Even with spring training well and truly upon us and players officially back in camp gearing up for the season, signings and trades continue to permeate the landscape of baseball, and the Colorado Rockies decided to take part in these transactions when they signed reliever Scott Alexander to a one-year deal on Wednesday.
The acquisition of an experienced bullpen arm has been on Colorado’s to-do list all offseason, so this deal is not wholly unsurprising. What is cool, though, is that instead of bringing on one of the many remaining arms with question marks attached, the Rockies were able to add a hurler with legitimately exciting upside.