Rocky Mountain Rooftop: A Colorado Rockies podcast.

SB Nation welcomes you to it’s coverage of the 2021 MLB All-Star Week, powered by T-Mobile! On today’s episode, Sam Wilson, John Stolnis, and Brady Klopfer break down the rosters, set the state of the league, discuss trade rumors PLUS Talking Chop's Demetrius Bell joins the show to talk about the move from Georgia to Colorado! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Skyler, Mac, and Evan wrap up the month of June with some positive feelings on the Rockies rotation and discuss players who stood out. Meanwhile, Rockies fans have enjoyed a bittersweet reunion at Coors Field, and the All-Star Game starting lineups are out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Wick and Kenneth Weber are back with a comprehensive MLB Draft preview, complete with analysis on organizational needs and player profiles of draftees. Also discussed is the recent hitting successes of Low-A Fresno’s Ezequiel Tovar and some standout performances in the last week of minor league action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Skyler, Evan, and Mac discuss front office shakeups, roster decisions, Nolan Arenado's looming return to Coors Field, and the rise of Brendan Rodgers. Plus, wow those All-Star Game jerseys are bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Wick and Kenneth Weber talk some newfound domination by Sam Hilliard, leaving the yard multiple times in a recent six-game set against the Reno Aces. Also discussed is the recent performance of catchers Drew Romo and Willie MacIver, and the state of the Triple-A bullpen in the wake of Joe Harvey’s DFA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mac, Skyler, and Evan introduce themselves, and a slew of new issues the Rockies and the league face. But hey, it's not all bad: that Raimel Tapia is pretty darn good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Wick and Kenneth Weber talk about the retirement of 23-year-old Riley Pint, the Rockies' first-round pick (fourth overall) in 2016. They also discuss the current landscape of Triple-A pitching depth as Jon Gray has landed on big league injured list, as well as the raging success of Low-A Fresno on the heels of a 6-0 series with Visalia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

Justin Wick and Kenneth Weber discuss the latest starts by Ryan Rolison and Chris McMahon and hand out purple pebbles to the All-May Team. After, they discuss Riley Pint's recent performance, look at the week ahead for all four affiliates and each nominate a breakout prospect to watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Affected by Altitude, Becca Guillen is joined by Adam Peterson for part two of the discussions that surround Summer Camp 2020. Some of the topics we discuss include Ian Desmond opting out, some pretty big roster moves for the Colorado Rockies and more of the changes that happened over the past month leading up to the regular season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

In this episode of Affected by Altitude, Becca Guillen is joined by Adam Peterson to talk the #PurpleRowSim coming to an end as real baseball begins. We discuss the negotiations and what led to the 60-game baseball season and various nuances for this shortened season including the 2020 schedule for the Colorado Rockies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Affected by Altitude, Becca Guillen is joined by Adam Peterson to talk about the ongoing negotiations between MLB and the MLBPA. Will we get a season? How many games will be played and does that mean a universal designated hitter? We also discuss the 2020 Draft Class. Will the top picks sign with the organization? And, since there is no real baseball, yet, we talk about the #Pur...

In this episode of Affected by Altitude, Ben Kouchnerkavich and Becca Guillen are joined by Adam Peterson to talk about what the 2020 roster might look like. Does Spring Training II give players who struggled this spring a chance to redeem themselves? Which non-roster invitees have the greatest shot of making the team? We also talk about the Purple Row simulation games that will begin on March 26...

In this episode of Affected by Altitude, Ben Kouchnerkavich is joined by Becca Guillen and Adam Peterson to talk about all things spring training. How are pitchers looking this early in the spring and what should we expect from the non-roster invitees? Plus, as we get closer to real baseball, the team makes some early World Series predictions and play a fun game of Fire Up the Fountains. Learn mor...

In this episode of Affected by Altitude, Sam Bradfield and Ben Kouchnerkavich talk about FanFest, the Nolan Arenado/Jeff Bridich situation and some good news: Larry Walker is a Hall of Famer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Affected by Altitude, Sam Bradfield, Ben Kouchnerkavich, and Eric Garcia McKinley talk about the newest additions to the Rockies' 40-man roster. They also go over the players left off, and left unprotected ahead of the Rule 5 draft. Finally, with a full roster, they discuss who might be first to go in case the Rockies do decide to add to the major league roster this offseason. L...

In the third and final installment of a postmortem to the Colorado Rockies, Affected by Altitude hosts Sam Bradfield and Ben Kouchnerkavich are joined by Adam Peterson to discuss where the Rockies go from here in transitioning from a disappointing 2019 into a hopefully better 2020. After looking at recent transactions that resulted in the Rockies losing a few players who played a role on the team...

In this episode Sam Bradfield and Eric Garcia McKinley review who was up and who was down from in the Arizona Fall League, and speculate on who among them could find themselves on the 40-man roster before this year's Rule 5 draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 In part two of our 2019 postmortem, Sam Bradfield and Ben Kouchnerkavich are joined by Adam Peterson and Nick Hertzog to discuss a few revelations from the press conference that wasn’t last Tuesday. Of interest were Bridich’s avoidance tactics, Monfort’s confession, and the Rockies’ general lack of interest in fundamental change from the top down.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

In episode 10 of Affected by Altitude, Sam, Ben, and Eric dissect the lost season of 2019. The Rockies' disappointing follow-up to back-to-back playoff appearances has left us scratching our heads and mocking the lofty predictions we confidently made in April. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Bradfield and Eric Garcia McKinley talk about what's been going on with Rockies prospects in the Arizona Fall League. It's the perfect overview for someone who hasn't paid much, or any, attention to the AFL so far. If you want to know whether or not you should pay more attention to Ashton Goudeau or Alexander Guillen, this is most definitely the podcast for you.  Learn more about your ad choic...

In this episode of the Pebble Report podcast, Sam Bradfield and Eric Garcia McKinley look back at the season that was for Colorado Rockies prospects. In particular, they go back and forth about who they think were the breakouts and disappointments from each level.  Who are your breakouts and disappointments from the prospect season that was?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

In this episode of Affected by Altitude, Sam Bradfield, Ben Kouchnerkavich, Eric Garcia McKinley, an Adam Peterson discuss the Rockies rotation, which looks a lot like an Isotopes rotation. They then talk about the closer situation for this and next year. The most pressing question is: Who should even be the closer?  Finally, the podcast crew looks ahead to the offseason and reviews a list of free...

In this episode of the Pebble Report Podcast, Sam Bradfield and Eric Garcia McKinley talk about which prospects might be heading to the Arizona Fall League and which might get called up when rosters expand in September. They also discuss which assignment would be most beneficial for some key prospects.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Aberle joins Eric Garcia McKinley and Sam Bradfield to talk about the most recent Purple Row Prospects list, as well as the state of the Rockies farm system overall.  Here's a hint: It's not as strong as it was a few years ago. Jeff, Sam, and Eric talk about why.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After an historically bad July for the Colorado Rockies, there is plenty of blame to go around. Are the Rockies a poorly built team? Does Jeff Bridich deserve blame for his decisions over the last several years and his lack of action at this year's trade deadline? Do the Rockies just need to play better? The Affected by Altitude hosts and contributors play a round of the blame game.  Learn more ab...