Colorado Rockies MLB News - Rockies Baseball Blog http://www.rockieslocker.com Colorado Rockies Thu, 17 May 2012 12:21:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 en The Colorado Rockies place Chris Nelson on the D.L. http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/17/the-colorado-rockies-place-chris-nelson-on-the-dl/ http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/17/the-colorado-rockies-place-chris-nelson-on-the-dl/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:21:52 +0000 chinmusic http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/17/the-colorado-rockies-place-chris-nelson-on-the-dl/ The Rockies have placed 26-year old righty swinging infielder Chris Nelson on the 15-day disabled list due to a left wrist injury. Nelson has played in 24 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 16 for 73 (.210 avg, .601 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 0 homers, 7 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Nelson has now played in 104 games in his first three years in the majors and he is 68 for 278 (.245 avg, .644 OPS) with 31 runs scored, 4 homers, 23 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Nelson might benefit from a little break as he has not hit the ball well at all this year.

]]> http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/17/the-colorado-rockies-place-chris-nelson-on-the-dl/feed/ The Colorado Rockies sign Tyler Johnson http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/15/the-colorado-rockies-sign-tyler-johnson/ http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/15/the-colorado-rockies-sign-tyler-johnson/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:19:19 +0000 chinmusic http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/15/the-colorado-rockies-sign-tyler-johnson/ The Rockies have signed 30-year old lefty reliever Tyler Johnson to a minor league deal. Johnson last pitched in the majors way back in 2007 with the St. Louis Cardinals. Johnson has pitched in 116 games (0 starts) in his first three years in the majors and he is 3-5 with a 4.32 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. Johnson has only given up 67 hits and he has whiffed 65 batters in his first 77 innings in the majors, so he had good stuff. But, he also walked 42 batters. Johnson will need to tighten up his control if he’s going to get back to the majors with the Rockies.

]]> http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/15/the-colorado-rockies-sign-tyler-johnson/feed/ Matt McBride is looking good in AAA for the Colorado Rockies http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/11/matt-mcbride-is-looking-good-in-aaa-for-the-colorado-rockies/ http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/11/matt-mcbride-is-looking-good-in-aaa-for-the-colorado-rockies/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 12:25:51 +0000 chinmusic http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/11/matt-mcbride-is-looking-good-in-aaa-for-the-colorado-rockies/ 26-year old righty swinging outfielder Matt McBride is ripping the ball in AAA so far this year. He has played in 33 games in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 46 for 128 (.359 avg, .920 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 4 homers and 22 RBIs. McBride has only walked 4 times this season, so he’s swinging at everything, yet he’s hitting the ball well. McBride has now played in 595 games in his first seven years in the minors and he is 639 for 2,236 (.286 avg, .815 OPS) with 334 runs scored, 73 homers, 373 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. McBride could get his first shot at the show in 2012 if he keeps raking in AAA.

]]> http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/11/matt-mcbride-is-looking-good-in-aaa-for-the-colorado-rockies/feed/ Jamie Moyer has been so-so for the Colorado Rockies so far this year http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/09/jamie-moyer-has-been-so-so-for-the-colorado-rockies-so-far-this-year/ http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/09/jamie-moyer-has-been-so-so-for-the-colorado-rockies-so-far-this-year/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 18:59:20 +0000 chinmusic http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/09/jamie-moyer-has-been-so-so-for-the-colorado-rockies-so-far-this-year/ 40-year old lefty starting pitcher Jamie Moyer should probably have three wins already this year, but he doesn’t. Moyer has pitched in 6 games (all starts) for the Rockies so far this year and he is 1-2 with a 4.01 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP. Moyer has given up 46 hits (5 homers) in only 33 2/3 innings this year, but he has only walked 10 batters and whiffed 17….which has limited the damage a little bit. Moyer has now pitched in 692 games (634 starts) in his first 25 years in the majors and he is 268-206 with a 4.23 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. If Moyer is going to have a legit shot at 300 wins in his career, the Rockies are going to have to start scoring more runs when he pitches.

]]> http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/09/jamie-moyer-has-been-so-so-for-the-colorado-rockies-so-far-this-year/feed/ The Colorado Rockies DFA catcher Eliezer Alfonzo http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/08/the-colorado-rockies-dfa-catcher-eliezer-alfonzo/ http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/08/the-colorado-rockies-dfa-catcher-eliezer-alfonzo/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 20:29:23 +0000 chinmusic http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/08/the-colorado-rockies-dfa-catcher-eliezer-alfonzo/ The Rockies have designated 33-year old righty swinging catcher Eliezer Alfonzo for assignment. Alfonzo played in 25 games for the Rockies last year and he was 20 for 75 (.267 avg, .624 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 1 homer and 9 RBIs. He has now played in 193 games in his first six years in the majors and he is 142 of 591 (.240 avg, .648 OPS) with 44 runs scored, 17 homers, 67 RBIs and 1 stolen base. This is no loss for the Rockies as Alfonzo is still serving his 100-game suspension for a second positive test for performance enhancing drugs.

UPDATE: (5/11/2012) - Eliezer Alfonzo has accepted an outright assignment to AAA-ball after clearing waivers.

UPDATE: (5/14/2012) - The suspension of Eliezer Alfonzo has been dropped and he will start playing in AAA-ball this week.

]]> http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/08/the-colorado-rockies-dfa-catcher-eliezer-alfonzo/feed/ 3B Nolan Arenado is getting closer for the Colorado Rockies http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/05/3b-nolan-arenado-is-getting-closer-for-the-colorado-rockies/ http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/05/3b-nolan-arenado-is-getting-closer-for-the-colorado-rockies/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 18:22:04 +0000 chinmusic http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/05/3b-nolan-arenado-is-getting-closer-for-the-colorado-rockies/ 21-year old righty swinging 3B Nolan Arenado came into this season as the Rockies’ #2 prospect according to Baseball America. Arenado has played in 28 games in AA-ball so far this year for the Rockies and he is 30 for 102 (.294 avg, .782 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 1 homer and 14 RBIs. He has now played in 308 games in his first four years in the minors and he is 360 for 1,195 (.301 avg, .825 OPS) with 166 runs scored, 35 homers, 223 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. The Rockies have a huge hole at 3B, so Arenado might get his first shot at the show at some point in 2012.

]]> http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/05/3b-nolan-arenado-is-getting-closer-for-the-colorado-rockies/feed/ Carlos Gonzalez is ripping the ball for the Colorado Rockies http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/05/carlos-gonzalez-is-ripping-the-ball-for-the-colorado-rockies/ http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/05/carlos-gonzalez-is-ripping-the-ball-for-the-colorado-rockies/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 18:17:06 +0000 chinmusic http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/05/carlos-gonzalez-is-ripping-the-ball-for-the-colorado-rockies/ 26-year old lefty swinging outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is ripping the ball for the Rockies. He has played in 22 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 26 for 89 (.292 avg, .966 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 7 homers, 23 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Gonzalez has now played in 383 games in his first four years with the Rockies and he is 444 for 1,435 (.309 avg, .926 OPS) with 278 runs scored, 80 homers, 261 RBIs and 66 stolen bases. Gonzalez has been hitting well since he came to the A’s on November 10th, 2008 along with closer Huston Street and lefty starting pitcher Greg Smith for outfielder Matt Holliday.

]]> http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/05/carlos-gonzalez-is-ripping-the-ball-for-the-colorado-rockies/feed/ The Colorado Rockies send Jhoulys Chacin to AAA http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/02/the-colorado-rockies-send-jhoulys-chacin-to-aaa/ http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/02/the-colorado-rockies-send-jhoulys-chacin-to-aaa/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 02:50:28 +0000 chinmusic http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/02/the-colorado-rockies-send-jhoulys-chacin-to-aaa/ The Rockies have sent 24-year old righty starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin to AAA. He has started 5 games for the Rockies this year and he is 0-3 with a 7.30 ERA and a 1.87 WHIP. Chacin gave up 31 hits (7 homers) and he walked 15 batters in his first 24 2/3 innings while whiffing 22 batters, and those are not good numbers as opposing hitters were running up to the plate with him on the mound. Chacin has now pitched in 73 games (58 starts) in his first four years with the Rockies and he is 20-29 with a 3.78 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. The Rockies will likely call up Chacin quickly if he gets his act back together in AAA.

UPDATE: (5/7/2012) - The Rockies rescinded Jhoulys Chacin’s demotion to AAA and they have placed him on the 15-day disabled list instead due to right shoulder inflammation.

]]> http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/05/02/the-colorado-rockies-send-jhoulys-chacin-to-aaa/feed/ Dexter Fowler is off to a good start for the Colorado Rockies http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/04/30/dexter-fowler-is-off-to-a-good-start-for-the-colorado-rockies/ http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/04/30/dexter-fowler-is-off-to-a-good-start-for-the-colorado-rockies/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:48:35 +0000 chinmusic http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/04/30/dexter-fowler-is-off-to-a-good-start-for-the-colorado-rockies/ 26-year old switch-hitting CF Dexter Fowler has been a tease to this point in his career for the Rockies. In his first four years, Fowler has career highs of 84 runs scored, 6 homers and 45 RBIs. But, he is off to a good start for the Rockies with the bat so far this year. He has played in 21 games for the Rockies so far this year and he is 17 of 68 (.250 avg, .805 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 4 homers, 10 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. The Rockies hope that Fowler keeps up the good work.

]]> http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/04/30/dexter-fowler-is-off-to-a-good-start-for-the-colorado-rockies/feed/ The Colorado Rockies place Jeremy Guthrie on the D.L. http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-colorado-rockies-place-jeremy-guthrie-on-the-dl/ http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-colorado-rockies-place-jeremy-guthrie-on-the-dl/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:44:14 +0000 chinmusic http://www.rockieslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-colorado-rockies-place-jeremy-guthrie-on-the-dl/ The Rockies have placed 33-year old righty starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie on the 15-day disabled list due to a sprained right shouder which happened in a bicycle accident. Guthrie has pitched in 4 games (all starts) for the Rockies this year and he is 2-1 with a 5.92 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. The Rockies have called up 28-year old righty starting pitcher Guillermo Moscoso to replace Guthrie in the rotation. Moscoso has pitched in 4 games (all starts) in AAA-ball so far this year and he was 1-3 with a 7.91 ERA and a 2.02 WHIP. But, Moscoso has pitched in 34 games (21 starts) so far in his major league career and he is 8-10 with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. I have a feeling that Moscoso is going to do a decent job for the Rockies.

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