Aaron Cook found out Sunday that he has made the All-Star Team for the National League. He has been by far the best starting pitcher on the Rockies this season. He has started 18 games for the Rockies this season and he is 11-5 with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Cook’s power sinker keeps hitters off balance even at the launching pad at Coors Field. Look for Cook to have a big second half for the Rockies if he can just stay healthy which has been a huge issue early on in his major league career.

Veteran lefty Brian Fuentes is back in his old role as closer for the Rockies and he is dominating this year. He has pitched in 31 games (0 starts) for the Rockies this year and he is 1-2 with 11 saves, a 2.20 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Fuentes never should have lost his job as the closer last year while he was hurt. But, he snapped the job right back from Manny Corpas who has been pretty bad so far this season. Look for him to continue to dominate this season for the Rockies.

Taylor Buchholz has been great out of the pen for the Rockies. He has pitched in 23 games (0 starts) for the Rockies this season and he is 2-2 with 1 save, a 1.27 ERA and a 0.78 WHIP. Buchholz has only allowed 14 hits in 28.1 innings this season which shows how dominating he has been. He has been a beacon of light in a dark season to this point for the Colorado Rockies.

Aaron Cook was given a nice contract in the off season and many questioned why the Rockies did it. The answer is that the Rockies felt that if Cook could stay healthy that he would be a good pitcher for them. They seem to have been right as he has been by far the best starting pitcher for the Rockies this season. Cook has started 7 games for the Rockies this year and he is 5-1 with a 2.40 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. As long as Cook keeps the ball down he will continue to be effective this season.

The Rockies have decided to give Brian Fuentes back his old job of closer. He probably should have never lost his job in the first place but Corpas pitched really well when Fuentes was on the D.L. last year. Corpas couldn’t keep the magic up this season however. In 11 games for the Rockies this season, Corpas was 0-1 with 4 saves, a 7.50 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. Fuentes has really outpitched Corpas pretty badly this season. In 13 games for the Rockies this year, Fuentes is 0-1 with 1 save, a 2.25 and a 1.08 WHIP. This was the right move at the right time by Rockies’ manager Clint Hurdle.