Garrett Atkins

The Colorado Rockies chose not to tender a contract to third baseman Garrett Atkins last night, making him a free agent. Colorado had been trying to trade Atkins since last summer, but found no suitable, or willing, trade partners. Over the past four seasons, the 30-year-old Atkins' OPS has continually declined, from .965, to .853, to .780, and finally to .650. That ultimately led to him being supplanted by third baseman Ian Stewart at...  

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The Colorado Rockies are becoming known as a come-from-behind team. In 2007 the Rockies completed the best three weeks to end a season in the history of the game. In 2009, the Rockies recovered from a such a huge deficit that Congress may want to call Jim Tracy for some advice. The Rockies are quickly gaining notoriety around the baseball world as a good team, but they have already achieved one title that they aim to change in 2010. The...  

Former ace Chien-Ming Wang, power-hitting Jack Cust and slumping third baseman Garrett Arkins joined an already saturated free agent market when they weren't offered contracts for next year by their teams on Saturday.  

I've been picking up on some serious anti Garrett Atkins vibes here on AN. Why? What we're doing here is some dieting, counting stats, rate stats and of course jumping! Follow me for more! (Apologies in advance for my lack of pretty charts and graphs, I'm just not that good with that stuff.   Alright, let me see this now:The guy had a BABIP of .247, only about 60 points below his career norm of .311. Oh sure you say, numbers like that must...  

The Colorado Rockies signed catcher Chris Iannetta to a three-year deal on Friday. The Denver Post reports that it is for $8.3 million and includes a $5 million club option for his first year of free agency.  

More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP 5 months ago: Clint Hurdle, the just-fired manager of the Colorado Rockies, talks during a news conference in Denver on Friday, May 29, 2009. Hurdle was dismissed after seven years as manager of the Rockies and replaced by bench coach Jim Tracy, who has...  

After announcement, the Colorado Rockies reward him with a three-year contract. Jim Tracy, whom the Colorado Rockies promoted to manager from bench coach after Clint Hurdle was fired in late May, was selected National League manager of the year Wednesday.  

From our old friend Tracy Ringolsby: 1. Tyler Matzek, lhp 2. Christian Friederich, lhp 3. Wilin Rosario, c 4. Jhoulys Chacin, rhp 5. Hector Gomez, ss 6. Eric Young Jr., 2b/of 7. Tim Wheeler, of 8. Rex Brothers, lhp 9. Esmil Rogers, rhp 10. Nolan Arenado, 3b  

by Jeff FletcherFiled under: MLB AwardsJim Tracy didn't even need a whole season to earn the NL Manager of the Year Award, or to earn a three-year extension. Tracy, who took over for fired Clint Hurdle in late May, became the second manager to win this award after taking over a team in the middle of the season. The other was Jack McKeon, who took over the Florida Marlins early in 2003 and led them to a World Series title. Shortly after...  

Betancourt accepts salary arbitration with RockiesUSA TodayDENVER (AP) — Relief pitcher Rafael Betancourt has accepted salary arbitration and will return to the Colorado Rockies for a second season. ...Rockies attempting to lock up IannettaMLB.comRockies offer multiyear deals to Street, Iannetta and BarmesDenver PostBetancourt Close to Returning to the Rockieshotstove.com (blog)9NEWS.comall 18 news articles »  

DENVER—The Colorado Rockies have sold the contract of outfielder Matt Murton to the Hanshin Tigers in Japan. Financial terms of the deal announced Monday were not disclosed. The 28-year-old Murton hit .250 with five doubles, one home run and 6 RBIs ...  

Rockies give skipper new 3-year contract NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Tracy was out of baseball when Clint Hurdle called last October to talk to him about joining Hurdle’s staff in Colorado. Tracy was focused on his duties as bench coach for the Rockies when he came to spring training.  

Martz-Fewell would be a nice comboRochester Democrat and ChronicleHolliday's career numbers are inflated because he played most of his career with the Colorado Rockies in Coors Field. He doesn't have Teixeira's power and ...and more »  

At Least Vin Scully Is Coming BackNBC Los Angeles... team ready to take the next step forward. Meanwhile the Colorado Rockies are right on their heels. But at least we'll have Vin Scully to talk us through it.and more »