In the midst of a rough stretch, Dan O'Dowd made a rather under-the-radar trade that gave the Rockies a great second baseman.
On December 8, 2011, Troy Renck published an article detailing a trade that sent Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers to the Chicago Cubs for Tyler Colvin and DJ LeMahieu. What most consider an under-the-radar trade, turned out to be a big win for former GM Dan O’Dowd and the Rockies.
Renck, who covered the Rockies for the Denver Post at the time, was able to hear directly from O’Dowd himself regarding the trade.