Colorado Rockies News

In this Aug. 9, 2009, file photo, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Aaron Heilman works against the Colorado Rockies in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Denver.

The Rockies give Jim Tracy a well-deserved hug. Don't know if the Colorado Rockies had inside information about Jim Tracy being named the National League manager of the year yesterday -- and even if there was no heads-up, execs certainly could have guessed.

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 of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor.

One question, hundreds of answers. Which member of the Colorado Rockies had the greatest offensive season at his position? Is Larry Walker the greatest player to grace Coors Field? Has any shortstop had a more productive year than Neifi Perez? Just which pitcher swings a better bat than Mike Hampton? Does Matt Holliday deserve a spot in the ...

Didn't agree. Not one bit. When the Rockies declined reliever Rafael Betancourt's $5 million option last week, making him a free agent, I cringed.

Share + Nov 16, 2009 4:43 pm US/Central Click here for more Marlins coverage Click here for our South Florida Sports blog By Solange Reyner MIAMI 1 of 1 Left fielder Chris Coghlan of the Florida Marlins fields a ball against the Colorado Rockies during MLB action at Coors Field on May 10, 2009 in Denver, Colorado.

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.

If you had to pick just one player who must improve in order for the Rockies to win the National League West in 2010, whom would you choose? Perhaps a healthy Jeff Francis, winning at least 15 games and filling the void of the departing Jason Marquis? Maybe Dexter Fowler, striking out less, showing a little more power and building on his ...

Paul Byrd was among eight MLB players to file for free agency on Friday. Byrd, who turns 39 on December 3, pitched in seven games for the Boston Red Sox last season, going 1-3 with a 5.82 earned-run average.

The Rockies have declined a $5 million option for 2010 on right-handed reliever Rafael Betancourt, but are continuing to negotiate in hopes of reaching a contract agreement.

With an abundance of left-handed hitters, there has been speculation that Hawpe would likely be dealt.

Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki had a .986 fielding percentage this season. By any measure, Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is a great defender.

The Denver Post reports that right-hander Jason Marquis likely will leave the Colorado Rockies as a free agent, but that general manager Dan O'Dowd doesn't believe he'll need to spend big to replace the 15-game winner.

Former Indians Rafael Betancourt is talking contract with Colorado. - Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd is trying to work out a deal with Rafael Betancourt.

Coming off perhaps his finest season in a decade of running the Rockies, general manager Dan O'Dowd was named executive of the year by Sporting News in a vote by his peers.

Rafael Betancourt turned down a two-year offer for about $7 million from the Rockies, who could decline his option and offer arbitration.

The mother of former major league pitcher Victor Zambrano was kidnapped Sunday, Zambrano's agent Peter Greenberg said late Sunday night by phone.

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.

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.