2006 Colorado Rockies season

The Colorado Rockies' 2006 season was the 14th for the Rockies. They competed in the National League West finishing with a record of 76–86 and tied for fourth place in the division. Clint Hurdle was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field.

Offseason

 * December 7, 2005: Yorvit Torrealba was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Colorado Rockies for Marcos Carvajal.
 * December 7, 2005: Aaron Miles was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Larry Bigbie to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray King.
 * December 19, 2005: José Mesa was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
 * January 7, 2006: Eli Marrero was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
 * February 10, 2006: Josh Fogg was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
 * February 11, 2006: Jamey Carroll was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Washington Nationals.

Transactions

 * June 9, 2006: Eli Marrero was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Mets for Kazuo Matsui and cash.
 * July 31, 2006: Scott Dohmann and Ryan Shealy were traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Jeremy Affeldt and Denny Bautista.
 * August 14, 2006: Vinny Castilla was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Major League debuts

 * Batters:
 * Chris Iannetta (Aug 27)
 * Troy Tulowitzki (Aug 30)
 * Jeff Salazar (Sep 7)
 * Alvin Colina (Sep 18)
 * Pitchers:
 * Ramón Ramírez (Apr 14)
 * Manuel Corpas (Jul 18)
 * Justin Hampson (Sep 10)
 * Juan Morillo (Sep 24)
 * Ubaldo Jiménez (Sep 26)

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and accomplishments

 * Colorado Rockies DHL Hometown Hero: Larry Walker