That also means it’s time for my yearly SWOT analysis. (Read 2024’s here and 2025’s here.)
As a refresher, my preference is to write a (very rough) SWOT analysis that examines strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. This year’s column poses a challenge. After all, these 2026 Rockies are a very different team than they were in September of 2025. With a new front office and coaching staff, deeper roster, enhanced analytics capabilities, and an updated approach to the game, it’s an exciting, albeit unpredictable, time.
That’s a long way of saying that we don’t really know what 2026 will look like, but we do know (with some certainty) that it will be different.
With that said, here’s my best attempt to evaluate the 2026 Rockies though I would add one caveat. I am not confident of the categories in which I have placed the evidence. Is the new front office a strength or an opportunity? I’m not sure, but I went with strength. You get the idea. And one of the things I hope we discuss in the comments is how these factors should be evaluated and which ones I’ve missed.
(And for those of you who do this professionally, please forgive my amateur application of the form.)
Strengths: Characteristics that give an organization an advantage over others
Weaknesses: Characteristics that place the organization at a disadvantage relative to others
Opportunities: Elements in the environment that the organization could exploit to its advantage
Threats: Elements in the environment that could cause trouble for the organization
Okay, so here are my (probably wrong) predictions.
So that’s what I’ve got.
Let me know what you think.
This week on the internet
I know the World Baseball Classic happened last week, but I feel compelled to share this Ezequiel Tovar video:
May that energy carry on into the season.
Thomas Harding talked with Rockies coaching, pitching, and catching staffs to get their takes on pitching “suggestions” coming from the dugout. Truly, this one is worth your time.
Catch up with Braylen Wimmer in a pretty terrific article. (I think I’ve provided a gift link.)