If understatement had a mascot this season, it would be the 2025 Colorado Rockies. With a 6-28 record as of Wednesday, May 7, the Rockies are not just struggling—they are spiraling toward infamy. In a sport where even mediocrity requires consistent execution, Colorado is staring down a historically bad campaign.
Their current trajectory puts them on pace for just 29 wins—worse than last year's basement-dwelling Chicago White Sox, who ended their season with 41 victories and became a modern cautionary tale for mismanagement and poor player development. For fans in Denver, the 2025 Rockies are offering a sequel no one asked for.
A Mirror Image of Futility
Comparing the Rockies to the 2024 White Sox isn’t just dramatic flair—it’s reality. Chicago’s 41-win season was the lowest in over a decade and earned them the “Bad News Bears” moniker. The Rockies are threatening to make that look optimistic.
Manager Bud Black, a well-respected voice in the game, has been the picture of poise amid the chaos. After a loss on April 29, he noted, “We got a lot of young guys who, I think, [are] wanting to prove that they belong... We have a good group of veteran players who are holding it together, which is good, but there’s frustration for sure.”
And frustration is putting it kindly.
The Numbers Behind the Nightmare
Baseball is a numbers game, and in Colorado’s case, the numbers are damning:
Strikeouts: Rockies hitters have struck out 344 times—most in the majors.
Slugging OPS: Dead last. In Coors Field, no less.
Home Runs: Just 27 on the season, fifth worst in the league—even though they play in the most hitter-friendly park in baseball.
ERA: The pitching staff owns a 5.38 ERA, fourth worst in MLB.
German Marquez: Once an All-Star, now mired in a career-worst six-game losing streak with a staggering 9.90 ERA.
If there’s a silver lining, it’s buried somewhere deep under layers of strikeouts, missed opportunities, and losses piling up like snow in a Denver blizzard.
The Weight of a Losing Culture
The Rockies are at risk of posting their third straight 100-loss season. Their previous worst was in 2023, when they dropped 103 games. If nothing changes, that record may not last long.
Veteran pitcher Kyle Freeland, a Colorado native and lifelong Rockies fan, has taken the team’s downward spiral personally. "This is the team I want to win with," he said. "I signed up for five more years to be a part of this… but we are going in the wrong direction.”
It’s one thing to lose. It’s another to lose this badly, this consistently.
A Brutal Division, a Bleak Road Ahead
As if things weren’t bad enough, Colorado plays in what’s shaping up to be the strongest division in baseball. They’re already 17 games behind the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. And of their remaining 128 games, 42 are against division opponents, including 16 in September alone.
By the time the leaves change, things in Denver could get even uglier.
Is There Any Good News?
Believe it or not—yes.
Coors Field remains one of the most scenic and fan-friendly stadiums in MLB. The Rockies have consistently ranked in the top half of the league in attendance, and this year, they’re sitting 19th—better than the standings might suggest. Chalk it up to summer nights, mountain views, and a loyal (if long-suffering) fan base.
There’s also a flicker of hope on the roster:
Chase Dollander: The rookie pitcher shows promise and poise beyond his years.
Ezequiel Tovar: A Gold Glove-caliber shortstop and emerging leader.
Hunter Goodman: The third-year catcher leads the team in batting average, RBI, and home runs—an encouraging sign that he could be a cornerstone for the rebuild.
And yes, the Rockies are still talking about building from within, a philosophy that brought some success during their 2017 and 2018 playoff runs. It’s a familiar narrative, but it’s one that fans desperately hope can actually deliver this time.
Conclusion: Not Rock Bottom, But Close
In a sport that romanticizes failure as part of a longer journey toward success, the 2025 Rockies are toeing the line between rebuild and ruin. They’re not just bad—they’re historically bad. But there is still time to change the narrative, if not for this season, then for the seasons ahead.
The Rockies might not avoid the record books for all the wrong reasons, but with a few bright spots and a fan base still showing up, there’s a sliver of potential to start laying the groundwork for something better.
