San Francisco, California, USA; Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jake Bird (59) throws a pitch against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning at Oracle Park. Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

Colorado Rockies' Asking Price For Trio of Relievers Reportedly 'Unreachable'

Originally posted on Fastball on SI | By Sam Connon | Last updated Jul 29, 2025 3:23 PM ET

For all of their struggles this season, the Colorado Rockies still have pieces that other teams seem to covet.

Rookie closer Seth Halvorsen, despite his 4.99 ERA, has a 0.1 WAR and 11 saves, while Jimmy Herget has a 2.80 ERA and 1.7 WAR out of the Rockies' bullpen. And even though Jake Bird currently boasts a 4.73 ERA, 1.481 WHIP and 0.5 WAR, the 29-year-old reliever had a 2.06 ERA, 1.191 WHIP and 2.1 WAR as recently as June 24.

According to ESPN's Buster Olney, other teams across MLB believe the Rockies are set up to "make a killing" if they wind up trading away a combination of Halvorsen, Bird and Herget. At the same time, though, some of those teams consider Colorado's current asking prices to be "unreachable" and think they may have to back down in order to successfully sell before Thursday's deadline.

Other teams believe the Colorado Rockies could make a killing in the current seller's market if they dealt their best relievers -- Seth Halvorsen, Jake Bird, Jimmy Herget. But some of those same teams view the current asking prices as unreachable, and they wonder if the Rockies…
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 29, 2025

Halvorsen is under team control through 2030, while Bird and Herget are controllable through 2028 and 2027, respectively. As a result, Colorado could elect to hold onto the trio and revist trade talks this winter.

The Rockies already dealt former All-Star third baseman Ryan McMahon to the New York Yankees last week, getting a pair of mid-tier pitching prospects back in return. It remains to be seen if that was the start of a fire sale in Colorado, considering the club boasts the worst record in baseball at 28-78, or if it was a standalone move.

This article first appeared on Fastball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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