2016 Colorado Rockies season

The 2016 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 24th in Major League Baseball. It was the 22nd season the Rockies played their home games at Coors Field. The Rockies improve on their 68–94 record from 2015. After doing reasonably well most of the season and even posting a 54-53 (.505) record as late as August 3, they collapsed through the months of August and September, going an MLB-worst 21-34 in that span to finish 75-87, third place in the National League West, and missing the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. At the end of the season Walt Weiss resigned his position as manager after 4 seasons at the helm.

Offseason November 24, 2015: Tommy Kahnle was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Chicago White Sox for Yency Almonte. December 8, 2015: Jason Motte and Chad Qualls were signed as free agents by the Colorado Rockies. December 16, 2015: Mark Reynolds was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. January 20, 2016: Gerardo Parra was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. January 28, 2016: Corey Dickerson was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Kevin Padlo to the Tampa Bay Rays for Jake McGee and Germán Márquez. February 18, 2016: Tony Wolters was selected off waivers from the Cleveland Indians. February 19, 2016: Christian Friedrich was released by the Colorado Rockies. March 4, 2016: Ryan Raburn was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. April 2, 2016: Kyle Parker was released by the Colorado Rockies.

Regular season

Season standings

National League West

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Transactions April 25, 2016: David Hale was selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Colorado Rockies. June 23, 2016: José Reyes was released by the Colorado Rockies. September 9, 2016: Brandon Barnes was released by the Colorado Rockies.

Major League Debuts Batters Trevor Story (Apr 4) Tony Wolters (Apr 5) David Dahl (Jul 25) Stephen Cardullo (Aug 26) Raimel Tapia (Sep 2) Pat Valaika (Sep 6) Jordan Patterson (Sep 8) Pitchers Carlos Estévez (Apr 23) Tyler Anderson (Jun 12) Matt Carasiti (Aug 12) Jeff Hoffman (Aug 20) Germán Márquez (Sep 8)

Roster 2016 Colorado Rockies Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches (third base) (hitting) (pitching) (bullpen) (catching) (bullpen catcher) (bench) (first base)

Game log Legend Rockies win Rockies loss PostponementBoldRockies team member

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 4 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–5 || Miller (1–0) || Greinke (0–1) || || 48,165 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 5 || @ Diamondbacks || 11–6 || Clippard (1–0) || Bergman (0–1) || || 21,830 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 6 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Chatwood (1–0) || Corbin (0–1) || McGee (1) || 18,572 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 8 || Padres || 13–6 || Erlin (1–0) || Lyles (0–1) || || 49,360 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 9 || Padres || 16–3 || Pomeranz (1–0) || De La Rosa (0–1) || || 35,177 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 10 || Padres || 6–3 || Bettis (1–0) || Shields (0–2) || McGee (2) || 27,587 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 12 || Giants || 7–2 || Samardzija (1–0) || Chatwood (1–1) || || 20,814 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 13 || Giants || 10–6 || Rusin (1–0) || Peavy (0–1) || || 21,891 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 14 || Giants || 11–6 || De La Rosa (1–1) || Cain (0–1) || || 21,226 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 6–1 || Bettis (2–0) || Hendricks (1–1) || || 34,437 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 6–2 || Arrieta (3–0) || Bergman (0–2) || || 41,702 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Cubs || 2–0 || Chatwood (2–1) || Lester (1–1) || McGee (3) || 41,678 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Lyles (1–1) || Ohlendorf (2–2) || || 12,777 || 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 19 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Stephenson (2–0) || De La Rosa (1–2) || || 13,240 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 20 || @ Reds || 6–5 || Ohlendorf (3–2) || Bergman (0–3) || || 12,979 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 22 || Dodgers || 7–5 || Qualls (1–0) || Hatcher (2–2) || McGee (4) || 37,153 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 23 || Dodgers || 4–1 || Maeda (3–0) || Chatwood (2–2) || Jansen (8) || 42,179 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || Dodgers || 12–10 || Blanton (2–1) || McGee (0–1) || Jansen (9) || 35,962 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 25 || Pirates || 6–1 || Locke (1–2) || Bettis (2–1) || Schugel (1) || 20,674 || 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 26 || Pirates || 9–4 || Cole (2–2) || De La Rosa (1–3) || || 20,227 || 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 27 || Pirates || 9–8 (12) || Lobstein (2–0) || Estévez (0–1) || Melancon (5) || 21,354 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 28 || Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain/snow) Rescheduled for June 9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 29 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–0 || Chatwood (3–2) || Ray (1–1) || || 23,004 || 10–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–2 || Qualls (2–0) || Ziegler (1–1) || McGee (5) || 32,987 || 11–12

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–3 || Bettis (3–1) || Miller (0–3) || McGee (6) || 25,458 || 12–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 2 || @ Padres || 2–1 || Shields (1–4) || Gray (0–1) || Rodney (5) || 19,013 || 12–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Padres || 6–3 || Cashner (2–2) || Butler (0–1) || Rodney (6) || 20,394 || 12–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 4 || @ Padres || 2–0 || Chatwood (4–2) || Vargas (0–1) || McGee (7) || 20,038 || 13–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 5 || @ Giants || 17–7 || Bergman (1–3) || Cain (0–4) || || 41,477 || 14–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 6 || @ Giants || 6–4 || Bumgarner (4–2) || Bettis (3–2) || Casilla (7) || 41,358 || 14–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 7 || @ Giants || 2–1 (13) || Law (1–0) || Miller (1–1) || || 41,590 || 14–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 8 || @ Giants || 2–0 || Butler (1–1) || Samardzija (4–2) || McGee (8) || 41,593 || 15–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 9 || Diamondbacks || 10–5 || Bradley (1–0) || Chatwood (4–3) || || 22,053 || 15–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 10 || Diamondbacks || 5–1 || De La Rosa (4–4) || Rusin (1–1) || || 23,363 || 15–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 11 || Diamondbacks || 8–7 || Germen (1–0) || Clippard (2–1) || McGee (9) || 34,890 || 16–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 13 || Mets || 5–2 || Gray (1–1) || Harvey (3–5) || McGee (10) || 38,712 || 17–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 14 || Mets || 7–4 || Butler (2–1) || Verrett (3–1) || McGee (11) || 34,362 || 18–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 15 || Mets || 4–3 || Chatwood (5–3) || Henderson (0–2) || McGee (12) || 36,901 || 19–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Cardinals || 3–1 || Bettis (4–2) || García (3–3) || McGee (13) || 41,109 || 20–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || @ Cardinals || 2–0 || Wainwright (4–3) || Rusin (1–2) || Rosenthal (8) || 42,618 || 20–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 19 || @ Cardinals || 13–7 || Lyons (1–0) || Gray (1–2) || || 43,683 || 20–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 20 || @ Pirates || 2–1 || Cole (5–3) || Butler (2–2) || Melancon (14) || 23,248 || 20–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 21 || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Estévez (1–1) || Melancon (0–1) || || 31,352 || 21–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 22 || @ Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 23 || @ Pirates || 6–3 || Boscán (1–0) || Lyles (1–2) || Melancon (15) || 34,529 || 21–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 24 || @ Red Sox || 8–3 || Price (7–1) || De La Rosa (1–4) || || 36,123 || 21–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Red Sox || 10–3 || Wright (4–4) || Bettis (4–3) || || 36,430 || 21–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Red Sox || 8–2 || Gray (2–2) || Buchholz (2–5) || || 36,162 || 22–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || Giants || 5–2 || Chatwood (6–3) || Suárez (1–1) || McGee (14) || 32,901 || 23–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 28 || Giants || 10–5 || Gearrin (1–0) || Estévez (1–2) || || 39,253 || 23–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 29 || Giants || 8–3 || Cueto (8–1) || Rusin (1–3) || || 42,307 || 23–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 30 || Reds || 11–8 || Straily (3–2) || Bettis (4–4) || Ramirez (1) || 30,608 || 23–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 31 || Reds || 17–4 || Gray (3–2) || Moscot (0–3) || || 20,448 || 24–27

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 1 || Reds || 7–2 || Lamb (1–3) || Chatwood (6–4) || || 23,612 || 24–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 2 || Reds || 11–4 || Simón (2–5) || Butler (2–3) || || 28,080 || 24–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 3 || @ Padres || 4–0 || Pomeranz (5–5) || Rusin (1–4) || || 21,588 || 24–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 4 || @ Padres || 4–3 || Cashner (3–5) || Bettis (4–5) || Rodney (11) || 25,503 || 24–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 5 || @ Padres || 10–3 || Gray (4–2) || Perdomo (1–2) || || 26,206 || 25–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 6 || @ Dodgers || 6–1 || Chatwood (7–4) || Bolsinger (1–3) || || 38,964 || 26–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Dodgers || 4–3 || Jansen (2–1) || Estévez (1–3) || || 40,525 || 26–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Dodgers || 1–0 || Rusin (2–4) || Maeda (5–4) || McGee (15) || 41,324 || 27–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 9 || Pirates || 11–5 || De La Rosa (2–4) || Locke (5–4) || || 24,678 || 28–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 10 || Padres || 7–5 || Quackenbush (3–2) || McGee (0–2) || Rodney (12) || 32,663 || 28–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 11 || Padres || 5–3 || Chatwood (8–4) || Johnson (0–3) || Estévez (1) || 29,078 || 29–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 12 || Padres || 2–1 || Germen (2–0) || Quackenbush (3–3) || Logan (1) || 32,946 || 30–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 14 || Yankees || 13–10 || De La Rosa (3–4) || Eovaldi (6–3) || Estévez (2) || 46,335 || 31–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 15 || Yankees || 6–3 || Bettis (5–5) || Nova (5–4) || Estévez (3) || 40,093 || 32–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 17 || @ Marlins || 5–1 || Wittgren (2–1) || Gray (4–3) || || 19,767 || 32–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 18 || @ Marlins || 9–6 || McGowan (1–2) || Butler (2–4) || Ramos (21) || 19,655 || 32–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 19 || @ Marlins || 3–0 || Koehler (6–6) || Anderson (0–1) || Ramos (22) || 24,993 || 32–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 20 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || De La Rosa (4–4) || Ellington (1–1) || Estévez (4) || 18,187 || 33–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 21 || @ Yankees || 8–4 || Bettis (6–5) || Nova (5–5) || || 34,760 || 34–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 22 || @ Yankees || 9–8 || Chapman (1–0) || Motte (0–1) || || 40,104 || 34–37