De La Rosa, 34, has been a mainstay in the Rockies rotation for quite some time now. If you remember correctly, the Rockies traded reliever Ramon Ramirez to the Kansas Royals back in April of 2008, landing De La Rosa. That turned out to be one of the better trades in Rockies history.
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De La Rosa went 10-8 with a 4.92 ERA during his first full season with the club, collecting ten wins for the first time in his professional career. The very next season, De La Rosa went on to collect 16 wins en route to a Rockies playoff run.