It’s not like that is a newsflash for anyone who has followed the Rockies for some time. Since the Rockies made monstrous contract offers to Denny Neagle and Mike Hampton at the start of this century, it’s certainly been frowned upon for Colorado to make a huge splash with a huge contract when a potential free agent comes up on the bidding blocks.
So where does that leave the Rockies at the moment? Really, in the same position they were in a week or month ago. A team with a solid lineup and young rotation but still some holes to fill at first base and in the bullpen.