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Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki underwent an MRI today on his sore left quad and it revealed a tear of the muscle that could keep the shortstop sidelined until the All-Star break.
Tulowitzki isn’t sure how long he’ll be out, just saying that it’s frustrating to have to sit. His agent, however, confirmed that his stay […]

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The Rockies acquired Jorge de la Rosa from the Royals today as the player to be named in a trade the two teams made near the end of spring training. Along with de la Rosa, the Rockies were given about $200,000 to offset the salaries of de la Rosa and Ramon Ramirez, the player […]

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The Rockies shuffled their rotation today, sending left hander Franklin Morales to Triple-A and announcing that Mark Redman would have his next start skipped because of a Thursday off-day.
Morales walked five batters and allowed six hits, getting through just 4.1 innings against the Giants on Monday. That outing turned out to be the final […]

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Following last night’s start in which he gave up six runs over 2.1 innings, Ubaldo Jimenez will make his next start with his spot in the rotation on the line.
Manager Clint Hurdle talked with Jimenez today, telling him that he needs to pitch better his next time out or lose his spot in the rotation.
Jimenez […]

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The Rockies finally named their starting second baseman today. Jayson Nix lead the race from beginning to end and was finally crowned winner today.
“I told him this morning that he’s our starting opening-day second baseman,” manager Clint Hurdle said. “He’s coming off a very good finish in Triple-A last year and a very good […]

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Ken Rosenthal states that $18 million annually is likely to be the Rockies limit for signing Matt Holliday long-term.
Rosenthal thinks Miguel Cabrera’s expected extension with the Tigers will set the bar for the Rockies and Holliday. Holliday, a Scott Boras client, has said that he may not be looking for top dollar, just a […]

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Keeping with the recent trend of buying out arbitration years, the Rockies signed Manny Corpas to a four-year, $8 million deal. The deal includes two team options that could increase the total package of the deal to $22 million, if exercised. The options cover his final arbitration year and his first year of […]

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The Rocky Mountain News suggests that Jeff Baker has emerged as the main competition for Jason Nix at second base for the Rockies. The article made no mention of Marcus Giles and stated that Clint Barmes isn’t being considered as he’s only being viewed as bench player because of his versatility.

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Buster Olney is reporting that even after the Twins and Orioles have signed a veteran starter to fill holes in their rotation, Josh Fogg turned down a one-year, $5 million offer from the Rockies.  Fogg is instead looking for a multi-year contract.
It was just a few days ago that Fogg told the Denver Post that […]

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It was first reported that Hawpe had signed on Monday, but new news is coming out saying that the deal has just become official.
The Rockies and Brad Hawpe officially agreed to a one-year, $3.925 million deal on Thursday to avoid an arbitration hearing. It was Hawpe’s first time to be eligible for arbitration. He […]

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