The Rockies are sending Jason Hammel to the mound for his final start of 2011 tonight, as they run out the clock on the remainder of their season. Let's round up some Rox links, courtesy of Troy Renck of The Denver Post…
- "Nothing is impossible, but I would say Chris would be our catcher next year," said GM Dan O'Dowd to Renck, referring to Chris Iannetta. The team does not want to rush prospect Wilin Rosario, but Renck notes that the situation is subject to change if Iannetta draws interest on the trade market. The Blue Jays, Padres, and Red Sox have had interest in the backstop at various points this season.
- Yesterday we heard that the Rockies have interest in re-signing J.C. Romero, and Renck says a versatile lefty reliever is one of the team's needs. He mentions that Romero joined Colorado on the recommendation of good friend LaTroy Hawkins, who pitched for the Rockies during their run to the 2007 World Series.
- Carlos Gonzalez told Renck that he believes the team is not far away from contention in the NL West (Twitter link).
Everyone’s able to compete in this division. None of these teams are great. This is best exemplified by the D-backs going from last to first.
this division has been that way since the big shakeup of teams moving in and out; for crying out loud i thought it began to show signs of life after that 2009 race but now i’d be intimidated if the royals moved to the NL west.
can’t be great unless their spending 170+ million amirite?
The Rockies have great offense and defense, if they get some pitching the could really contend…but yeah, weak division. next year some other team could surprise us…