The Colorado Rockies were expected to be among the worst teams in MLB for the 2025 season, but even the most pessimistic projections didn’t foresee this historic start.
After going 9-50 to begin the season, the Rockies are on pace to be one of the worst teams in MLB history.
The Rockies Are Breaking Records for Futility
After getting swept by the New York Mets over the weekend, Colorado has set a record for most games played by any team in MLB history (59) before earning its 10th win. Incredibly, each of the previous four teams that played at least 55 games before notching 10 wins all played over a century ago.
The Colorado Rockies have established a new major league record for futility.
After losing to the Mets today, they now have a 9-50 record, which is the most games played by any team in baseball history before earning their 10th win.
Only four teams had played 55 or more games…— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) June 1, 2025
The Rockies are now worse than the 1895 Louisville Colonels (10-49), the 1904 Washington Senators (10-45-3), the 1886 Washington Nationals (10-45-1), and the 1899 Cleveland Spiders (10-45). They’re on pace to lose an MLB-record 137 games.
Jeff Passan of ESPN chimed in on the sad state of Colorado’s franchise right now:
“I just look at what’s going on in Colorado right now and it makes me sad…
…what they have is a disease of complacency.”
Jeff Passan with some strong words about the Colorado Rockies this morning on the Pat McAfee Show. pic.twitter.com/WFqbnKpsX8
— DNVR Rockies (@DNVR_Rockies) June 2, 2025
Passan stated that the Rockies are suffering from a “disease of complacency” because they’re not doing anything to improve the situation. He notes that they rank near the bottom of the league in terms of innovation.
Denver is a difficult place to play with the altitude and thin air, but Colorado has been doing it for more than 30 years. The Rockies should have figured out how to handle Coors Field by now, and they can’t merely blame their ballpark for their woes when they have an even worse winning percentage (.097) on the road this year.
It’s also interesting that team owner Richard L. Monfort pushed for MLB to put a salary cap on technology, Passan states. That highlights how Colorado isn’t putting enough effort into improving its analytics department.
The good news is that the Rockies continue to have strong attendance numbers despite their abysmal performance, currently ranking 16th in MLB.
The fact that the people of Denver continue to show up to watch their team play historically bad baseball shows how many dedicated baseball fans are in the area. Ownership has a duty to provide a better on-field product, and getting up to par in innovation would be a good way to kickstart that process.