Rockies tell Fogg they are moving on

The Colorado Rockies have declined their part of mutual options on catcher Yorvit Torrealba and left-hander Alan Embree, and they both filed for free agency.

The Rockies have re-signed 29-year old righty reliever Matt Belisle and 34-year old lefty reliever Randy Flores. Belisle pitched in 24 games (0 starts) for the Rockies last season and he was 3-1 with a 5.52 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. He will be a long man in the bullpen next season for [...]

Last week I recommended Garrett Atkins for a spot on our team, a possible upgrade over Fernando Tatis as the back-up corner infielder who might end up beating out Dan Murphy at 1B. Most of the people I spoke to about the idea either liked it or weren't against but were leery of his cost. That appears to be the same issue the Rockies are running into, apparently Atkins is to expensive...

DENVER — What was suspected for weeks became a reality Friday. The Rockies declined the $4 million option on Yorvit Torrealba’s contract, making him a free agent. They also exercised a buyout with reliever Alan Embree. Torrealba’s agent Melvin Roman did not rule out Torrealba returning, but it’s no guarantee that he won’t find a better [...]

The Rockies’ bullpen remains a fluid situation as the team negotiates with top setupman Rafael Betancourt. While it’s unclear whether Betancourt will be back and what price – the team has approached him about a multi-year deal – Josh Fogg won’t be. Fogg confirmed Saturday that the team has told him that they are moving in [...]

Troy Renck of The Denver Post reports that the Rockies have declined the 2010 options for catcher Yorvit Torrealba and reliever Alan Embree. Torrealba's option was worth $4MM, Embree's $3MM. Instead, the players will receive buyouts worth $500K and $250K, respectively. Torrealba's agent indicated that his client has not ruled out returning to the club, but the Rockies...

After failing to come to an agreement on a two-year contract, the Rockies declined catcher Yorvit Torrealba's 2010 option Friday, making him a free agent.

Joel Sherman of The NY Post has a slew of Rockies' rumors from the GM meetings, so let's recap... The Rockies are willing to listen to trade offers for outfielder Brad Hawpe. Just last month, GM Dan O'Dowd said "We have no desire to move [Hawpe] at all."  The team's top priority at the moment is to retain reliever Rafael Betancourt...