We may not see Yorvit Torrealba for 162 games next season but we will see him enough. Torrealba was close to signing a deal with the San Diego Padres today. While Torrealba’s presence will be missed in the Rockies locker room, Colorado has enough depth to overcome his departure. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Coors Field, Noah Lowry, San Diego Padres, Todd Wellemeyer, Yorvit Torrealba
Kevin Gregg decided money and being a closer was more important than winning. You can’t blame a guy when more money is involved. A player’s career can only last so long before he can no longer earn a major league paycheck. However, Gregg’s decision to go to Toronto is puzzling. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Kevin Gregg, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Taylor Buchholz, Toronto Blue Jays
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Tags: Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Huston Street, Jason Giambi, Jim Tracy, Kevin Gregg, Melvin Mora, Ryan Spilborghs, Seth Smith, Toronto Blue Jays
Colorado reached a deal with infielder Melvin Mora today. His contract will be for one-year and be worth $1.275 million. Mora played with the Baltimore Orioles last season and batted .260 with 8 HRs and 48 RBIs. He primarily played third base for the Orioles but the Rockies might try Mora out at short and second also. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Eric Young Jr., Melvin Mora, Orlando Cabrera, Orlando Hudson, Paul LoDuca
Three more players will compete for a spot on the Rockies roster this season. Add two pitchers to the bullpen mix and one potential starter to the fray. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Jason Hammel, Jimmy Gobble, Justin Speier, New York Mets, Tim Redding
Some miscellaneous moves the Rox have made over the past week and some rumors flying around: Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Colorado Rockies, Derrick Turnbow, Eric Gagne, Jay Payton, Jose Contreras, Paul LoDuca, Philadelphia Phillies
Don’t turn your back on the Wolfpac. Read the rest of this entry >>
Last week the Rockies had four arbitration eligible players left to sign. Today, the Rockies locked all four of them up. Huston Street, Rafael Betancourt, Jason Hammel and Ryan Spilborghs all signed deals today that will bring them back to a team that won the Wild Card last season. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Colorado Rockies, Huston Street, Jason Hammel, Matt Holliday, Rafael Betancourt, Ryan Spilborghs
Jorge De La Rosa and the Rockies agreed on a one-year deal worth $5.6 million yesterday. De La Rosa had a great season last year going 16-9 with a 4.38 ERA. He had 193 K’s last season and helped stabilize the rotation after the announcement that Jeff Francis would miss the entire season. De La Rosa will be a free agent next season. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Colorado Rockies, Huston Street, Jason Hammel, Jeff Francis, Jorge De La Rosa, Rafael Betancourt, Ryan Spilborghs
Clint Barmes and Taylor Buchholz avoided arbitration and agreed to one-year contracts with the Rockies today. Barmes’ deal is worth $3.4 million and Buchholz will get $1.055 million. Both players are expected to play huge roles for the Rockies this season. Read the rest of this entry >>
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Colorado Rockies blog by Adam Bieda.
