Kaz Matsui A Possible Option In Colorado?

MLB.com's Thomas Harding proposes that if Kazuo Matsui clears waivers on Monday and is officially released by Houston, Colorado might be a logical landing spot for the second baseman.  Matsui has just a .352 OPS in 78 plate appearances with the Astros this season, but Harding sees Matsui as a minor-league signing that would provide cover should for regular second baseman Clint Barmes (who himself is struggling this season with just a .612 OPS heading into today's action).   Matsui's greatest success in the majors came with the Rockies, where he hit .300/.353/.426 in 579 plate appearances from 2006-07.  Harding mentions that Matsui was popular in the clubhouse and apparently left no hard feelings with management when he left Colorado to sign a three-year, $16.5MM contract with Houston after the Rockies' pennant-winning 2007 campaign.  Given that the Astros would still be paying the $5MM that Matsui is owed for 2010, this would be a low to no-risk signing for the...