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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Colorado Rockies are attempting to bring back setup man Rafael Betancourt, but will not re-sign righty Josh Fogg, according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post. Renck doesn't have any specific details on the talks with Betancourt, but writes that the Rockies has approached the reliever about a multi-year deal. Betancourt has a $5.4MM option for 2010. However, we heard previously that...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
After failing to come to an agreement on a two-year contract, the Rockies declined catcher Yorvit Torrealba's 2010 option Friday, making him a free agent.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The Colorado Rockies have declined their part of mutual options on catcher Yorvit Torrealba and left-hander Alan Embree, and they both filed for free agency.
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Troy Renck of The Denver Post reports that the Rockies have declined the 2010 options for catcher Yorvit Torrealba and reliever Alan Embree. Torrealba's option was worth $4MM, Embree's $3MM. Instead, the players will receive buyouts worth $500K and $250K, respectively. Torrealba's agent indicated that his client has not ruled out returning to the club, but the Rockies are committed to...
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Purple Row (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP This guy most definitely will be a #1. Can the National League contain him? Browse more photos » Rockies zero in on going the distance - The Denver Post Renck offers three steps for the Rockies to make it to the World Series: Win the west and have home-field advantage, have Ubaldo Jimenez become a #1, and takes pitches and strike out less (especially...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with pitchers Matt Belisle and Randy Flores on one-year contracts for the 2010 season on Thursday.
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
What was suspected for weeks became a reality Friday. The Rockies declined the $4 million option on Yorvit Torrealba's contract, making him a free agent.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The Texas Rangers named Clint Hurdle as the team's new hitting coach on Thursday.
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Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... to grow. You can't do it," he said Thursday. … Study: Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes via The Oil Drum Technorati Tags: pollution , algae bloom , biodiversity , fish decline
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Several Rockies players watched the World Series with a keen eye. It is, in many ways, a signal of how everything has changed in Colorado.