Taylor Buchholz News

This season, the Astros are commemorating their 10th season at Minute Maid Park.

Best trade in Rockies history? Todd Helton frowned. "I can't remember them all," he said, "but that's got to be right up there." Well, let's see.

Odds are the Rockies' Taylor Buchholz will return as good or better after surgery.

It's time to correct a mistake made in last week's column. While discussing B.J. Upton 's chances of making the 40/40 club, I mentioned that he could become the third member of the group along with Jose Canseco and Alex Rodriguez .

There was a lot of action off the field for major league baseball teams on Sunday, with injury updates coming from a handful of teams: - Oakland Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez is headed for another back surgery and won't return in 2009.

Rockies right-handed relievers Matt Daley and Joel Peralta have quickly caught the eye of manager Jim Tracy.

Colorado Rockies setup man Manny Corpas arrived at Coors Field with a swollen right elbow and has been sent for an MRI exam.

There was a lot of action off the field for major league baseball teams on Sunday, with injury updates coming from a handful of teams: - Oakland Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez is headed for another back surgery and won't return in 2009.

The Colorado Rockies announced today that right-handed pitcher Taylor Buchholz will have surgery on his right elbow to repair the ulnar collateral ligament tomorrow morning.

Read as I break down the important ones. Thoughts & Theories -It's certainly no news that the Nationals are awful, but perhaps it is news that they're on pace for a futile season of historic proportions.

Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba's next step after getting his son back from a kidnapping is to rejoin the Rockies.

Dexter Fowler wanted to play. Carlos Gonzalez needs to play. Fowler sat out with a knot on his right calf, the victim of a foul ball.

With a 3-0 lead in his first game as interim manager on Friday night, Jim Tracy replaced third baseman Garrett Atkins in the seventh inning for defense with little-used utility infielder Omar Quintanilla.

Jeff Francis' shoulder surgery drew a lot of attention, but Taylor Buchholz's elbow injury has been more devastating.

Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki reacts to one of his three strikeouts Wednesday at Coors Field.

The Rockies' bullpen could use right-handed relief pitcher Ryan Speier, but Speier needs a little more time on his injury rehab assignment.

Right-hander Taylor Buchholz, one of the best setup men in the National League last season, is making steady progress on his way back from injury.

At times this season, Grilli's stuff has been electric. But when the Rockies have given him sole eighth-inning responsibilities, he has struggled.

Yanks monitoring homers: New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Wednesday the team will monitor the number of home runs hit in its new stadium, but cautioned it's too soon to make a judgment and suggested it was part of a wider phenomenon.

One of the most important statistics for Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa on Wednesday against the D-backs will be innings pitched.