Ultimately, the Colorado Rockies were caught in limbo between buyers and sellers and decided to stay pat rather than make a push for this year or attempt to rebuild for next year. The biggest move that the Rockies did make was the acquisition of right-handed pitcher Joe Harvey from the New York Yankees for Class A lefty Alfredo Garcia. The Rockies also acquired minor league outfielder Jimmy Herron from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for international signing bonus pool allotment.
Harvey, 27, has spent most of the year at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he compiled a decent 3.