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Ranking the Rockies: No. 44 Rafael Betancourt finally lost the battle to Father Time

Rafael Betancourt was not good this season, but please don't remember him that way.

As Rafael Betancourt learned the hard way this season, Father Time is undefeated. Arguably the best reliever in Rockies history, Betancourt entered the 2015 season as a 40-year-old attempting to return from Tommy John surgery. That he even made it back at all is a testament to his ability and work ethic -- nobody would have blamed him if he had chosen to retire instead of going through over a year of rigorous rehab -- but he just wasn't the same pitcher that we've all come to know and love in years past.