Christian Friedrich News

Extended spring training serves as private practice, a home for rehab patients, a detention center for wayward prospects.

As prospect evaluation and player development has improved over the years, prospect projecting has become much less of a crapshoot than it once was.

Back problems have returned for Rockies left-handed pitching prospect Christian Friedrich, who is on the Triple-A Colorado Springs disabled list because of back inflammation and is rehabbing at the Rockies' training center in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Rockies manager Walt Weiss applauded the organization's move to sign veteran three-time All-Star Roy Oswalt, a right-hander who is working at extended spring training and most likely will join Double-A Tulsa before slotting into the Rockies' rotation.

Nolan Arenado has the auspicious honor of being part of an exciting draft which marked a shift in the Rockies organization's drafting strategy.