Friday afternoon was the first big day of moves for the Colorado Rockies this winter, when they designated four players for assignment to clear roster space for four minor league prospects they were hoping to protect from the Major League Rule 5 Draft that will take place during the Winter Meetings in December.
We'll have more on that a little later today; in the meantime, here are your news, notes, and links around Rockies baseball that will hopefully make for some good Saturday reading and debate.
With the roster moves coming in a flurry at the end of the day Friday afternoon, I wanted to lead with this tidbit that was lost in the shuffle.