The Rockies have placed 32-year old righty swinging outfielder Ryan Spilborghs on the 60-day disabled list due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Spilborghs played in 98 games for the Rockies this year and he was 42 for 200 (.210 avg, .588 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 3 homers, 22 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He has now played in 619 games in his first 7 years with the Rockies and he is 424 for 1,561 (.272 avg, .768 OPS) with 222 runs scored, 42 homers, 218 RBIs and 31 stolen bases. The Rockies did the right thing by shutting Spilborghs down as he played most of this year hurting.

The Rockies have lost 26-year old switch-hitting 2B Jonathan Herrera for the rest of the season due to a fractured right index finger. Herrera played in 104 games for the Rockies this year and he was 68 for 281 (.242 avg, .612 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 3 homers, 14 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. He has now played in 208 games in his first three years with the Rockies and he is 145 for 564 (.257 avg, .639 OPS) with 67 runs scored, 4 homers, 38 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. This is a bad break for Herrera.

22-year old lefty starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz will miss the rest of the year due to an emergency appendectomy. He was the key player the Rockies got in return for Ubaldo Jimenez. Pomeranz started 1 game in AA-ball for the Rockies this year and he was the winning pitcher as he worked the first 7 innings allowing only 2 hits, walking no one, whiffing 4 batters and giving up no runs. Pomeranz has pitched in 19 games (all starts) in A+AA-ball this year and he was 4-3 with a 1.84 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. He only gave up 68 hits while whiffing 116 batters in his first 98 innings of his minor league career. The Rockies will take it slowly with Pomeranz because his future is very bright.

UPDATE: (9/6/2011) - The Rockies have called up Drew Pomeranz as he recovered quickly from his surgery.

The Rockies have placed 28-year old righty closer Huston Street on the 15-day disabled list due to a mild triceps strain. Street has pitched in 53 games (0 starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 1-3 with 29 saves, a 4.06 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. 36-year old righty Rafael Betancourt will function as the Rockies’ closer until Street returns to action. Betancourt has pitched in 53 games (0 starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 2-0 with 1 save, a 3.61 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. It will be interesting to see how Betancourt reacts to closing as he didn’t do too well in Cleveland when the Indians gave him a shot. The Rockies hope that Street will only miss a couple of weeks.

The Rockies have placed 31-year old righty reliever Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day disabled list due to a nerve injury in his right arm. Lindstrom has pitched in 50 games (0 starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 2-1 with 2 saves, a 2.89 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. The Rockies have called up 28-year old righty reliever/starter Edgar Gonzalez to replace Lindstrom on the pitching staff. Gonzalez has pitched in 22 games (all starts) in AAA-ball this year for the Rockies & Rays and he is 6-6 with a 4.70 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. He last pitched in the majors back in 2009 with the A’s. Gonzalez has pitched in 106 games (41 starts) in his first seven years in the majors and he is 14-25 with a 5.88 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP.