Purple Row, a Colorado Rockies community

Michael Cuddyer went 3-for-3 as Todd Helton homered and Jeff Francis worked through a scoreless four-hit outing.

Jhoulys Chacin, the Colorado Rockies right-hander, will earn $6.5 million if deal is finalized, physical pending. Club has yet to confirm the news.

Josh Hamilton may not be a Rockies target, but a Dallas Morning News sportswriter thinks he'd be a match here. The principle behind signing big bats and trading young position players for pitching might not be a bad model for the Rockies to follow.