DENVER -- Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich acknowledged Tuesday the team has talked to free-agent closer Mark Melancon and lefty reliever Mike Dunn in an effort to improve what was the weakest part of the club in 2016.
Melancon, a Colorado native, earned 98 saves over the last two seasons with the Pirates and Nationals, while Dunn had 103 strikeouts in 96 1/3 innings for the Marlins over the same period. Both are highly sought relievers -- Melancon has been linked to the Giants in recent weeks -- and pursuing them shows that the Rockies are serious about improving the Majors' worst bullpen in '16.