The Colorado Rockies just made history on BaseChaser.com — the first team in the 2026 MLB season to hit 0.0% playoff odds. With a 22-38 record through early June, the math has officially left Coors Field.
But here's the thing nobody is talking about:
This rebuild might actually be working.
After going 43-119 in 2025 — the worst season in franchise history — ownership finally stopped patching the roof and ripped the whole thing down. New front office. New president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta (formerly of the Cleveland Browns). New general manager Josh Byrnes (formerly of the Los Angeles Dodgers). A full organizational reset from top to bottom.
And the pipeline? It's quietly becoming a threat.
🏔️ Ethan Holliday — SS
MLB Top 100 Prospect. 2024 first-round pick, No. 22 overall. Rockies' No. 1 prospect. Currently at Single-A Fresno.
🏔️ Charlie Condon — 1B/OF
MLB Top 100 Prospect. No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 Draft. Putting injury concerns behind him in 2026. Rockies' No. 2 prospect.
🏔️ Zac Veen — OF
24 years old. Added 40+ pounds of muscle in the offseason. Got sober. Weighs 245 lbs. Starting to show why the hype was always there at Triple-A Albuquerque.
🏔️ Chase Dollander — RHP
Named to the 2026 Opening Day roster. Working out of the bullpen — but key to the rotation picture long-term. Had a tough 2025 (6.52 ERA in 21 starts) but the talent is real.
Six straight years of top-10 draft picks
The benefit of being a perennial bottom-feeder is landing lofty draft selections. The Rockies have now landed top-10 picks in six consecutive June drafts. That accumulation is starting to stack up in the farm system — and it's the foundation of whatever comes next.
The mountain is steep
They're not winning now. They know that. Coors Field still suppresses contact quality and inflates ERAs. The NL West is brutal — and getting softer teams to playoffs won't help when you're already in last place by a wide margin.
The question isn't whether 2026 is lost. It is.
The question is what Coors Field looks like in 2027 and 2028 when this young core matures.
The bottom line
The Rockies are 22-38. Their playoff odds are 0.0%. The 2025 season was historically bad. And yet, for the first time in years, there's a coherent plan — not just panic moves and short-term patches.
The front office is new. The draft capital is accumulating. The top prospects are real. The timeline is 2027-2028, not 2026.
0% now doesn't mean 0% in 2028.
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