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.”
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.
The Rockies announced Tuesday they had agreed to contracts with two more arbitration-eligible players, signing outfielder Ryan Spilborghs to a two-year contract and pitcher Jason Hammel to a one-year deal.
Rockies lock up closer Huston Street for at least three years and setup man Rafael Betancourt for two with deals that avoid arbitration with both pitchers.
The Colorado Rockies announced Thursday they had agreed to one-year contracts with a three arbitration-eligible players: starting pitcher Jorge De La Rosa, infielder Clint Barmes and relief pitcher Taylor Buchholz.
The Colorado Rockies popped up in a few rumors during baseball’s winter meetings, but with Rafael Betancourt coming back and Yorvit Torrealba looking increasingly likely to do so as well, the Rockies’ shopping list is pretty small.
Lineup for Game 3 also includes Atkins at third base, Spilborghs in right field
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.
Second baseman admits ball was on the ground and Rockies caught a huge break
The Colorado Rockies squeezed out just enough base hits against Dan Haren and the Arizona Diamondbacks to pick up a game in the wild-card standings on the Giants, Braves and Marlins, who all lost.
Five-run ninth enables Rockies, who had scored 21 games in first seven games of the trip, to blow out Diamondbacks and move 3 1/2 games ahead of Giants in wild-card race
Rockies lose 3-1 lead and second straight game to Padres, as Marquis falters and Giants close gap to 4 1/2 games in wild-card race before start of three-game series Monday in San Francisco