With spring training nearing an end and the 2023 regular season only one week away from starting, the Colorado Rockies are beginning to pare down their roster. This is a perfectly normal part of the spring. Minor leaguers get re-assigned to minor league camp or optioned to minor league teams and non-roster invitees accept minor league assignments or are dismissed. Sometimes a team even brings in some veterans to compete or fill gaps.
The Rockies made the decision to sign 1B/3B/DH Mike Moustakas to a minor league deal and followed that up by signing OF Jurickson Profar to a big league deal worth up to $8.