Josh Fogg

Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies have settled on a two year, $23 million contract, with the hope of a long-term deal somewhere in the future. That's over a $5 million raise from last year to the next. The All-Star left fielder and runner-up for the 2007 NL MVP award (behind Jimmy Rollins ) batted .340 with 137 RBIs last season, becoming the third player since 1967 to lead a league in both categories. Holliday also hit 36 homers and led the NL in hits (216), total bases (386) and doubles...Read Full Story

The Colorado Rockies added two pitchers on Wednesday, agreeing to one-year deals with former first-round draft picks Kip Wells and Mark Redman . Wells, a 30-year-old righty, had a lousy 7-17 record with a 5.70 ERA for the St. Louis Cardinals last season, and is a career 64-91 in 231 career games with four different big league teams. He will be paid $3.1 million by the NL Champs, with a shot at making another $1.5 million in performance bonuses, which is highly unlikely. The 33-year-old Redman...Read Full Story

Former Colorado Rockies slugger Matt Holliday has arrived at Coors Field as the enemy for the first time. He is hoping for another celebration at the ballpark on Blake Street, this time with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals are on the cusp of winning the NL Central and a victory at Colorado on Friday night will send them back to the playoffs for the first time since winning the 2006 World Series. They also could clinch if the Cubs lose at San Francisco. Holliday spent a decade in the...Read Full Story

Matt Holliday celebrated a playoff-clinching victory at Colorado's Coors Field Saturday, but this time it was with the St. Louis Cardinals. Jason LaRue, in as catcher for the Cardinals' injured All-Star Yadier Molina, homered off Ubaldo Jimenez to break a seventh-inning tie and the Cardinals secured the National League Central division title with a 6-3 victory. "It didn't matter where it was," said Holliday, who spent 10 years in the Rockies organization. "I have a lot of friends over there...Read Full Story

The Colorado Rockies have recalled right-hander Josh Fogg from Triple-A Colorado Springs and designated righty reliever Matt Belisle for assignment. Fogg, recalled on Monday, signed a minor league contract on Feb. 2, 2009. He received a non-roster invitation to spring training before being assigned to the Sky Sox, where he was 3-1 with a 5.80 ERA in eight starts. He spent the 2006 and '07 seasons with the Rockies, winning 21 games. He had 10 victories in 2007 when Colorado reached the World...Read Full Story

Any deal that would send Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday to the St. Louis Cardinals appears to be dead, according to published reports in two newspapers Sunday night. When asked about a possible trade for the All-Star slugger, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "That one's not happening -- at all." Mozeliak told the paper that some of what has been reported has been "misleading, to say the least," and a source told the paper the Cards balked at the...Read Full Story

The Colorado Rockies have acquired left-handed reliever Joe Beimel from the Washington Nationals for two minor league pitchers. Washington also sent cash to the Rockies on Friday to pay for part of Beimel's contract. The Nationals received right-handers Ryan Mattheus and Robinson Fabian. Beimel is 1-5 with one save and a 3.40 ERA in 45 appearances with Washington this season. The 25-year-old Mattheus was 1-3 with a 3.81 ERA in 19 minor league appearances this season before having ligament...Read Full Story

The Mets have signed 33 year old relief pitcher Josh Fogg to a minor league deal, according to Troy Renck of  Denver Post . Fogg had a 3.74 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 45.6 relief innings for the Rockies last season. He also spent some time as a starter in the minors where he had a 5.80 ERA and 16/17 K/BB ratio in eight starts for AAA-Colorado Springs. He’ll most likely compete for the fifth starters spot or bullpen job in the spring. That can’t be good. Read full article :   Mets Sign Josh...Read Full Story

ESPN reports that Matt Holliday has been traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Oakland A's acquire the Cardinals top prospect Brett Wallace (3B), in addition to Shane Peterson (OF) and Clayton Mortensen (P).Additionally, the A's wil pay $1.5 million of Holliday's remaining salary, leaving $4.5 million for the Cardinals to pay. Holliday becomes a free agent at the end of the season.HollidayRead Full Story

The Mets have signed 33 year old relief pitcher Josh Fogg to a minor league deal, according to Troy Renck of  Denver Post . Fogg had a 3.74 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 45.6 relief innings for the Rockies last season. He also spent some time as a starter in the minors where he had a 5.80 ERA and 16/17 K/BB ratio in eight starts for AAA-Colorado Springs. He’ll most likely compete for the fifth starters spot or bullpen job in the spring. That can’t be good. Read full article :   Mets Sign Josh...Read Full Story