Baseball's all-star break gives players a chance to hit the pause button and relax. But right around the corner, the league landscape is about to break apart.
As teams rush headlong toward the July 31 trade deadline, the Rockies sit in a holding pattern. They've spent 83 days in last place. They've trailed by at least 10 games in the National League West every day in July.
Jeff Bridich, the Rockies' first-year general manager, is working from this position. How will it affect trade decisions and call-ups over the next two-and-a-half weeks? Will Troy Tulowitzki wear a different uniform soon?