The Colorado Rockies starting rotation is pretty well set, but the team has plenty of options if someone gets hurt or falters in spring training. How do you rank the alternatives the Rockies have for the rotation?

When the Colorado Rockies traded Matt Holliday to the Oakland A’s for three players before last season, pitcher Greg Smith was considered a key part of the deal. But a series of injuries kept him from making an impact with his new team.

Jason Hammel, Jeff Francis and Ubaldo Jimenez draw starting assignments for first three spring training games later this week.

The Colorado Rockies enter 2010 with a bullpen that, like the team’s starting rotation, could be the most stable in franchise history. The late-innings trio returns intact while the rest of the bullpen will be comprised of 2009 holdovers, veterans returning from injuries and a pack of young arms trying to find a way to stick in the major leagues.

Five starting pitchers accounted for 155 of the Colorado Rockies’ 162 starts in 2009, unheard of stability for a franchise whose pitching staff at times has been one of baseball’s most tired jokes. The Rockies likely will see one change in their starting rotation in 2010, and that to welcome back an old friend.

Rockies can monitor the progress and rehabilitation of injured players, most of them minor leaguers.

First baseman Jason Giambi, catcher Paul Phillips and relievers Joel Peralta and Randy Flores join the Colorado Rockies. To make room for two of the players on the 40-man roster, the Rockies placed Greg Reynolds and Greg Smith on the 60-day disabled list.

Left-handed pitching prospect’s workload increases

Rockies place Colorado Springs pitcher Greg Smith on disabled list and send prospect Shane Lindsay out on rehab assignment.

Former Rockies pitcher loses spot in the Sky Sox’s rotation

Starts also set for Smith and Deduno at Tulsa

Reliever facing lengthy rehab after Tommy John surgery