Patrick Saunders
The Denver Post
Denver, CO, United States
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Past articles by Patrick:
Saunders: Will crazy-spending Padres change Dick Monfort’s Rockies blueprint?
Monfort is never going to spend like Seidler. It’s just never going to happen. → Read More
Rockies’ German Marquez searching for missing fastball in quest for All-Star return
When German Marquez is on, there’s a swagger to his game. He glowers at hitters. → Read More
Rockies spring training report: Outfielder Jurickson Profar on radar
Whether the Rockies can land Profar, a client of agent Scott Boras, remains to be seen. Money and the number of years on the contract could be sticking points. → Read More
Grandview edges Cherry Creek, advances to girls Class 6A finals
No. 11 Grandview (18-9), seeking to repeat after beating Valor in last year’s title game, faces the winner of Friday afternoon’s semifinal between Arapahoe and Monarch. → Read More
Rockies spring training report: Justin Lawrence aiming for key bullpen role
Justin Lawrence, the Rockies’ right-handed reliever with the funky sidearm delivery, looks poised to finally fill his potential. → Read More
Rockies’ Austin Gomber improves in second spring start
Left-hander Austin Gomber rebounded from a poor first start and allowed one run one on three hits with one walk and three strikeouts across three innings on Sunday. → Read More
Rockies sign Mike Moustakas to minor-league deal
Looking to shore up their suddenly shallow infield, the Rockies on Sunday signed veteran Mike Moustakas to a minor-league deal. → Read More
Denver East boys soar past Smoky Hill into another Class 6A Final 4
Saturday morning’s East-Smoky Hill basketball game was nothing less than a highlight extravaganza. → Read More
Saunders: Heart scare hasn’t stopped Rockies’ Blair Calvo
Imagine that you’re 26 years old and can throw a 98 mph fastball. You’ve played baseball since you were 4 years old and dreamed of pitching in the majors since you were in high school. → Read More
Colorado state basketball tournaments 2023 Class 6A Great 8 results and coverage
The quarterfinals of the Colorado high school basketball state tournaments for Classes 4A-6A take place Thursday through Saturday at Denver Coliseum. → Read More
Jamal Murray’s brilliant fourth-quarter leads Nuggets over Grizzlies
Ignited by Jamal Murray, the Denver Nuggets knocked off the Memphis Grizzlies 113-97 and captured the season series, 2-1. → Read More
Rockies spring training report: Kris Bryant hits towering home run
Kris Bryant is showing off his A swing early in spring training. → Read More
Rockies Mailbag: Trying to sort out the AT&T SportsNet mess
Major League Baseball has promised that it has a plan in place to ensure the fans that they can watch their teams when Bally and AT&T’s RSNs close shop. → Read More
Catcher Drew Romo was a risky pick. Rockies think he was well worth it
Ask anyone who knows Drew Romo and they’ll tell you that the Rockies’ catching prospect is mature well beyond his 21 years. → Read More
Saunders: Pundits say Rockies will stink, Daniel Bard begs to differ
Predictions are rolling in for the 2023 major league season. For your Colorado Rockies, doom and gloom is the nearly universal forecast. → Read More
Rockies spring training report: Kris Bryant happy for “normalcy”
Rockies left fielder Kris Bryant is reveling in the same-old, same-old. → Read More
Rockies Mailbag: Would Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story have made Colorado winners?
Where would the Rockies be right now if Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story had never left? Denver Post writer Patrick Saunders answers this and more in the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag. → Read More
Rockies 2023: Projecting the opening-day roster
As it stands now, the Colorado Rockies' 2023 roster won't look that much different than the 2022 version that posted a 68-94 record. Here is an early projection of Colorado's roster. → Read More
Hensley Meulens, Rockies’ new hitting coach, tasked with improving bad offense
Hensley Meulens is not a miracle worker — no big-league hitting coach ever is — but the Rockies are hoping that the man nicknamed “Bam Bam” can put some boom in their bats. → Read More
Rockies’ Kyle Freeland still seeking to repeat 2018 success five years later
Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland believes he can repeat the success he had in 2018 when he finished fourth in voting for the National League Cy Young Award. → Read More