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SCOTTDALE, Ariz. — Right-handed pitcher Eddie Butler and catcher Tom Murphy, players the Rockies hope will play a big role in the team's future, were reassigned to minor-league camp Friday.
Other roster moves are expected later Friday as the Rockies continue to whittle their big-league roster.
Butler made his big-league debut in June 2014, and then struggled with a 3-10 record and a 5.90 ERA in 16 starts with the Rockies in 2015 before being sent down to Triple-A Albuquerque. He arrived at spring training with little chance of making the starting rotation, but determined to improve his fastball command, as well as work on his composure on the mound.