Yardbarker: Rafael Betancourt

The State of the Rockies: A Sane Free Agency Preview

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:18:36 -0500

Ladies and Gentlemen, the siren of the MLB free agency period once again beckons, luring unsuspecting baseball fans into wrecking their ships against the sharp jagged rocks--in this case dreams of big-ticket free agents for even the smallest markets, ill-conceived trade schemes, and long soliloquies about why the owner/GM/beat writer is a complete and utter moron. This column, my dear friends, is the beeswax to put in your ears to defend you from those beautiful seduct...

Monday Rockpile: BBWAA Awards given out this week

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:57:23 -0500

More photos » by Ed Andrieski - AP No matter where he winds up in the NL Rookie of the Year voting, Dex will still be all smiles. Browse more photos » Renck: Rockies' strategy with Betancourt risky, yet clever - The Denver PostTroy Renck opines that we should trust what Dan O'Dowd is doing with the Rafael Betancourt situation because the last year has shown O'Dowd to be a shrewd dealer/negotiat...

Saturday Rockpile: Rockies players young (refining their tools) and old (negotiating their pay) hard at work during the offseason

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:27:50 -0500

More photos » by David Zalubowski - ASSOCIATED PRESS The Rox are still hoping to bring back Betancourt on a more club-friendly deal. Due to MLB's draft pick compensation system, they have the leverage to accomplish just that. Browse more photos » List of Rockies’ arbitration eligible players | All Things RockiesTroy Renck of the Denver Post made a blog post that contains a list of the Rockies'...

Colorado Rockies decline $5 million option on right-hander Rafael Betancourt

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:59:57 -0500

The Rockies have declined a $5 million option on right-hander Rafael Betancourt, a key setup man as the Rockies won the NL wild-card race.

Rockies decline option on Betancourt

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:35:24 -0500

Rockies decline option on Betancourt According to Ed Price of AOL FanHouse (thru Twitter/MLB Trade Rumors), the Rox have declined Rafael Betancourt's $5.4 million option. The club is apparently still trying to work out a deal. We'll be keeping an eye on this up until December, when the Rockies will decide whether or not to offer arbitration.

The State of the Rockies: Post GM Meetings Update

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:42:43 -0500

In what will be a semi-weekly occurrence from now until January on Purple Row Academy, I'm going to update my post on the State of the Rockies. In other words, I will update my loyal readers (all three of you)--as well as anyone stupid intrepid enough to follow me after the jump as to the roster framework the Rockies are looking at as some big offseason deadlines approach. This week, I'll be looking at what has happened thus far for the Rockies and what that means going f...

Colorado Rockies talking to Rafael Betancourt about new contract

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:05:45 -0500

The Rockies are talking to former Tribe reliever Rafael Betancourt about a two-year deal.

Thursday Rockpile: Rockies close to deal with Jim Tracy, negotiating with Huston Street and Rafael Betancourt among others

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:51:12 -0500

More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Alan Embree likely won't be coming back to the Rockies in 2010. Browse more photos » Okay, so from Troy E. Renck's article about the state of Jim Tracy's contract negotiations, which currently seems to be pointing to a three year extension, there are several other tidbits, most of which we already knew but with a little more detail added: D...

Coffee is for Closers!

Tue, 27 May 2008 03:33:00 -0500

Rafael Betancourt. Terrible closer? Check. Joe Borowski. Deserving of coffee? Nope. If this were a life and death situation, I'd suggest calling in the Wolf. As is, Alec Baldwin of Glengarry Glen Ross fame should be enough to fire up the tribe. Wouldn't it be great if professional sports teams called in ballbusters like this to get the team's attention?

Wow, MLB Has A Delay Of Game Penalty

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:52:11 -0500

Twice in Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Rafael Betancourt's unusually long, frustrating windup invoked a normally dormant rule that one must throw the ball within 12 seconds if nobody's on base, or have it be called a ball. And we're just _now_ using this rule?