The Rule 5 Draft: An eight year review
Bryce Stowell (Photo: Lianna Holub)With the Rule 5 approaching, I thought it might be a good time to dust off this old column and take a deeper look at the last few drafts. For this year I am adding a new breakdown where each year we will also look at the highest level each player has reached. I will only count the highest level though if they make eight starts or appear in ten games...
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December 06, 2011
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December 06, 2011
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The View from 130: Feeling the Heat
The hottest topic of conversation in Section 130 continues to revolve around whether the team will be able to pull off a meaningful trade. The national rumor mill has heated up with speculation about the Reds…and GM Walt Jocketty has found himself on the hot seat in the eyes of many. His recent comment that he was looking at “all the top players” has rightly...
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July 23, 2011
Stewart a go as Rockies set Opening Day roster
With third baseman Ian Stewart healthy enough to start the season in the starting lineup, veteran Willy Taveras will not be on the Opening Day roster. Colorado also decided to keep Jose Morales as the backup catcher.
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March 31, 2011
Taveras gets confidence from Tracy
It's a nerve-racking time for Rockies center field hopeful Willy Taveras, who was the primary leadoff man for the 2007 World Series team but is a non-roster invitee now.
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March 29, 2011
Taveras makes statement before likely trip to Triple A
PEORIA, Ariz. — Who says bunting is a lost art? Not Willy Taveras.
Taveras is a perfect fit for the Rockies’ small-ball approach this spring. He figures to land at Triple A Colorado Springs, but make no doubt, he’s made a major impact in his second tour with the Rockies.
Taveras had three hits today, including two bunt singles down the third-base line, to raise his Cactus League...
Via All Things Rockies
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March 28, 2011
Rockies Recap: Mariners 7, Rockies 6
At Peoria Stadium, Peoria, Ariz.
Hits: Who says bunting is a lost art? Willy Taveras had three hits, two via bunts down the third-base line. Taveras doesn’t figure to make the 25-man roster, but he has played well enough to be in the big leagues with another team. … Seth Smith singled twice off Mariners starter Jason Vargas, giving him nine hits in 22 at-bats vs. lefties. ...
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March 28, 2011
Livin’ on Tulsa time … starting tomorrow
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — I’ve gotten hundreds of questions from fans in the six-plus week’s I’ve been in the desert. Today, I have one for you guys: Anybody know something fun to do in Tulsa?
I’m heading off for that noted metropolis Tuesday morning, leaving the coverage of the Rockies’ spring finale to my partner, Troy Renck.
Tulsa in March, where...
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March 28, 2011
Ubaldo looks ready to go in final tuneup
Rockies Opening Day starter Ubaldo Jimenez held the Athletics scoreless for six innings, and Willy Taveras had three hits in a 5-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon in front of 12,177, the ninth straight sellout at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.
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March 27, 2011
Rockies Recap: Rockies 6, Mariners 5
At Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
Hits: Ian Stewart, who’s trying to get in as many at-bats as possible vs. left-handers, doubled off Mariners lefty Luke French to open the third. … The Mariners employed an all-Colorado battery to open the game: French, from Heritage High School, and Josh Bard from Cherry Creek. … Carlos Gonzalez, who had five RBIs going into the game,...
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March 24, 2011
Rockies’ Taveras enjoys solid spring
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Willy Taveras arrived as piece of a nostalgia. A mere mention of his name brought back memories of 2007, and well, little else. But something funny happened on Taveras’ way back to the obscurity of the minor-league fields. He has played exceptionally well this spring.
He’s still a longshot to make the roster, what with the Rockies currently committed only...
Via All Things Rockies
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March 23, 2011
Rockies' Jimenez goes 4 perfect innings (AP)
Ubaldo Jimenez threw four perfect innings, Jason Giambi hit a two-run home run and a Colorado Rockies split-squad beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 Saturday. Willy Taveras drove in two runs for the Rockies, who have won five straight. Carlos Gonzalez added a pair of hits for Colorado. Clayton Richard made his first start of the spring for the Padres, pitching into the third inning.
Via Yahoo! Sports
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March 12, 2011
The Colorado Rockies hope that Dexter Fowler steps up in 2011
25-year old switch hitting Dexter Fowler enters spring training as the Rockies’ starting CF. He will need to improve all the way around if he wants to keep his starting gig. Fowler played in 132 games for the Rockies last season and he was 114 of 439 (.260 avg, .757 OPS) with 73 runs scored, 6 homers, 36 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Fowler has outstanding speed but he can’t steal...
Via Rockies Locker
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March 11, 2011
‘Z’ keeps cool after teammate’s error
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It was the perfect setting for a Carlos Zambrano explosion. The first batter the never-boring Cubs pitcher faced in his Cactus League outing Tuesday hit a ground ball to second that Blake DeWitt mishandled, allowing the Colorado Rockies’ Willy Taveras to reach first. It was scored a …
Via Chicago Sun Times
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March 08, 2011
Twist of fate: Taveras up against outfield crowd
Despite a solid spring and a storied history with the Rockies, Willy Taveras faces an uphill climb as he tries to fight his way back onto the big league roster.
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March 08, 2011
Cubs impressed with 'new' Zambrano
Carlos Zambrano delivers a pitch during a February spring training game. (Phil Velasquez/Tribune)By Paul Sullivan
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Carlos Zambrano's first big test of the spring came at the outset of Tuesday's game against Colorado at Talking Stick.
Leadoff man Willy Taveras hit a grounder toward second baseman Blake DeWitt, who dived and let the ball get under his glove...
Via Chicago Breaking Sports
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March 08, 2011
Your Rockies-Dodgers lineups
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Did I mention how much I enjoy typing SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. compared to TUCSON, Ariz.?
No offense, Tucson, but, in the end, it comes down to four words: location, location, location and did I mention location?
Anyway, it’s a blustery day in Scottsdale and we’re 15 minutes from the first pitch of what figures to be an epic tilt between the Rockies...
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March 07, 2011
Rockies Recap: Giants 7, Rockies 5
ROCKIES RECAP: Giants 7, Rockies 5
At Salt River Fields
Hits: Willy Taveras can still run. He made a pair of terrific catches in center field, including a fully outstretched dive onto the warning track to rob Pablo Sandoval. Ben Paulsen delivered a two-RBI triple and catcher Jordan Pacheco singled in a run. Pacheco has impressed veteran Rockies with his mature approach at the plate...
Via All Things Rockies
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March 03, 2011
Havoc
Havoc is the nickname some gave to Willy Taveras in 2009 mocking what Dusty said about him wreaking havoc on the basepaths, considering he never got on base. It also was the anagram for the starting letters of our pitching staff at one point - Harang, Arroyo, Volquez, Owens, and Cueto.This year, we have an abundance of pitching - quality pitching - and no one knows who will be the...
Via Church of Baseball
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February 07, 2011
Press Release: We’re Back
FullCountPitch Magazine to Resume Publishing on February 1, 2011
For Immediate Release:
PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 27, 2011 –FullCountPitch Media LLC. announced that its flagship publication, FullCountPitch Magazine will resume publication on February 1, 2011. The acclaimed e-magazine will resume a full publishing schedule, continuing to build its reputation as a premier source...
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January 27, 2011
Rockies have fun with arbitration, minor league contracts, and a trade
Over the last week, the Rockies have completed several signings and made one trade. In an effort to be concise, I decided to summarize all of the past week’s activity in one post. Very efficient of me, right? None of the following is particularly earth shattering; nevertheless, it is all worth mentioning. Let’s start with the trade…
The Rockies sent minor league...
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January 26, 2011
THE ROCKIES HOT 25
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