Lockout The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021 with no new agreement in place. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to
lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades. The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.
Rule changes Pursuant to the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the
designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.
Front office changes On October 2, 2021, the Rockies named
Bill Schmidt general manager, removing the interim from his job title.
Roster departures On October 21, 2021, the Rockies
designated for assignment Chi Chi Gonzalez,
Yency Almonte,
Tommy Doyle,
Joshua Fuentes, On November 13, 2021, Chacín signed with the Rockies on a one-year contract. On November 17, 2021, Story rejected a $18.4 million qualifying offer from the Rockies.
Free agent signings On December 15, 2022, the Rockies signed infielders
Kyle Holder and
Tim Lopes to minor league contracts. On February 1, 2022, the Rockies signed catcher
Carlos Pérez to a minor league contract. The Rockies signed pitcher
Zach Lee to a minor league contract on February 9, 2022. The club signed pitchers
Ty Blach and
J. D. Hammer to minor league contracts on March 13, 2022, along with outfielder
Scott Schebler. These players were invited to the major league camp in spring training as non-roster invitees. On March 16, 2022, the Rockies announced the signing of infielder
José Iglesias and pitcher
Chad Kuhl to 1-year major league contracts. One day later, the signing of pitcher
Álex Colomé to a 1-year major league contract was announced. On March 18, 2022, the Rockies announced the signing of
Kris Bryant to a 7-year, $182 million deal.
Trades On March 24, the Rockies traded outfielder
Raimel Tapia and minor league infielder Adrian Pinto to the
Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder
Randal Grichuk. ==Spring training==