31-year old righty reliever Matt Belisle has been rock solid for the Rockies so far this year. He has pitched in 72 games (0 starts) for the Rockies this year and he is 10-4 with a 3.34 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Belisle has now pitched in 172 games (0 starts) in his first three years with the Rockies and he is 20-10 with 1 save, a 3.50 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Belisle has really turned his career around with the Rockies and they hope he continues to give them good work out of the pen in the future.

36-year old righty reliever Rafael Betancourt is turning in another solid year for the Rockies in 2011. He has pitched in 64 games (0 starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 2-0 with 6 saves, a 3.09 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP. Betancourt has only given up 45 hits and walked 8 batters in his first 58 1/3 innnings, while whiffing and impressive 66 batters. Betancourt has now pitched in 168 games (0 starts) in his first 3 years with the Rockies and he is 10-2 with 8 saves, a 3.08 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP.

26-year old lefty reliever Matt Reynolds is proving that he belongs in the majors. He has pitched in 59 games (0 starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 0-2 with a 3.61 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. He has only given up 34 hits in his first 42 1/3 innings this year while also whiffing 38 batters. He has not been dominating, but he has still been impressive. It looks like the Rockies have found themselves a nice lefty reliever for the future in Matt Reynolds.

24-year old rookie righty starting pitcher Juan Nicasio has been really solid in his first taste of the majors this year for the Rockies. He came into this season as the Rockies’ #8 prospect according to Baseball America. Nicasio has started 10 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 4-2 with a 3.88 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. He looks like he’s going to be a big part of the Rockies’ future.

31-year old righty reliever Matt Lindstrom is pitching the best baseball of his career in 2011. Lindstrom has pitched in 38 games (0 starts) so far this year for the Rockies and he is 2-1 with 2 saves, a 2.86 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. The reason for Lindstrom pitching so well is that he’s trusting his stuff and his defense as he has only walked 10 batters in his first 34 2/3 innings this year. Lindstrom could wind up closing later this year if the Rockies decide to deal Huston Street or he could get dealt, if the Rockies continue to falter in the standings.