The season ended on a low note, being swept by the Diamondbacks in Arizona.
The rockies’ 2008 first-round draft pick Christian Friedrich will be making his professional debut tonight with the Tri-City Dust Devils. Friedrich is a left-handed pitcher from Eastern Kentucky University and was the 25th player taken overall.
The rockies will have three representatives in the All-Star Futures game. Pitchers Ryan Mattheus and Casey Weathers and center fielder Dexter Fowler, all with Tulsa, will play for the U.S. team. Here are the complete U.S. and World rosters.
The most widely circulated rockies’ player among the trade rumors is Brian Fuentes. It’s not surprising, given that the rockies have made it well known he is available and the fact that he is a left-handed reliever and a good one at that. The team mentioned most as a destination for Fuentes is Tampa Bay. With the resurrected (and currently injured) Troy Percival as their closer, Fuentes would be a very nice addition as the Rays attempt to dethrone the Evil Empires that typically rule the AL East and make the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. As many as eight other teams have been identified as having some interest in Fuentes, including the Evil Empires. Florida has been reported to have an interest in both Willy Taveras and Yorvitt Torrealba. Taveras doesn’t fit into the rockies’ long-term plans and Ryan Spilborghs could replace him in center field while Torrealba has requested a trade after losing significant playing time to Chris Iannetta. I’d be surprised if Taveras is dealt, but expect Torrealba to be somewhere else.
Until next time, go rockies!
