On The Rox

In this special second-half kick-starter edition of the On The Rox podcast, Patrick Saunders and Nick Groke talk about Rockies manager Walt Weiss, who continues on this season without a contract extension. Is that a clue? And Nick talks to Benjamin Hochman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about a triples machine and the chances of Charlie Blackmon landing with the Cardinals.

On the newest On The Rox, Patrick Saunders and Nick Groke get to the point quick: Can the Rockies survive June? It’s their most dreaded month. And who is the Rockies best pitcher? And which Rox will go to the All-Star Game? And Nick talks to C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer about what it means to be in a baseball rebuild. Did the Reds choose more wisely than the Rockies?

On The Rox is back in the janitor’s closet at Coors Field. But Patrick Saunders and Nick Groke are talking about the elephant in the room — Walt Weiss. He’s in a contract year. But there’s been no hint of an extension. What does his future hold with the Rockies? Also hear directly from Weiss talking about his closer, Jake McGee, with a podcast rundown of Colorado’s bullpen.

On The Rox returns to get to the bottom of the Rockies’ suddenly shallow pitching depth after Jorge De La Rosa landed on the shelf. What’s next for the fearful five? Nick Groke and Patrick Saunders also argue an over/under for Trevor Story’s home run total. And we talk to Jonah Keri of CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated about where Story fits in with the other most impressive rookies this season.

We kick off the 2016 season with a special edition of the On The Rox podcast, including one-on-one interviews with Rockies right-hander Christian Bergman and Arizona Republic reporter Nick Piecoro. There are best-case and worst-case scenarios, preseason predictions and a Pizzurger or a Hamza, whatever you call that half-hamburger, half-pizza thing they’re selling in Atlanta.

In episode two of the On The Rox podcast, Nick Groke and Patrick Saunders talk about Rockies right-hander Jon Gray, the pitching rotation to start the season, shortstop Trevor Story, the bullpen and snow forts.