Colorado Rockies Trade Miguel Olivo To Toronto Blue Jays

The Rockies will receive a player to be named.

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Probably a minor leaguer

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by Rockkstarr12 on Nov 4, 2010 8:51 PM MDT reply actions

Probably not Drabek

by mkorpal on Nov 4, 2010 8:55 PM MDT reply actions

noooooooooooooooooooooo

Is it 2011 yet?

by The Lodo Magic Man on Nov 4, 2010 8:56 PM MDT up reply actions

Maybe Doug Drabek.

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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Nov 5, 2010 6:27 AM MDT up reply actions

I wonder if it's anyone good

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by SpaceFlare on Nov 4, 2010 9:13 PM MDT reply actions

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Well that was unexpected! Rosario better get ready for the big leagues quickly.

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by UZ on Nov 4, 2010 9:20 PM MDT reply actions

McKenry can hang around for a while

there’s plenty of other options out there though, ranging from VMart to Torrealba. My gut is that they just sick with what we have and give CDI his chance, but who knows.

by black_knight101 on Nov 4, 2010 9:43 PM MDT up reply actions

From Renck:

Miguel Olivo wanted me to let the fans know how much he appreciated your support. He truly enjoyed time in Denver

by holly96 on Nov 4, 2010 9:42 PM MDT reply actions

I know he’s not the future, but he sure did provide us some really cool moments during 2010, aside from his 2nd half batting slump….he’s far far far from the worst backstop we’ve ever employed on this club.

So let's just win 12 more games next year, mmmkay?

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by Mondogarage on Nov 5, 2010 7:51 AM MDT up reply actions

Blue Jays declined option

by mkorpal on Nov 4, 2010 9:52 PM MDT reply actions

Clever way to acquire a draft pick.

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by Greg Stanwood on Nov 4, 2010 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions

I really liked Olivo

by arpagamos on Nov 4, 2010 10:16 PM MDT reply actions

I heard it was for Jose Bautista!!!

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by BittenAnkles on Nov 4, 2010 10:19 PM MDT reply actions

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by Andrew Martin on Nov 4, 2010 10:20 PM MDT via mobile reply actions

So, here is how it went down

the Blue Jays traded a player, who will be selected from a list of players sometime in the future for a catcher, who they had 1 and a half hours to determine if they want to keep. They declined, paying the catcher 500k. Now they need to determine if they want to offer arbitration. If they don’t, they will essentially send a prospect and pay the Rockies 500K. If they do, the catcher needs to decide if he wants to accept and have an arbitrator determine the value of a one year contract which can not be traded for a certain amount of time, which will cost more than if the option was originally. If he declines, they will receive a draft pick in the 35-50 range.

That just about explains it.

by mkorpal on Nov 4, 2010 10:39 PM MDT reply actions

good rundown, thanks

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by Andrew Martin on Nov 4, 2010 10:43 PM MDT up reply actions

sounds about right

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by jrockies on Nov 4, 2010 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions