Todd Helton will finish his career where it began. The Colorado Rockies and the first baseman, who ranks first in franchise history in most offensive categories, have agreed to a two-year, $9.9 million contract extension that covers 2012 and 2013.
Center fielder Dexter Fowler was back in uniform Wednesday after missing two days of workouts with stomach flu.
Reliever Manuel Corpas threw his bullpen session as scheduled and said the right hamstring he tweaked in a fielding drill Saturday gave him “no problem.”
Colorado chapter of the BBWAA honors Troy Tulowitzki, Ubaldo Jimenez, Dexter Fowler and Huston Street with its annual awards.
To talk about any outfield position for the Colorado Rockies is to talk about all outfield positions. The Rockies have three clear starters, but a deep bench of outfielders who can play multiple positions will mean plenty of mixing and matching to create the best possible matchups this season.
Baseball America selects him for All-Rookie team.
The Colorado Rockies offense woke up and the bullpen survived a nailbiter against the Philadelphia Phillies to take Game 2 and even the series as it moves to Denver.
Lee thows complete game and stymies Rockies on six hits, Jimenez stumbles in mid-game and Phillies cruise to victory in Game 1 of the NLDS
First-inning stumble again keeps Marquis from winning career-high 16th game as Rockies finish regular season with 92-70 record
Chris Iannetta, the Colorado Rockies’ forgotten catcher, played hero with a walkoff two-run home run in the 11th inning to pick up Huston Street, who blew his first save since June 2. The Rockies’ magic number drops to three with the win and the Atlanta Braves’ loss to Florida.
The Colorado Rockies gutted out a tough win in the series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals behind a defensive gem from Clint Barmes and a six-out save from Huston Street. The Rockies remain 2 1/2 games up in the wild-card standings.
The Colorado Rockies scraped together just enough runs off Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals while Aaron Cook, Jose Contreras and the Rockies bullpen combined to outpitch the Cy Young candidate.