Renee Dechert
@reneedechert.com
I write about baseball — mostly the Colorado Rockies. (Fandom is weird.)
Find my work at Purple Row, SB Nation, & Rockies Pitch.
SABR member.
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RockiesPitch.com
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Mastodon: @[email protected]
Find my work at Purple Row, SB Nation, & Rockies Pitch.
SABR member.
she/her/hers
RockiesPitch.com
https://muckrack.com/renee-dechert
Mastodon: @[email protected]
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Renee Dechert
@reneedechert.com
· Mar 29
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The Rockies don’t need more outfielders . . . .
One Black Friday 2025 free-agent deal for every MLB team
Teams are going to start shopping in earnest soon, in search of free agent bargains. Which teams could scoop up which players?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Rockies don’t need more outfielders . . . .
In 2025, the Colorado Rockies played 57 players.
After the end of every season, Purple Row does an analysis of each player’s season based on rWAR.
Today, after writing about 40 players, we got to our first Rockie with a positive rWAR in 2025.
After the end of every season, Purple Row does an analysis of each player’s season based on rWAR.
Today, after writing about 40 players, we got to our first Rockie with a positive rWAR in 2025.
Ranking the Rockies: No. 17, Tyler Kinley
The veteran reliever’s 6-year tenure in Colorado ended when he was traded to Atlanta
www.purplerow.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
In 2025, the Colorado Rockies played 57 players.
After the end of every season, Purple Row does an analysis of each player’s season based on rWAR.
Today, after writing about 40 players, we got to our first Rockie with a positive rWAR in 2025.
After the end of every season, Purple Row does an analysis of each player’s season based on rWAR.
Today, after writing about 40 players, we got to our first Rockie with a positive rWAR in 2025.
I tend to think Ryan Ritter has a spot on the Opening Day roster.
Predicting Every MLB Team's 2026 Opening Day Lineup, Version 1.0
The MLB offseason is officially underway, and with contract option decisions and the non-tender deadline in the rearview, teams will now turn their full attention to free agency and the trade market.
bleacherreport.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I tend to think Ryan Ritter has a spot on the Opening Day roster.
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
So long, green bean casserole.
with charity and goodwill, i must here part ways with rolls.
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 AM
So long, green bean casserole.
The Avs have the best announcers.
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The Avs have the best announcers.
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Brandon Nimmo is the first millionaire to flee Zohran Mamdani's Communist New York City
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Brandon Nimmo is the first millionaire to flee Zohran Mamdani's Communist New York City
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To simplify: the thing that made American higher-ed unique was the institutional organization around education as a PUBLIC GOOD, rather than as an elite training ground, or job training.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
To simplify: the thing that made American higher-ed unique was the institutional organization around education as a PUBLIC GOOD, rather than as an elite training ground, or job training.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
Halloween remnants:
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Halloween remnants:
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Humility and collaboration over appropriation How the Spokane Indians built their brand with the Spokane Tribe, including a logo in Salish. The incredible story:
Authenticity, Collaboration, Respect: The Story Behind the Spokane Indians
Recent conversations about the use of Native American imagery in sports brands have been adversarial, at best. The now-former name of the football team in Washington, DC, was an actual racial slur. The...
news.sportslogos.net
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Humility and collaboration over appropriation How the Spokane Indians built their brand with the Spokane Tribe, including a logo in Salish. The incredible story:
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Excuse me, I meant the Emirates NBA Cup on Amazon Prime Video presented by Wingstop.
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Excuse me, I meant the Emirates NBA Cup on Amazon Prime Video presented by Wingstop.
It’s (finally!) time for #MileHighBasketball
a man in a nuggets jersey dribbles a ball
Alt: a man in a nuggets jersey — Aaron Gordon — dribbles a ball and flexes after doing something awesome.
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It’s (finally!) time for #MileHighBasketball
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I wrote up the latest happenings with the WPBL and recapped last night's inaugural draft!
The WPBL Has Teams and Players Now
And though the players are clearly the real deal, it remains to be seen whether the league will be.
blogs.fangraphs.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I wrote up the latest happenings with the WPBL and recapped last night's inaugural draft!
DePo, please be reading Mike Petriello . . . .
The most fascinating free agent of the winter isn't Pete Alonso or Bo Bichette.
It's Luis Arraez. We finally get to see how teams really value batting average.
On what he brings, and the one very obvious team that should sign him ...
--> www.mlb.com/news/underst...
It's Luis Arraez. We finally get to see how teams really value batting average.
On what he brings, and the one very obvious team that should sign him ...
--> www.mlb.com/news/underst...
Making sense of Arraez's complex free-agent case
This winter features what just might be the most divisive case we’ve seen for a free agent in years.
We’re talking about Luis Arraez, who is either “the best contact hitter alive” or “a below-average ...
www.mlb.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
DePo, please be reading Mike Petriello . . . .
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"I needed to make sure I'm proving myself, that I earned this contract," Kelsie Whitmore said. "Now coming into this league, I feel like myself is finally enough.”
History was made at the inaugural WPBL draft last night:
www.mlb.com/news/kelsie-...
History was made at the inaugural WPBL draft last night:
www.mlb.com/news/kelsie-...
Whitmore top pick in historic Women's Pro Baseball League draft
When the first name was called at the inaugural Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) Draft on Thursday night, there was little surprise: When it comes to the world of women’s baseball, Kelsie W...
www.mlb.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"I needed to make sure I'm proving myself, that I earned this contract," Kelsie Whitmore said. "Now coming into this league, I feel like myself is finally enough.”
History was made at the inaugural WPBL draft last night:
www.mlb.com/news/kelsie-...
History was made at the inaugural WPBL draft last night:
www.mlb.com/news/kelsie-...
Rockies non-tender predictions:
• Mickey Moniak
• Angel Chivilli
• Jeff Criswell
• Mickey Moniak
• Angel Chivilli
• Jeff Criswell
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Rockies non-tender predictions:
• Mickey Moniak
• Angel Chivilli
• Jeff Criswell
• Mickey Moniak
• Angel Chivilli
• Jeff Criswell
Yeah, I don’t see the Rockies moving Vodnik before the trade deadline.
Annual All-Trade-Rumor Team: Players at each position who could be dealt
This year’s free-agent market features a number of star players, including Kyle Tucker, Kyle Schwarber, Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso. Those players and others on the open market will generate plenty o...
www.mlb.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Yeah, I don’t see the Rockies moving Vodnik before the trade deadline.
Curious to see what Sterlin Thompson can do.
Keep your eye on this Rockies prospect in 2026
DENVER -- Sterlin Thompson is OK with waiting for his chance.
In the meantime, the 31st overall pick in the 2022 Draft plans to continue making a convincing case for promotion to the Majors.
“You alwa...
www.mlb.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Curious to see what Sterlin Thompson can do.
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Art-pop innovator Sophie and country cult hero Blaze Foley both had suspiciously AI-sounding new material posted to their pages recently—odd choices of artists to target for a scam, considering that Sophie died in 2021 and Foley in 1989
Why Is It So Easy to Flood Streaming With AI Slop?
And what the hell is Operation Clown Dump?
www.hearingthings.co
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Art-pop innovator Sophie and country cult hero Blaze Foley both had suspiciously AI-sounding new material posted to their pages recently—odd choices of artists to target for a scam, considering that Sophie died in 2021 and Foley in 1989