Fantasy Rundown: No More Seconds

The Colorado Rapids are expansion draft-ready. And they’ve got their first action of 2025 lined up. The club announced its list of protected players Tuesday for San Diego FC’s expansion draft, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. All Homegrowns and Generation Adidas players (Kimani Stewart-Baynes is the only GA on the roster) were automatically protected league-wide.

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DALLAS — The Ping-Pong balls didn’t bounce the Rockies’ way on Tuesday. Although the Rockies and the Miami Marlins had the best chance of winning Major League Baseball’s Draft Lottery, the baseball gods smiled on neither team. Colorado finished fourth in the lottery, and the Marlins fell to seventh. The Rockies, who lost 101 games this past season, and the Marlins (100 losses), entered the lottery with the best chance of winning the top pick, with odds of 22.5%. But the Washington Nationals (91 losses), who had the fourth-best chance (10.20%), won the lottery and landed the first overall pick in the 2025 draft. “There’s going to be a good player there (at No.

As thrilling and exciting as Denver’s Week 13 win over Cleveland was, the defense has put that performance in a lock box and thrown away the key. Yes, the unit helped secure the victory by recording three interceptions, including two pick-6s. But the group holds itself to a certain standard, and that wasn’t met during the back-and-forth contest.

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DALLAS — The Rockies have found their second baseman — for 2025, at least. Colorado agreed to a one-year, big-league contract with veteran Thairo Estrada on Tuesday, a major league source confirmed. The contract is for $3.25 million with a mutual option and a $750,000 buyout. However, if either side declines the mutual option, the Rockies would still have the opportunity to retain Estrada via arbitration for one more year due to Estrada’s Super Two status. The deal is pending Estrada passing a physical, and the Rockies have not announced a signing. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com first reported the deal and the contract terms. Estrada is versatile enough to play around the diamond, but the Rockies plan to use him primarily as a second baseman.