{"id":468912,"date":"2026-02-11T22:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/468912\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:20:07","slug":"rockies-chase-dollander-could-finally-break-out-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/468912\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockies\u2019 Chase Dollander could finally break out \u2014 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rockies\u2019 Chase Dollander could finally break out \u2014 here\u2019s why<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Colorado Rockies<\/a> need a reason for hope.<\/p>\n

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Chase Dollander, the promising right-handed pitcher, is that reason.<\/p>\n

Even after a brutal 2025 season, Dollander can become a stalwart of this rotation.<\/p>\n

And yeah, it was bad. He was 2-12 in 21 starts with a 6.52 ERA. He has to be better.<\/p>\n

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ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez<\/a> has singled Dollander out as a guy the Rockies have to hope for better from starting with this spring.<\/p>\n

“Dollander has been highly thought of by two different front office groups in Colorado,” Gonzalez writes, providing reason to believe.<\/p>\n

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And then he breaks down what could be different.<\/p>\n

“As a rookie last year, Dollander made 21 starts in a rotation that put up the highest starters’ ERA in baseball history,” Gonzalez writes. “He struggled at mile-high altitude, as most tend to, but he was solid on the road, putting up a 3.46 ERA in 52 innings. A new baseball operations department led by Paul DePodesta believes he can take a big step forward this season. The Rockies need him to.”<\/p>\n

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Those road stats really are the key, aren’t they? They show that the promising stuff Dollander possesses is for real.<\/p>\n

Pitchers have to figure out Coors Field. Some never do.<\/p>\n

But Dollander is the Rockies’ best hope in the rotation. They just have to cross their fingers that his positive mindset and work ethic can make it all come together.<\/p>\n

If it does, Colorado might actually take at least some level of step forward.<\/p>\n

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