SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The cart is at July 31, while the horse hasn't been born. In other words, it's time to dream of where the Rockies will stand at the non-waiver Trade Deadline. Their aspirations, of course, are to be making decisions to foster a postseason run.
By signing closer Greg Holland, lefty reliever Mike Dunn and first baseman Ian Desmond (who will miss the beginning of the year with a broken left hand, but could be back in April), the Rockies took themselves off the "wait 'til next year" tract. The Dodgers and Giants still are favored in the National League West, but there is enough experience mixed with youthful talent to put the Rox on the list of clubs that can find their way to the postseason.