Colorado Rockies 2012-13 Offseason Team Page

last updated 3/25/13

 COLORADO ROCKIES 2013 

•For 2012 End of Season roster, click HERE.
•For 2012 Opening Day roster, click HERE.
•For 2011 End of Season roster, click HERE.
•For 2011 Opening Day roster, click HERE.

•2012-13 OFFSEASON PREVIEW 

•2012-13 OFFSEASON TRANSACTIONS

•Players on the 40-man roster are indicated in BOLD.
•Players who are injured: +
•2012 Draftees: (round-pick)
•Assigned to 2012 Arizona Fall League:  AFL 
•Baseball America '13 pre-season prospect rankings: BLUE#
•Baseball Prospectus '13 pre-season prospect rankings: GREEN#
•FREE AGENT/ARBITRATION LIST at bottom of page

'MLBDepthCharts (offseason) Magazine' includes this roster projection feature but also includes additional info, such as player age, 2012 stats, 2013 salary and contract info, and more in an easy-to-read, printer-friendly pdf file and excel spreadsheet.

*40-man roster total (40) 
Click HERE to see 'How Assembled Charts'

PROJECTED 25-MAN ROSTER
(*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter) 
Projected 'Go-To' Starting Lineup (Click HERE to see last 7 lineups)
1 CF Dexter Fowler**  
2 2B Josh Rutledge    
3 LF Carlos Gonzalez*  
4 SS Troy Tulowitzki 
5 RF Michael Cuddyer
6 1B Todd Helton* 
7 C Wilin Rosario 
8 3B Chris Nelson

Projected Bench 
C Ramon Hernandez  
C/IF Jordan Pacheco 
1B/OF Tyler Colvin* 
IF/OF Reid Brignac* 
OF Eric Young, Jr.**

Projected Starting Rotation 
1 RHP Jhoulys Chacin
2 LHP Jorge De La Rosa 
3 RHP Juan Nicasio
4 LHP Jeff Francis
5 RHP Jon Garland

Projected Bullpen 
CL RHP Rafael Betancourt
SU RHP Matt Belisle
SU RHP Wilton Lopez
MID LHP Rex Brothers
MID RHP Edgmer Escalona
MID RHP Adam Ottavino
LR RHP Chris Volstad

Disabled List
Pitchers
•LHP Edwar Cabrera +  SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT placed on 60-Day DL 2/14/13 

On the Outside Looking In 
(Players invited to big league camp)
Position Players (Highest Level Played in 2012)
2B Charlie Culberson MLB  optioned 
3B/1B Ryan Wheeler* BA#10 MLB  optioned 
SS Cristhian Adames** A+  optioned 
IF Jonathan Herrera** MLB
IF DJ LeMahieu MLB
OF Charlie Blackmon* MLB  optioned 
OF Rafael Ortega* BP#10 A+  optioned 

OF Tim Wheeler* AAA  optioned 
C Yorvit Torrealba MLB

3B Nolan Arenado BA#1 BP#3 AA

Starting Pitchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)
RHP Tyler Chatwood MLB  optioned   AFL 
RHP Joe GardnerAA  optioned 
RHP Rob Scahill MLB  optioned 

LHP Christian Friedrich MLB   optioned 

LHP Drew Pomeranz MLB  optioned    

Relief Pitchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)
RHP Josh Sullivan AA  optioned 
RHP Will Harris MLB  optioned 
LHP Josh Outman  optioned 
RHP Manny Corpas MLB 
RHP Logan Kensing AAA

Lower Level Prospects You Should Know
(Expected to start 2013 in AA or lower)
Catchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)

C Ryan Casteel A
C Lars Davis* AA  AFL 
C Jose Gonzalez AA  AFL 
C/1B/OF Matt McBride MLB
C Gustavo Molina AAA
C Tom Murphy (3-105) A- 
C Wilfredo Rodriguez (7-228) PIO 
C Will Swanner BP#6 A
C Dallas Tarleton* AAA

Infielders (Highest Level Played in 2012)
1B Jared Clark A+
1B Ben Paulsen* AA
1B Jordan Ribera* A
1B Harold Riggins A
1B Kiel Roling AA
1B/OF Henry Wrigley AAA
2B/3B Brett Tanos A+
3B Jayson Langfels A+
3B/2B Samuel Mende A
3B/SS Rosell Herrera** A
SS Tommy Manzella AAA
SS Trevor Story BA#3 BP#1 A
IF Taylor Featherston A
IF Matt Wessinger (5-168) PIO

Outfielders (Highest Level Played in 2012)
OF Delta Cleary, Jr.** A+
OF Juan Crousset* A+
OF David Dahl* BA#2 BP#2 (1-10) PIO
OF Corey Dickerson* AA  AFL 
OF Ryan Garvey (33-1008) PIO
OF Brian Humphries* A
OF David Kandilas A
OF Tyler Massey* A

OF Kent Matthes AA  AFL 
OF Kyle Parker BA#4 BP#8 A+
OF Jeffrey Popick (16-498) PIO
OF Jared Simon A
OF Francisco Sosa A-
OF Carl Thormore PIO
OF Kyle Von Tungeln* (13-408) A- 
OF Max White* (2-73) PIO
OF Julian Yan PIO

Starting Pitchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)

RHP Ben Alsup A
RHP Christian Bergman A+
RHP Chad Bettis BA#5 BP#5 + DNP
RHP Shane Broyles (14-438) A-
RHP Eddie Butler BA#6 (1-46) PIO
RHP Matt Carasiti (6-198) PIO
RHP Parker Frazier AA
RHP Leuris Gomez A+
RHP Dan Houston AA
RHP Peter Tago A-
RHP Ryan Warner (3-128) PIO
RHP Daniel Winkler A
LHP Jayson Aquino BA#9 BP#9 PIO
LHP Tyler Matzek BA#8 BP#4 A+

LHP Nick Schmidt AAA

Relievers (Highest Level Played in 2012)
RHP Ryan Arrowood (28-858) A-
RHP Russell Brewer A
RHP Bobby Cassevah MLB
RHP Chris Dennis A-

RHP Adam Jorgenson A+
RHP Jeff Manship MLB
RHP Michael Marbry AA  AFL 
RHP Mike McClendon MLB
RHP Scott Oberg (15-468) A-
RHP Geoff Parker A+
RHP Seth Willoughby (4-138) A-
RHP Kurt Yacko AA
LHP Tyler Anderson BA#7 BP#7 A
LHP Isaiah Froneberger A+  AFL 
LHP Kenneth Roberts A

Free Agents 

Position Players
1B Jason Giambi*  signed w/CLE 

Pitchers 
LHP Jonathan Sanchez  signed w/PIT 

Arbitration Eligible

Position Players

T. Colvin ARB 1 2012 Salary: $481K 2013 Salary: $2.275M 

D. Fowler ARB 2 2012 Salary: $2.35M 2013 Salary: $3.25M

J. Herrera ARB 1 2012 Salary: $482K 2013 Salary: $900K

Pitchers 

J. Chacin ARB 1 2012 Salary: $482K 2013 Salary: $2.275M
W. Lopez ARB 1 2012 Salary: $515K 2013 Salary: $1.76M 

J. Outman ARB 1 2012 Salary: $482K 2013 Salary: $675K 

2012 HITTING STATS


2012 PITCHING STATS


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