http://www.rockieslocker.com Colorado Rockies Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:02:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Rockies have designated 29-year old righty swinging 1B Brad Eldred for assignment. Eldred played in 11 games for the Rockies this year and he was 6 of 24 (.250 avg, .750 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer and 3 RBIs. It wasn't all good for Eldred ... http://www.rockieslocker.com/2010/07/28/the-colorado-rockies-dfa-brad-eldred/ The Rockies have sent 22-year old righty starter/reliever Jhoulys Chacin back to the minors so that he can go back to starting again. He has had some issues pitching out of the pen for the Rockies this year. Chacin has pitched in 19 games (12 starts) for the ... http://www.rockieslocker.com/2010/07/26/the-colorado-rockies-send-jhoulys-chacin-back-to-the-minors/ The Rockies need to make a couple moves to deal with the rest of the N.L. West. The Rockies just aren't getting anything at all out of Todd Helton this season. With that in mind I would call up the Blue Jays and see if they were willing ... http://www.rockieslocker.com/2010/07/20/if-i-were-running-the-colorado-rockies-heres-a-couple-moves-i-would-make/ 27-year old righty swinging outfielder Matt Miller is having a solid season in AAA. He has played in 86 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 114 of 336 (.339 avg, .886 OPS) with 69 runs scored, 8 homers and 56 RBIs. Miller could be a trade ... http://www.rockieslocker.com/2010/07/18/matt-miller-is-inching-closer-to-the-majors-for-the-colorado-rockies/ The Rockies are 49-39 on the season which has them tied for second place in the N.L. West with the Dodgers, 2 games behind the Padres. The Rockies have had some surprises and disappointments and here's a closer look at them: Pleasant Surprises: 31-year old righty swinging catcher Miguel ... http://www.rockieslocker.com/2010/07/15/the-colorado-rockies-finished-the-first-half-strong/ I remember early on in the Rockies' existence wondering what a good baseball player could do playing in Colorado after watching guys like Vinny Castilla and Dante Bichette turning into stars in the light air. I got my answer when Larry Walker came to Denver to play with the ... http://www.rockieslocker.com/2010/07/07/larry-walker-is-all-over-the-record-books-for-the-colorado-rockies/ The Rockies have placed starting 1B Todd Helton on the 15-day disabled list with back soreness. Helton has not looked like himself at the plate this season. He has played in 69 games for the Rockies this season and he is 61 of 248 (.246 avg, .646 OPS) ... http://www.rockieslocker.com/2010/07/07/the-colorado-rockies-place-todd-helton-on-the-dl-2/ The Colorado Rockies might be looking for some middle infield help this month. With 2B Jonathan Herrera and Clint Barmes playing so well they might just be looking for a backup who can play both positions. John McDonald, Julio Lugo, Willie Bloomquist, Adam Kennedy, Craig Counsell, Jeff Keppinger ... http://www.rockieslocker.com/2010/07/06/the-colorado-rockies-could-be-looking-for-a-middle-infielder-this-month/ The Rockies have two All-Stars. 25-year old shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and 26-year old righty starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez are the two guys. Tulowitzki has played in 62 games this season for the Rockies and he is 72 of 235 (.306 avg, .877 OPS) with 47 runs scored, 9 ... http://www.rockieslocker.com/2010/07/05/the-colorado-rockies-have-two-all-stars/ 19-year old lefty starting pitcher Tyler Matzek was a first round pick of the Rockies in 2009. He was also considered the Rockies' #1 prospect heading into this season according to Baseball America. He is really off to a outstanding start in the minors for the Rockies. ... http://www.rockieslocker.com/2010/07/02/tyler-matzek-is-off-to-a-very-quick-start-in-the-minors-for-the-colorado-rockies/