A Familiar Feeling: Why the Rockies 1–6 Start Feels Like Déjà Vu
We are officially one week into the regular season, but the Rockies’ 1-6 start already feels familiar. They opened the season with a tough series in Tampa Bay and have since dropped five straight including a sweep in Philadelphia, only scoring six runs across the three games. A lone win against the Rays gave hope before getting swept. The Rockies limped their way back to Denver for the home opener against the Sacramento Athletics, dropping the first game 9-4. It’s a beginning that fans in Colorado know all too well. The energy from Opening Day wasn’t enough to spark a turnaround thus far, and the Rockies looked flat from the first pitch. Once again, a new season has started by feeling exactly like the last, hopeless.
These early struggles aren’t new–they’re part of an ongoing pattern for Colorado. In 2024, the Rockies began 5-14 in April, and the year before that, they were 8-15 through three weeks. Every season starts with hope, but lately, it’s been crushed by the end of April. Of course, by the time it seems like they are finding their groove and starting to put together good wins, they are buried in the standings and it’s too little too late. The problem isn’t just the record though, it’s the repetition. Year after year, the Rockies fall into the same trap: slow starts, inconsistent hitting, and a lack of urgency. It’s left fans feeling like they’re watching a franchise stuck in neutral.
Offensively, the team has looked lifeless. Through seven games, they’ve averaged under three runs per game and have yet to record a double-digit hit game. Players like Kris Bryant and Ryan McMahon have failed to deliver in key spots, and the younger hitters haven’t produced either. The Rockies’ approach at the plate feels unfocused and undisciplined. Coors Field is known as a hitter’s paradise, but it can’t fix the poor execution and performance of the Rockies. The lineup hasn’t produced with runners in scoring position, and rallies have fizzled out before they begin. If the veterans can’t turn it around, it’s hard to imagine where the spark will come from. At some point, good defense can’t keep bailing out bad bats.
While most of the season so far has been painful, there have been a few bright spots, most notably Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar. Both have flashed the same Gold Glove-caliber defense that made them stand out in 2024. Their range and instincts have helped keep games closer than they should be. As sharp as the defense has looked though, it hasn’t been enough to overcome the lack of production elsewhere. Starting pitching has been shaky, and the bullpen hasn’t been impressive either. With the schedule only getting tougher and one of the hardest divisions in baseball, the Rockies are already running out of time to make up for the slow start to the season. The home opener was supposed to be a reset, but it ended up being more of the same. If Colorado doesn’t change course soon, 2025 will be a repeat of previous years.
