Hunter Goodman is having a fairly different season than he did when he was an All-Star in 2025. He’s chasing and striking out more and hitting less for average. The trade-off is that the 26-year-old catcher is obliterating baseballs at an alarming pace.
Between Friday and Saturday, Goodman hit four home runs. He hit home runs in three straight at-bats, and hit three home runs on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. He became the 21st player in Rockies history to hit three home runs in a game.
What’s more wild about Goodman’s season is that the bulk of the damage is coming away from the hitter-friendly confines of Coors Field. After Saturday, his 18 home runs on the road prior to the All-Star Game are the most in franchise history. This sets him above Larry Walker, who hit 16 home runs before the break in his 1997 MVP campaign.
Goodman now has 25 home runs this season. He is the fourth catcher in Major League history to have 25 or more home runs before the All-Star Game, and the first to do it since Hall of Famer Johnny Bench in 1970 with 28. There are 15 games left for the Rockies to play before the break, and Goodman will have the chance to pass catchers Iván Rodríguez (26) and Bench for their pre-break home run totals. He can also become the first Rockies player in franchise history to hit 30 or more home runs before the break.
Recently we explored the idea of trading Hunter Goodman as part of the Rockies’ rebuild. However, fans were in agreement that Goodman is one to keep and build around for the future. With him proving his 31 home run season in 2025 wasn’t a fluke and performing more than adequately behind the plate–and getting excellent results from ABS challenges while doing so–Hunter Goodman might be proving a perfect piece to build around.
With that being said, here’s what our staff here at Purple Row had to say this week:
To Read: Rockpiles
- Monday: Yuto Sakurai reflects on his career as an interpreter for Japanese MLB players | Sam Bradfield
- Tuesday: Rockies general manager Josh Byrnes discusses pitching, the draft, and promotions | Renee Dechert
- Wednesday: The good, the bad, and the ugly halfway through the 2026 season | Skyler Timmins
- Thursday: The Rockies historic home/road splits | Cory Cohen
- Friday: Could Cole Carrigg be the clutch player the Rockies have been waiting for? | Joelle Milholm
- Saturday: Do not adjust your screens: The Human Glitch is working | James Riggenbach
To Read: News
- Rockies news: Drew and Zach Goodman are relishing the ‘rare and unique’ opportunity to broadcast together on Father’s Day | Sam Bradfield
- Rockies roster: Rockies reinstate Mickey Moniak, option Sterlin Thompson | Sam Bradfield
- Weekly Pebble Report: Ethan Hedges got the hard part out of the way | Eli Whitney
- Rockies injuries: Chase Dollander undergoes surgery for an internal brace | Renee Dechert
- Rockies injuries: Rockies place RHP Jaden Hill on IL, recall RHP Seth Halvorsen | Evan Lang
- Rockies analysis: The 2026 Colorado Rockies my dad would have loved | Skyler Timmins
- Rockies news: “It’s ill-advised”: A farewell to Patrick Saunders | Eli Whitney
Weekly Discussion Topics
Back near the end of 2022, I praised Hunter Goodman as an unsung prospect who could even stick around as a catcher if the Rockies didn’t choose to move him to first base or the outfield. Nearly four years later, Goodman is one of the Rockies’ most valuable players and appears to be on track to become a franchise great.
Who is a prospect you ended up being right about–for better or for worse–in Rockies history? Let us know in the comments!
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