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Colorado Rockies 2010 Primer

The Colorado Rockies stumbled out of the gate in 2009 after a disappointing 2008 season. The 18-28 start resulted in the termination of manager Clint Hurdle. Little did anyone know what was just around the corner. The Rockies would scorch the rest of the way -- even making the Dodgers sweat for a bit in September -- and...

Injury Report: Street, Webb and Others

According to the Denver Post, Huston Street has been shut down and will likely start the season on the disabled list. I'm one of Street's biggest fantasy fans, but he has a penchant for injury. The news obviously moves him down on your draft board, but he's still worth taking over half the closers in the league. According...

Huston Street Likely to Begin 2010 on DL

After suffering a setback with his irritable right shoulder, Rockies closer Huston Street appears headed for the disabled list to begin the 2010 season. The Denver Post deemed there is a "strong possibility" of that happening, and even Street himself doesn't seem confident things are going to get better in time. "It's...

Potential Winners, Losers as Arbitration Decisions Made

When is a free agent truly free? When he's not John Lackey or Matt Holliday or Jason Bay or a few other elite members of the class, he's still designated a Type-A free agent by Elias and he's not offered arbitration by his 2009 club. Lower-tier Type As face an agonizing choice when they are offered arbitration: Accept and...

Footprints in the Snow: Rockies

Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. After an awful start to 2009, the Rockies fired Clint Hurdle, promoted Jim Tracy and proceeded to play like the best team in the National League for the rest of the regular season. They lost an exciting...

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05/29/12 Rafael Betancourt is pitching really well for the... Source: Rockies Locker 37-year old righty reliever Rafael Betancourt came into this season with only 27 career saves in his first 9 years in the majors.
05/17/12 Giants capitalize on Cardinals' gaffes: NL roundup Source: CBC.ca Brandon Crawford hit a two-run single for his first RBIs since April and the San Francisco Giants capitalized on shoddy fielding by St. Louis to give Matt Cain support on a rare shaky day as the Giants beat the Cardinals 7-5 on Thursday.
05/17/12 Upton lifts D'Backs over Rockies Source: WFLA - AM 540 - Orlando FL Upton, who was a career 0-for-6 with five strikeouts against Rafael Betancourt prior to his home run, fell behind 1-2 with two outs.
04/24/12 The Colorado Rockies are getting outstanding work from... Source: Rockies Locker 36-year old righty closer Rafael Betancourt and 31-year old righty set-up man Matt Belisle have been locking down games late so far this year for the Rockies.