, giving them the second-best mark in Major League Baseball in spring training, just a half-game behind the Chicago Cubs.Tuesday’s 9-5 win against a split-squad Cincinnati Reds side saw Colorado explode for 15 hits, including 2-hit performances from center fielder Brenton Doyle, third baseman Ryan McMahon, catcher Austin Nola, second baseman Thairo Estrada, left fielder Nolan Jones and infielder Kyle Farmer, playing first base.
Doyle blasted his second home run of spring training, pushing his OPS in six games played to .953. He also scored Farmer on a bases-loaded infield single that was part of a 5-run third inning that ultimately proved decisive.
💥 Doyle Dinger 💥 pic.twitter.com/kJ8Mt3vjN3
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) March 4, 2025
Of course, last year the Rockies finished spring training in 2024 with a 17-12 mark before plummeting to their second-straight 100-loss season, so the W-L results aren’t necessarily to be trusted as harbingers of future success.
Still, there are some encouraging signs. As a team, the Rockies rank second in MLB in batting average (.284) and fourth in on-base percentage (.363).
Their team-wide ERA of 3.63 is second in the Cactus League and fourth overall in MLB; they have the same rankings in WHIP (1.19). The .210 average posted by opposing batters is also the lowest against any staff in the Cactus League.
Estrada, a January pickup, has been a nice surprise so far in spring training, batting .500 with an 1.100 OPS. McMahon and first baseman Michael Toglia are also off to hot starts.
On the mound, Antonio Senzatela has allowed just one hit in 5 innings over two appearances, while prospect Chase Dollander has shown promise, although he got rocked in his second start.
No one is going to tip the Rockies to shock the world, and last year’s spring is further evidence that records deceive. But early on, the Rockies have some reasons to smile in the desert.
