Rockies add five to 40-man roster
The Rockies on Friday added five players to their 40-man roster, which protects them from being selected in next month's Rule 5 Draft.


The Rockies on Friday added five players to their 40-man roster, which protects them from being selected in next month's Rule 5 Draft.
The Rockies open up their final Spring Training campaign in Tucson on March 4 when they take on the D-backs at Tucson Electric Park.
The Rockies have made no secret of their build-from-within philosophy in recent years, but that doesn't mean they will sit on the sideline during the free-agent signing period, which begins Thursday night at 10:01 p.m. MT.
After an 18-28 start cost Clint Hurdle his job, the Rockies went 74-42 under Jim Tracy and won the NL Wild Card. For that, Tracy received on Wednesday an honor he deserved -- the NL Manager of the Year Award.
On the same day in which he received the 2009 NL Manager of the Year Award, Jim Tracy received a contract extension from the Rockies that runs through the 2012 season.
The Rockies will play a pair of exhibition games in Albuquerque, N.M., on April 2-3 prior to the start of the 2010 regular season.
Jim Tracy, who led a historic turnaround after replacing Clint Hurdle as Rockies manager this season, will likely snag the BBWAA's top skipper award on Wednesday.
The launching of the Virtual Catalog at the MLB.com Shop signals the official start to another season of holiday shopping.
Triple-A Durham manager Charlie Montoyo has been named the 2009 winner of the Mike Coolbaugh Award, which is presented to an individual who has shown an outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game and skill in mentoring young players on the field.
Under conditions that would have favored a pitcher, the D-backs and Rockies broke ground on a new Spring Training facility on Monday.
Larry Walker leads the pack when it comes to contributors to the Rockies' trophy case.
The Rockies declined to pick up their $5 million option on Rafael Betancourt for the 2010 season, but GM Dan O'Dowd will continue to negotiate with the veteran relief pitcher.
The Rockies are hoping to hammer out an agreement with Rafael Betancourt before Friday's deadline for the club to decide whether to exercise a $5 million option for the right-handed pitcher.
The future of Brad Hawpe and Garrett Atkins head up this week's Inbox, as beat reporter Thomas Harding delves into questions from the Rockies' faithful.
Former Colorado Rockies utility infielder Mike McCoy was claimed off waivers on Tuesday by the Toronto Blue Jays and added to the Jays' 40-man roster.
The Mike Coolbaugh Memorial Golf Tournament serves as an annual reminder of the good that can come out of even the most unimaginable tragedies.
Rockies manager Jim Tracy is the favorite to win another Manager of the Year Award this week, but shortstop Troy Tulowitzki's Gold Glove and Silver Slugger fate is less certain.
Right-hander Jose Contreras and left-hander Joe Beimel, both late-season additions to the Rockies' bullpen, each filed for free agency on Monday.
GM Dan O'Dowd, whose Rockies have made two trips to the postseason in three years, was named executive of the year by Sporting News on Monday.
The season to impress bumped head-first into the flu season for Rockies right-handed pitching prospect Chaz Roe.
Rockies catching prospect Wilin Rosario hit two home runs in one game last week, and earned Arizona Fall League Player of the Week honors, the league announced Monday.
The Rockies have at least temporarily severed ties with catcher Yorvit Torrealba and reliever Alan Embree.
As the free-agency period begins, the Rockies, who have chosen to develop their own players in lieu of bidding on high-priced free agents, don't expect to make serious plays for the big names.
The Rockies retained some of the bullpen depth they built in 2009 by re-signing right-hander Matt Belisle and left-hander Randy Flores to one-year contracts. Both were eligible for arbitration.
Matt Reynolds and Andrew Johnston, two of the Rockies' top relief pitching prospects, will be highlighted in the Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Showcase on Saturday in Surprise, Ariz.