Manuel Corpas

Rockies RP Manuel Corpas , whose recent struggles have made him less than the sure closer in Colorado, entered in the eighth inning of a close game Sunday at the Angels and immediately made it not so close, allowing a grand slam to Brandon Wood . In all, he allowed three runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning, walking one and striking out one. He has now allowed three earned runs or more in three of his last six appearances, his ERA rising from 2.37 to 4.50 during that stretch...Read Full Story

By Melissa Segura, SI.com - He tried -- really tried -- to get it right, to be the good guy. It seemed like such a good idea when Manuel Corpas scooped up all the dirty clothes from the floor of the Panama City hotel room he was sharing with his girlfriend, stuffed one bag with his clothes, another with hers, and took a cab to a nearby laundromat. The couple had been staying at a hotel near his childhood home partly because the renovations he'd paid for left little room for them and partly...Read Full Story

Colorado has expectations this season, big expectations.  After the 2007 season in which they made a surprising trip to the World Series, the Rockies were expected to do big things the following year.  So was Manuel Corpas.  However, both failed.  This season, the Rockies aren’t expecting too much from Corpas because they don’t want to put too much pressure on him. This season, Corpas isn’t guaranteed to make the team out of Spring Training .  He signed a four-year, $8.025 million deal...Read Full Story

International Herald Tribune - TUCSON, Ariz.: Manny Corpas considers himself a quiet person who'd rather blend in than stand out. That's been difficult for him to do after his breakout season as the Colorado Rockies' closer. Corpas couldn't even venture out over the offseason without being mobbed by fans seeking autographs. He has become as popular around his hometown of Panama City, Panama, as Mariano Rivera. Not that he's ready to lump himself into the same category as the dominant Yankees...Read Full Story

Huston Street is taking over the closer role for the Colorado Rockies. Street, a right-hander acquired as part of a November trade with the Oakland Athletics involving for Matt Holliday, was named Colorado's closer before the Rockies' 7-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Street, who lost his closing role to Brad Ziegler with the A's last season, has beaten out Manuel Corpas despite early spring struggles. Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a...Read Full Story