Rafael Betancourt has a new deal to go with his new role as Colorado’s closer. The Rockies’ right-handed reliever agreed Wednesday to an $8.5 million, two-year contract that guarantees him an additional $4.25 million. The Venezuela native saved eight of nine games filling in for an injured Huston Street last August.
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Relief pitcher Rafael Betancourt officially signed his contract extension with the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, a deal that had been reported last week. Betancourt, who is scheduled to become the Rockies’ closer this season, will make $4 million this year, according to the…
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The last major acquisition of the offseason is now complete, and the Colorado Rockies are going to head into spring training next month with a heavily made-over team from the 2011 squad. After weeks of speculation, the Rockies completed a trade with the Boston Red Sox that will…
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer
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If you were worried about preparing yourself for a baseball season that doesn’t include Omar Vizquel, the 44-year-old infielder is doing his best to make sure you won’t miss him. Vizquel will try to keep this baseball thing going for … Continue reading →
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The New York Yankees are expected to formally announce the retirement of catcher/designated hitter Jorge Posada at a Tuesday morning press conference in Yankee Stadium. Posada, one of the team’s best catchers in the storied franchise’s history, made his decision weeks ago…
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As the home of the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks, Salt River Fields is a hot destination to see Spring Training baseball. With a popular Rockies team soon to prepare for another season and the improving D-Backs, this spring is expected to be even hotter according to…
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The trade was on. Then it was off. Now it’s complete. As Troy Renck of the Denver Post first reported in all three phases of the deal that took a little over 24 hours to complete, the Colorado Rockies have … Continue reading →
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The Colorado Rockies acquired infielder Marco Scutaro from the Red Sox for right-hander Clayton Mortensen on Saturday in a surprising trade that could pave the way for top Boston prospect Jose Iglesias to take over at shortstop sooner than expected. The 36-year-old Scutaro hit a career-high .299 for the Red Sox last season, when he had seven homers, 26 doubles, 54 RBIs and a .358 on-base…
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Boston traded infielder Marco Scuatro to the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night, a deal that is expected to give the Red Sox room in their budget to sign a free agent. By dumping Scutaro’s $6-million salary, the Red Sox will likely pursue either right-hander Roy Oswalt or…
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