Jim Tracy Wins NL Manager of the Year

Rockies Manager Jim Tracy was named 2009 NL Manager of the Year. The Rockies and Tracy celebrated with the announcement that Tracy signed a 3-Year agreement to continue managing the Rockies, and all of this year's coaches would be retained for next year.

Tracy who took over the struggling Rockies on May 29 with an 18-28 Record, almost immediately turned the Rockies around and Managed them to a 74-42 record under his watch and leading the Rockies to their 3rd Wild Card Playoff Appearance.

29 of 32 writers voted the Rockies Skipper in 1st Place, while 2 voted for LaRussa and 1 for Torre. Tracy also got 2 2nd place votes, and there's no word on who the 32nd voter voted for in his top 3. Tracy ended up with 151 points to 55 for LaRussa.

Jim Tracy became the 2nd Rockies Manager to win the Award as current hitting Coach Don Baylor won the award in 1995.

Rockies 2010 Roster Moves Begin

It was reported today that the Rockies have signed RHP Matt Belisle and LHP Randy Flores to one year contracts for 2010.

The Rockies have also outrighted Omar Quintanilla to Colorado Springs and Joel Peralta who became a free agent. The Rockies continue to try to sign Peralta to a minor-league contract.

The period to declare Free Agency started on Thursday and will continue through Saturday November 14th. Rockies 1b Jason Giambi and P Jason Marquis declared free agency today.