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Rockies might be bystanders at MLB trade deadline

The Rockies have likely already made their big trade deadline statement — without trading anybody.

On Saturday, they signed 37-year-old closer Daniel Bard to a two-year, $19 million contract extension. Bard was on track to be a free agent at the end of the season and general manager Bill Schmidt said that “legitimate playoff teams” contacted the Rockies about Bard.

“We asked Daniel, ‘Do you want to . . .