The offseason is starting to ramp up, as the 40-man Rule 5 protection deadline passed on Tuesday, as well as the non-tender deadline on Friday. The Colorado Rockies protected LHP Welinton Herrera, RHP Gabriel Hughes and OF Sterlin Thompson. They also DFA’d 1B Michael Toglia and LHP Ryan Rolison. The former was non-tendered on Friday, and the latter was traded to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations on Wednesday. The Rockies also tendered contracts to all of their remaining arbitration-eligible players.
The Winter Meetings are quickly approaching, and we will get a full grasp of what Paul DePodesta’s vision is for this team.
But in the meantime, here’s what the Purple Row team was up to this week:
To Read (Ranking the Rockies)
Weekend Discussion Topics
How would you grade Paul DePodesta’s first full week on the job? How do you feel about the moves he’s made so far? Let us know!