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I wouldn't mind having him, but it's getting awfully crowded in the pen.

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Anytime a pitcher...

actually wants to Colorado, that’s a plus in my book. Beimel is an excellent reliever that would definitely be an asset to the team.

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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 5, 2009 10:54 AM MST reply actions

come to Colorado

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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 5, 2009 10:54 AM MST up reply actions

Bring him on...

…much better than Micah Bowie…..these types of improvement are what “casual” Rockies fans don’t notice, but could make the team much more competitive than last year

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 5, 2009 11:41 AM MST reply actions

So that'd have the pen looking like

RHP Street
RHP Buchholz
RHP Corpas
RHP Grilli
LHP Embree
LHP Beimel

…??

Profit

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 5, 2009 12:50 PM MST reply actions

I hope Speier is in the 'pen too

as he is out of options…

by BlakeBomber on Feb 5, 2009 5:44 PM MST up reply actions

as long as it isn’t Ray King, or his contract. I do have to agree that getting him would put a damper on who else we could hold. Ryan Speier and Juan Morillo are out of options, and we signed Rusch and Matt Belisle to minor league deals. If Greg Smith does not make the rotation he is a long bullpen option but could also see time in CS. The main thing I worry about is losing the depth we have built up because I don’t believe many teams will let Speier or Morillo get through the waivers.

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by jrockies on Feb 5, 2009 3:37 PM MST reply actions

I think that Morillo...

is on his way out, honestly. He just hasn’t been effective at the major league (or AAA for that matter) level, despite his ridiculous speed. Speier takes the final spot if Beimel signs, but if he doesn’t, then I think Rusch slips on to the team.

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by Jeff Aberle on Feb 5, 2009 3:53 PM MST up reply actions

We tried to trade Morillo for Redding

whew

Not for keeping Morillo, for NOT getting Redding.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 6, 2009 4:16 PM MST up reply actions

Crowded in the pen could translate into a pretty good staff

in Colorado Springs.

by pedalpusher on Feb 6, 2009 4:37 PM MST reply actions

And I think the Pitching

might be fun to watch “up” there. I just hope our hitting prospects do as well as they could. If Gonzalez, Fowler, and Murton should be a pretty good outfield. Koshansky at first, and the rest of the infield is up for grabs assuming there is no guarantee that Nelson, or EY2 make the roster. As for third…? Fun to watch no matter what.

Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983
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by jrockies on Feb 6, 2009 10:06 PM MST up reply actions