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Yorvit Torrealba: Free Agent Stock Rising?

Found October 12, 2009 on Jorge Says No: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Yorvit Torrealba
TEAMS: Colorado Rockies

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Will the real Yorvit Torrealba please stand up? "With a strong finish to the regular season and a surprise home run in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba found himself with a more prominent role for Sunday night's Game 3.Manager Jim Tracy moved Torrealba to the No. 5 spot in the order, after batting him sixth in the first two games of the series with the Phillies, which is tied at a game apiece. Torrealba entered Sunday hitting .500 (3-for-6) in the series, with a two-run homer in Thursday's 5-4 victory. It was Torrealba's first homer since early May.Torrealba hit .313 during the Rockies' strong September push to the playoffs. Torrealba, who supplanted Chris Iannetta as Colorado's No. 1 catcher in August, finished the season with a career-best .291 average, two home runs and 31 RBIs."It's hard not to be thrilled for Torrealba considering all that he's been through this season with his son. His perfor...
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