{"id":105427,"date":"2025-08-01T19:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=105427"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:26:36","slug":"grading-rockies-trade-deadline-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/01\/grading-rockies-trade-deadline-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Grading the Rockies’ Trade Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a very active trade deadline in Major League Baseball this season. This article will grade how the Colorado Rockies did on each of their trades and how they fared overall. The Rockies got started early when they traded veteran third baseman Ryan McMahon<\/a> to the New York Yankees. Two more trades followed closer to the deadline, with righties Tyler Kinley<\/a> and Jake Bird<\/a> getting traded to the Atlanta Braves and Yankees, respectively.<\/p>\n

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Jun 13, 2025; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Colorado Rockies third base Ryan McMahon (24) hits a home run against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grading the Rockies’ 2025 Trade Deadline<\/h2>\n

Ryan McMahon Has New Pinstripes<\/h2>\n

For the past three years, amid the worst seasons in Rockies’ history, McMahon has repeatedly been mentioned as a trade candidate. That discussion reached a fever pitch last season when McMahon was having an All-Star first half. This season, he has been up-and-down offensively, but the Rockies managed to get a deal done.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old McMahon does not fit in the rebuilding Rockies’ timeline, and getting his remaining $32 million off their payroll is a big win for the club. As the Rockies do every deadline, they did not miss the opportunity to acquire more pitching through trade. LHP Griffin Herring<\/a> and RHP Josh Grosz<\/a>, both pitchers who have not moved past High-A, will be assigned to the High-A Spokane Indians in the Rockies’ farm system.<\/p>\n

The Rockies as an organization always need to be proactive, accumulating pitching through the draft and trades. They did so here, while getting the Yankees to pay the remainder of McMahon’s contract. McMahon has not been the same offensive player he was last season, reducing his trade value. The Rockies could have undoubtedly received a better haul if they had traded McMahon last season, but better late than never.<\/p>\n

What Herring and Grosz Bring to the Rockies<\/h3>\n

Herring<\/a>, 22, was drafted in the sixth round of the 2024 draft out of Louisiana State University. His best pitch is a sweeping slider in the mid-80s that works well against both lefties and righties. His fastball is in the low-90s and tops out at 94 mph. Herring has been great in the minors in Low-A Tampa and High-A Hudson Valley, going 7-3 with a 1.71 ERA with a 102:36 K:BB ratio and only three homers allowed in 89 1\/3 innings pitched.<\/p>\n

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Griffin Herring (NYY\u2019s #8 prospect) is headed to the Rockies in the McMahon deal.<\/p>\n

In 2025 MiLB: 16 GS, 1.71 ERA, 89.1 IP, 102 K, 1.03 WHIP\u2026the horizontal slider is 60 grade.<\/p>\n

Has a frame to grow. pic.twitter.com\/mL4fIzqekt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sam Fosberg (@discussbaseball) July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n