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Location: Denver, Colo. | Ballpark: Coors Field (50,445) | Spring Training: Tucson, Ariz.
Owner: Charlie and Dick Monfort | GM: Dan O'Dowd | Manager: Jim Tracy (interim) | World Championships: 0
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Rockies report: Inside pitch
 

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Left-hander Joe Beimel spent two months with the Rockies in 2009 and made 26 appearances, but his brief stay with the club apparently ended Nov. 5. One day after the World Series, the Rockies announced they had agreed to terms with Randy Flores, who like Beimel, is a left-handed reliever.

Flores, who had been arbitration-eligible, settled on a one-year, $650,000 deal.

Beimel, a 32-year-old free agent, went 0-1 with a 4.02 ERA for Colorado, allowing 19 hits in 15 2/3 innings with four walks and 11 strikeouts. The Rockies appear ready to go with the left-handed combination of Franklin Morales and Flores in their bullpen.

The Rockies acquired Beimel from the Nationals at the July 31 trade deadline for minor league right-handers Ryan Mattheus and Robinson Fabian. While Beimel was with the Rockies, left-handed hitters had a .606 slugging percentage against him (compared to .444 by right-handers), and the two homers he allowed were to left-handed hitters, the Reds' Joey Votto and the Mets' Daniel Murphy.

Flores, 34, underwent shoulder surgery at the end of the 2008 season with the Cardinals, and he began 2009 with Class AAA Colorado Springs before being promoted May 15. In two stints with the Rockies, Flores went 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA in 27 games. He rejoined the team when the rosters expanded in September and was unscored upon in nine of his final 11 outings, covering a total of four innings. During that span, Flores allowed one of seven inherited runners to score and never pitched a full inning while being used as a left-handed specialist.

The Rockies had discussions with Beimel after the 2008 season when he was a victim of a tight market. On March 18, just 3 1/2 weeks before the start of the regular season, Beimel ended up signing with the Nationals for $2 million, which was more than the Rockies wanted to pay. Looking to fortify their bullpen for the final two months, the Rockies were happy to acquire Beimel at the trade deadline, one week after general manager Dan O'Dowd made a bullpen move that had bigger implications, dealing a minor league pitcher to the Indians for right-hander Rafael Betancourt.

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November 6, 2009 4:52 pm
Lets be the first team in NL west to make a serious move on improving there team. Why wait for the Dodgers to make some type of deal through free agentcy or a trade for pitching. Or the Giants to better themselves with some hitting. I'm really not hot on to many of the FA out there, mo ...(more)
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November 4, 2009 12:22 pm

More of a Rangers story but, of course, Hurdle has a lot of history with Colorado. Always like him. Best of luck Clint.

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Former Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is expected to be named the Rangers hitting coach, three sources said ...(more)

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November 7, 2009 9:21 pm
This post will be updated by me to let everyone know whats going on so far in the off-season and rumors about the Rockies:
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November 9, 2009 8:09 pm
Here is the link...... I knew Dan would do this. Hope we get something good for him!
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/color
ado_rockies/index.html 

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November 5, 2009 4:08 pm

Let the offseason begin!

DENVER -- The Rockies retained some of the bullpen depth they built in 2009 by re-signing right-hander Matt Belisle and left-hander Randy Flores to one ...(more)

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November 1, 2009 5:34 pm
All I have read so far for the off-season is that Jim Tracy and Dan O'Dowd are going to sign extensions.... great! How about we decide what we need to do to win a championship? We NEED a right handed masher. Which means deal Hawpe. They have said he isn't on the block but they need to consider it. Trade Hawpe, Corpas and a prospect for Nelson Cruz and ...(more)
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October 23, 2009 10:24 pm
What improvements need to be made so that this team, if they get to the post season again (which I believe they have to the squad to do so, not to mention having the entire season under Tracy's leadership (why did LA let this guy go again?)), they can take the entire cake?

I hope that both Yorvi and Chris will both stay, they are both good catchers, they just really need to work on th
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October 28, 2009 10:42 pm
This is your own personal opinions on what to do this off-season... signing players and setting up reasonable trades to get a championship.
The Rockies have to many left-handed hitters. If I am Dan O'Dowd I am going to fix that.
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October 26, 2009 6:21 pm
What's your thought about tradeing away some of our young talent that we have and may not use to the fullest of there ability to try and pry Nelson Cruz from Texas. I really think we need a proven right handed bat with power to help balance our batting order out. We also had better start looking hard and fast into someone to replace To ...(more)
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October 27, 2009 8:31 pm
***Mark McGwire's Five-Step Approach To Hitting***
The Mac is back!  Big Mac, Mark McGwire is back with the Cardinals to be their hitting coach.  McGwire has always been a fan favorite in St. Louis, but it’s almost a written fact that he t
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October 10, 2009 11:38 pm
Hey guys -- Looking for an honest, non-biased look into Seth Smith.

I am concerned with his home/road splits and the fact that he hits in Colorado.  But this guy has always intrigued me.

Do you think he could be an everyday player?

I do know that in AA Tulsa he hit double digit homers so that
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October 20, 2009 4:49 pm

Hopefully many good years to come for this young, exciting baseball team.

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By Thomas Harding / MLB.com

10/20/09 1:49 PM ET

DENVER -- The Rockies are moving closer to signing general manager Dan O'Dowd and manager Jim Tracy to contract extensions.

A source close to the contra ...(more)

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October 12, 2009 10:28 pm
Congradulations Rockies on the 2009 season. I am honestly very upset (and really close to heartbroken) that the rockies lost. As a new yorker i am a die hard Yankee fan but unlike my fellow Yankee fans, i do have respect and love for other teams, and the rockies are definetely my favorite team in the NL. Just like you guys i was reallly rea ...(more)
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October 13, 2009 11:34 am
What am I going to do for the next 6 months? I did not miss a game this season whether on TV,radio, computer or attending I have so much passion for this team. Our family is so into the Rockies that game day is a part of "our day". We live in the 4 corners area ,but if we lived in Denver we would be season ticket holders. We all know how ...(more)
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October 14, 2009 6:42 pm
I just want to know who you all think the Rockies need to go and get this off-season. Here is my opinion.
The Starting Rotation:
  1. Ubaldo Jimenez- L
  2. Aaron Cook- R
  3. ...(more)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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