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Rockies outright Ty Blach, Karl Kauffmann, Matt Koch as offseason roster shuffle begins

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The Rockies’ offseason roster shuffle has begun.

The club has outrighted lefty starter Ty Blach and right-handers Karl Kauffmann and Matt Koch.

Blach and Koch are eligible for free agency, but the Rockies are interested in re-signing them as non-roster invitees with invitations to spring training. Kauffmann struggled in his debut season, going 2-5 with an 8.23 ERA in 11 games, including three starts. Kauffmann will revert to a minor-league contract.

Blach, 32, was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to try and plug a hole in Colorado’s injury-riddle rotation. The Regis Jesuit graduate went 3-3 with a 5.