The Rockies offseason of marginalizing their homegrown players continued unabated this afternoon, when they dealt Seth Smith to the A’s for pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman, neither of whom are likely to be a good fit for the club long-term. What it does give the Rockies is more fresh f...
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PLAYERS:
Seth Smith,
Guillermo Moscoso,
Josh Outman,
Kevin Slowey,
Tyler Chatwood,
Aaron Cook,
Jhoulys Chacin,
Christian Friedrich,
Jason Hammel,
Juan Nicasio,
Drew Pomeranz,
Esmil Rogers,
Alex White,
Clayton Mortensen,
Rafael Betancourt,
Rex Brothers,
Matt Belisle,
Matt Lindstrom,
Matt Reynolds
TEAMS: Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox
TEAMS: Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox
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