{"id":669137,"date":"2026-04-07T21:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/669137\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:51:48","slug":"rockies-bullpen-thrives-despite-heavy-workload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/669137\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockies&#8217; Bullpen Thrives Despite Heavy Workload"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Denver%2C+CO&amp;city=Denver&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Rockies%27+Bullpen+Thrives+Despite+Heavy+Workload&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fco%2Fdenver%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F07%2Frockies-bullpen-thrives-despite-heavy-workload%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69d572703aedd.jpg\" alt=\"A cubist, geometric painting depicting a Rockies relief pitcher in mid-delivery, with the Coors Field stadium in the background broken down into abstracted shapes and planes of color.\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" class=\"news-image\"\/>The Rockies&#8217; bullpen has been a rare bright spot for the struggling franchise, thriving despite the unique challenges of their home stadium.Denver Today<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Rockies&#8217; bullpen has been a bright spot for the team this season, thriving despite a heavy early-season workload and the challenges of pitching at Coors Field, one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks in Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n<p>      Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>The Rockies have struggled in recent years, failing to post a winning record since 2018. Their ability to develop a strong bullpen despite the team&#8217;s overall challenges could be a key factor in any potential turnaround.<\/p>\n<p>            The details<\/p>\n<p>Colorado&#8217;s relief pitchers have been called upon frequently, as the team&#8217;s starting rotation has struggled at times. However, the bullpen has risen to the occasion, posting solid numbers and providing stability for the club.<\/p>\n<p>      The Rockies last had a winning season in 2018.The 2026 MLB season is currently underway.<\/p>\n<p>        The takeaway<\/p>\n<p>The Rockies&#8217; bullpen success despite the challenges of Coors Field demonstrates the team&#8217;s ability to develop quality relief pitchers, which could be a foundation for future improvement if the starting rotation and overall team performance can also take a step forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Rockies&#8217; bullpen has been a rare bright spot for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2405],"tags":[5,167,52,4316,4,168],"class_list":{"0":"post-669137","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-colorado-rockies","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-colorado","10":"tag-colorado-rockies","11":"tag-coloradorockies","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-rockies"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116365646736129253","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}