The Colorado Rockies’ embattled closer had a great start to the season, and a really, really, crappy last few weeks. It’s time to move him out, one way or another.
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The Colorado Rockies made a pretty shrewd offseason move when they signed John Axford this winter; he was the perfect guy on which to take a flyer.
The 32-year-old was coming off a mediocre season split between Cleveland (where he closed for a while) and Pittsburgh (where he was traded for the playoff run) and considering what the Rockies signed him for ($2.