Rockies Trade Deadline News
Rockies show trade interest in Jonathan Lucroy | Rockies.com
In case you missed it last night, the Rockies are now being rumored to be interested in not just upgrading their bullpen situation, but also their catching situation. Also, it appears that the reason that the Rockies may have been quiet in the trade market while other teams have been making moves, is they seem to be more interested in some of the bigger trade targets like Zach Britton.
Rockies Seeking Catching Upgrades, Bullpen Arms | MLB Trade Rumors
MLB Trade Rumors dove a bit deeper into the catching options that the Rockies have been rumored to be interested in. The Rockies could definitely use a shot in the arm right now and the catching position would be the easiest to upgrade at this point.
Rockies linked to Jonathan Lucroy, Zach Britton | Purple Row
The Rockies are tied to several potential trade targets, including Jonathan Lucroy and Britton
Colorado Rockies’ past contains a blueprint for this season | Purple Row
The Rockies may attempt to duplicate their moves at the 2009 trade deadline
Other Rockies news
St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies experiment with shortened inning breaks | ESPN.com
You probably didn't notice, but last night's game was supposed to be faster. MLB experimented with the timing clock between innings for just the Cardinals-Rockies game last night in an attempts to speed up the game. They set the between-innings clock to 1:45 instead of the usual 2:05 for locally televised games and 2:25 for nationally televised games. Unfortunately, despite the relatively low score the game time was still above average at 3:11
Ian Desmond exits early with calf tightness | Rockies.com
Desmond was being super-cautious about his calf last night. He's hoping that he prevented it from being worse. However, the repeating nature of the injury already increases the odds that he may need another trip to the DL.
Trevor Story on hot streak, homers for Rockies | Rockies.com
Trevor Story appears to finally be out of the season-long slump that he's been in. If he can continue to produce as he has the last week, things will be much easier for the Rockies offense.
Colorado Rockies prospect Yency Almonte promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque | Purple Row
Another top-ten Rockies prospect has earned a midseason promotion
Rockies promote Carlos Estevez, option Jairo Diaz | Purple Row
Rockies exchanged right-handed relievers