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By accumulating arms, Rockies give vote of confidence to young positional talent: “We’re going to be an elite team in a couple years.”

HARTFORD — From across the country, the top positional players in the Yard Goats’ clubhouse got the message the Rockies’ front office sent at the trade deadline.

After flipping five veterans for seven pitching prospects, Colorado sees a window on the horizon to become competitive again — especially with a wealth of positional talent.

“It shows that the front office believes in what they have right now on the position side, and I think that if we keep expanding pitching, we’re going to be an elite team in a couple years,” explained outfielder Jordan Beck, Colorado’s No.