San Francisco Giants NL West Preview: Colorado Rockies

Bryan Shaw

Shaw had a fantastic year with Cleveland, but has not followed it up with a good spring training. Overall he’s a good get, but it feels like they overpaid for him. $9 million a year for a guy who is their third or fourth best reliever is quite intriguing. But hey, let the Rockies do what they want

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Departures:

• Greg Holland
  • Greg Holland is the only significant pitching departure for them. They spent a lot of money to replace him, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much if I were them. But, if Davis struggles, and Holland signs with a team in the next month and looks good, they might be kicking themselves. Holland will be a good get for whoever ends up landing him.
• Mark Reynolds
  • Ian Desmond hasn’t looked that great since they signed him to a gigantic contract last offseason. Reynolds came in and was solid defensively at first, and gave them a shot in the arm with his bat, which was very good last year. The Rockies chose not to bring him back, and that surprised me. But again, they can do whatever they want to do. But Desmond just hasn’t convinced many since he was signed.