Garrett Atkins

A week into the season, Ryan Church was raking doubles and Daniel Murphy was the new hotness. Five weeks later, Mets fans are looking at a much different scenario. Church has seemingly fallen out of favor with Jerry Manuel and Murphy has been unacceptably bad in left field. Daniel Murphy hasn't done it with the bat or glove so far Many thought that Manuel would use Murphy to spell Delgado at first base and potentially groom him for a future at the position. However, that hasn’t happened...Read Full Story

The 2010 Colorado Rockies face a challenge that no other Rockies team before them has faced. They are blazing trails that some baseball fans in the Rocky Mountain region once felt were impossible to blaze. This 2010 Rockies team is dealing with a word never thrust upon them before: Expectations. Sure, the 2008 team had their fair share of excitement surrounding them. Fans rummaged through all of their Broncos, Avalanche and Nuggets apparel looking for the Rockies hat that they buried after...Read Full Story

Garrett Atkins became a free agent when the Colorado Rockies failed to offer a contract for next season. Atkins, who turned 30 on Saturday, has spent his entire seven-year major league career with the Rockies. The third baseman slumped to a .226 average this year with nine homers and 48 RBIs after hitting .286 with 21 homers and 99 RBIs in 2008. Atkins, who made $7.05 million, lost the third base job to Ian Stewart by the end of the season. Atkins had a career-high 29 homers and 120 RBIs in...Read Full Story

Third baseman Garrett Atkins and reliever Mike Gonzalez have reached preliminary agreements with the Baltimore Orioles, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Gonzalez gets a $12 million, two-year contract and Atkins receives a one-year deal that pays him $4 million next season and includes an option for 2011. The deals are pending a physical, according to the people, who spoke separately on condition of anonymity because the contracts had not been completed as of...Read Full Story

MLB.com noted, it's reasonable to assume that the 75 percent of polled Colorado fans who didn't think the Rockies got enough in return for Matt Holliday may have jumped the gun just a tad. Reports indicate that Colorado Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd might just package Huston Street in a follow-up deal. There are plenty of teams in the market for a closer — foremost among them the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets and the Cleveland Indians — all teams which had called him about Brian Fuentes...Read Full Story

WTNH Rockies win sixth consecutive, but Aaron Cook has a broken leg USA Today The Rockies have a six-game winning streak and are 11 games above .500, but they lost pitcher Aaron Cook to a broken leg Wednesday night. Cook hasn't pitched well this season, but in a 9-2 win at Coors Field against the Reds, he was cruising for his ... Cook suffers non-displaced leg fracture MLB.com MLB Odds Preview: Rockies and Reds Finish Series at Coors Field SBR Forum Reds-Rockies Preview CBSSports.com Bleacher...Read Full Story

ABC2 News Orioles designate Atkins, activate Uehara MLB.com BALTIMORE -- Prior to Sunday's series finale against the Nationals, the Orioles activated right-handed reliever Koji Uehara and designated struggling first baseman Garrett Atkins for assignment. ... Struggling Atkins designated for assignment by Orioles, who activate Uehara The Canadian Press Orioles designate Atkins, activate Uehara Anaheim Angels Orioles designate Atkins for assignment msnbc.com ABC2 News  - Baltimore Sun (blog...Read Full Story

New York Times After Another Dismal Loss, It's Getting Late Early for Mets and Manuel New York Times DENVER — A strong start to the season was considered vital for the Mets, particularly Manager Jerry Manuel, but any hope of that happening is quickly slipping away. John Maine allowed eight runs in three innings as the Mets fell to ... Mets simply not good enough to compete ESPN Pair of Smiths power Rockies in opener MLB.com John Maine pounded by Colorado Rockies as New York Mets drop first...Read Full Story

Globe and Mail Kiszla: Mediocre Rockies fit with Denver apathy Denver Post Winning baseball doesn't really matter in Colorado. So what is the Rockies' motivation to try? The local baseball team checked its watch, let the trade deadline pass, yawned, then went out and collected the money from 48065 paying ... Game of the Day Rockies 6, Cubs 5 San Francisco Chronicle Cubs-Rockies Preview CBSSports.com CarGo's cycle is sixth in Rockies' history MLB.com USA Today  - Kansas City Star  - Colorado...Read Full Story

Ev er since dealing outfielder Matt Holliday to the Athletics last month, the Colorado Rockies have been backing away from the idea of sending third baseman Garrett Atkins elsewhere. Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd has said on several occasions, most recently in Wednesday's Denver Post, that he is comfortable with Atkins holding down a key spot in the lineup. That raises a question: C an the Rockies dispense with the speculation by signing Atkins to a contract that eats up the next two...Read Full Story