SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Colorado Rockies catcher Tom Murphy will miss four to six weeks with a hairline fracture in his right forearm. Manager Bud Black said Murphy broke his arm Saturday in a game against the Cubs when he was hit by Anthony Rizzo’s bat while throwing to second base on a steal attempt.…
via Rockies’ Injury Woes Mount With Tom Murphy’s Broken Forearm — CBS Denver
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ian Desmond’s big-deal opportunity to play with the Rockies will wait. The first-time first baseman who signed a five-year, $70 million contract in the offseason, will instead undergo surgery to repair a broken left hand, the Rockies said Monday. Desmond will have surgery Wednesday morning to repair the second metacarpal in his…
The Colorado Rockies shook up their roster today when they reassigned four pitchers and a catcher to the the minor leagues. Miguel Castro was the most notable name reassigned. Castro went with left-handed pitcher Sam Noll to the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque, while right-hander Yency Almonte went to Double-A Hartford. Right-handed pitcher James Farris…
via Miguel Castro among five Rockies reassigned to the minors — Mile High Sports
The Colorado Rockies will enter this season with a bullpen filled with optimism. For the first time in many year’s Colorado’s bullpen seems to have the intangibles to be good enough to evolve from mediocre to consistent. The splashy signings of Mike Dunn and Greg Holland were solid for the Rockies. Those two will likely be considered the…
via Carlos Estevez is ready to contribute to Rockies’ new-look bullpen — Mile High Sports
Spring training is always a time to get a feel for how players are shaping up for the regular season. Sure, these are exhibition games but they are also opportunities for the Colorado Rockies and other Major League Baseball teams to get a feel for what they’ll be working with when the regular season begins.…
via Colorado Rockies: 3 Players Who Are Under-Performing This Spring — Rox Pile
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rockies right-handed reliever Chad Qualls suffered an elbow injury in his last appearance nearly two weeks ago and will not return to a Cactus League game any time soon, Colorado manager Bud Black said Sunday. Qualls, 38, is experiencing “elbow discomfort,” Black said, and the Rockies do not have a timeline for…
via Chad Qualls suffering an elbow injury and Rockies are being “very cautious” — The Denver Post
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — From the top to the bottom of the organization, regardless of what outsiders think, the Rockies believe they can be a playoff team in 2017. “I do feel like we’re ready to take that next step,” general manager Jeff Bridich said. “We accomplished that goal of playing meaningful games in August and…
via Rockies’ depth already being tested midway through spring training — The Denver Post
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The sudden departure of Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis on Friday, for chemotherapy treatment after his testicular cancer spread, left a Colorado pitching rotation searching for not one, but two new arms. The Rockies seemed set to enter the season with one of the best young rotations in their 25-year history. Bettis, at…
via Rockies need to fill an even younger pitching rotation after Chad Bettis departs — The Denver Post
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Colorado Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis is taking a break from baseball to undergo chemotherapy after discovering that his testicular cancer has spread. Chad Bettis of the Colorado Rockies poses for a portrait during photo day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 23, 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (credit: Chris…
via Rockies Pitcher Chad Bettis Has Setback In Cancer Battle — CBS Denver
While there has been a lot made of the youth on the mound for the Colorado Rockies, manager Bud Black is liking what he is seeing from a group of veterans who he believes will be the backbone of an improved bullpen. The Rockies have assembled six late-inning arms with plenty of Major League experience.…
via Colorado Rockies: Six Veterans Could Be the Key to Bullpen Success — Rox Pile
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