Todd Helton

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH Second baseman Josh Rutledge was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs. The move cleared a roster spot for right fielder Michael Cuddyer (inflammed cervical disc), who came off the 15-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH It has been a struggle for Todd Helton in what is expected to be his final season. He is hitting just .220 (18-for-82) in 28 games with three doubles, three homers and 16 RBIs. He has...

MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH The Rockies could be faced with a difficult decision if closer Rafael Betancourt ends up on the 15-day disabled list: Who replaces him? Betancourt threw two pitches in the dirt to start the 10th...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH Jorge De La Rosa will start Wednesday against the Diamondbacks almost two years to the day he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow pitching against them at Coors...

MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH The way Patrick Corbin is going, he may make one more visit to his home state of New York than originally planned. The All-Star Game is to be played at Citi Field, the New York Mets' home park,...

The Sports Xchange By Jack Etkin, The Sports Xchange Rockies 5, Diamondbacks 4 (10) DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies watched a four-run lead dissolve in the seventh inning Tuesday night. They saw closer Rafael Betancourt walk off the mound after throwing...

The Sports Xchange By Jack Etkin, The Sports Xchange Rockies pull out 10-inning win but lose closer DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies watched a four-run lead dissolve in the seventh inning Tuesday night. They saw closer Rafael Betancourt walk off the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH The Rockies have mapped out a five-start plan at Double-A Tulsa for Roy Oswalt that they hope will carry the veteran right-hander back to the major leagues in about a month to...

The Cubs have made great use of the concept of "core" players, as their repeated statements that Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro are part of their core indicate. But when the core players finally meld into the contending unit the Cubs' brass believes...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH The Rockies paired veteran catcher Yorvit Torrealba with struggling young starter Juan Nicasio for the first time this season Sunday, and the move paid huge dividends. Nicasio limited...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH Rockies righty Jhoulys Chacin was given a 6-0 lead after the third inning Thursday and couldn't hold it. He gave up five runs in a 38-pitch fourth, four of the runs scoring with two...

The Sports Xchange By Jack Etkin, The Sports Xchange Rockies 10, Giants 9 DENVER -- Jordan Pacheco makes consistent contact, rarely gives away at-bats and in his brief time in the majors with the Colorado Rockies has proven to be a professional hitter....