Carlos Gonzalez went 5-for-5 with two home runs to lead  the Colorado Rockies to a 9-4 win over the Chicago Cubs. Gonzalez fell a triple short  of a cycle had three RBI  and became the first Rockies player to have five hits in a game since Miguel Olivo in 2010. The Rockies had been struggling to score runs of late and Gonzalez  was not immune to the slump. He had gone 2-for-14 with seven strikeouts on the f ...

Michael Cuddyer was placed on the 15 day disabled list by the Colorado Rockies with an injury to his neck. Cuddyer  is hitting .319, and seven home runs and 23 RBI. He will undergo an MRI this week. To replace Cuddyer Colorado recalled outfielder Charlie Blackmon from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Blackmon was hitting .336 with three homers, 21 RBIs and 35 runs in 31 games. The Rockies are hopeful Cuddyer  wil ...

Jorge De La Rosa took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Troy Tulowitzki  smacked his eighth home run of 2013 to help the Rockies beat the Cardinals 8-2 on Sunday. The  Rockies had been held scoreless for 28 consecutive innings prior to Tulowitzki's  home run. Charlie Blackmon then added a two-run shot in the sixth. The Cardinals lost for just the second time in 11 games. "I definitely think it was a b ...

What Nolan Arenado needed most was an opportunity.  When the Rockies traded third baseman Chris Nelson to the Yankees Arenado  was called up and he  is making the move look genius. In just 8 games in the majors Arenado’s has a .323 average and .677 slugging percentage, and fantasy team owners very happy. He has hit three home runs including his first grand slam off of the Tampa Bay Rays  David Price. Arenad ...

Roy Oswalt has found the team for 2013.  The 35-year-old agreed to terms with the Colorado Rockies on a minor-league deal. Oswalt will report to extended spring training to prepare for yet another spot on a major-league roster, and will likely need at least a few weeks to get in baseball shape. Oswalt last pitched with the Texas Rangers where he went 4-3 with a 5.80 ERA pitching as a starter and out of the ...

For Troy Tulowitzki, his presence represents more than just that of a starting shortstop. "Tulo" is Colorado. As the face of a franchise, his bat in the lineup and glove in the field represents the present and future of the Rockies' franchise. Hearing the result of an awkward slide at home plate on Sunday was just day to day with a shoulder strain was surely a relief for the star and his team. Tulowitzki is ...

Troy Tulowitzki appears healthy again, Dexter Fowler was signed to a long-term deal and Carlos Gonzalez is entrenched in left field. Those names, along with catcher Wilin Rosario, give the Colorado Rockies a formidable core to build around. Based on his explosive performance this spring, 21-year-old third baseman Nolan Arenado could be adding to that core sooner than anticipated. So far, Arenado has swatted ...

Reid Brignac was designated for assignment by the Tampa Bay Rays this week to clear room on the roster or Kyle Farnsworth and Kelly Johnson, and reportedly had drawn interest from the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and the Minnesota Twins. Today the Colorado Rockies announced that they had acquired the former top-50 prospect in a trade with Tampa Bay for cash considerations and a player to be named later. ...

For a club that lost 98 games last season, the Colorado Rockies sure do have a talented core. After recently signing center fielder Dexter Fowler to a two-year deal - likely ending trade talk that surrounded him this offseason - the Rockies have an outfield that includes Fowler, Carlos Gonzalez and Michael Cuddyer. The lineup also features shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who spent much of the 2012 campaign on th ...

Catcher Wilin Rosario, and infielders Jordan Pacheco and Josh Rutledge, were rookies  who logged respectable Major League debuts for the Colorado Rockies in 2012. Unfortunately for the Rockies, none of the aforementioned players are starting pitchers, and neither are the top three prospects in their organization. Since Coors Field is not exactly "mile high" on the list of preferred destinations for differen ...

Weiss was given a one-year deal by the Rockies Walt Weiss was hired to replace Jim Tracy who resigned Oct. 7 with one year and $1.4 million left on his contract,  as manager of the Colorado Rockies, following a month long search by the team. Team officials met for several hours Wednesday night before choosing Weiss over finalist Matt Williams and Jason Giambi and Tom Runnells. Weiss, 48, was the head baseba ...

The Giants' deep rotation remains intact for 2013, unless... Editor’s Note: Baseball News Source has provided a division-by-division series that address what teams might do this off-season in the American League and in the National League East and NL Central. Here is our outlook on the NL West to finalize the series. Even though Tim Lincecum struggled with a 10-15 record and a 5.18 ERA during the regular se ...

Under Tracy the Rockies went 294-308 Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy stepped down after a dismal season in which the team went 64-98. Tracy had been managing the Rockies since May of 2009 when he was promoted to manager from his bench coach position.  He was voted the NL Manager of the Year that season after guiding Colorado into the playoffs. Under Tracy the Rockies went 294-308. Tracy had one year left ...

Tulowitzki Return Is Not Imminent Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki continues to rehab from a groin injury suffered earlier this summer. Tulowitzki played seven innings and went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in a game at Double-A Tulsa. Tulowitzki has been out since May 30 and underwent surgery June 21. He is scheduled to pinch-hit for Tulsa on Friday and will be reevaluated to determine p ...