--RHP Huston Street will be the Rockies' closer, winning the job over RHP Manuel Corpas even though Corpas had better spring stats. 

The Rockies have to decide whether to make room on their Opening Day roster for 3B/LF/2B Ian Stewart, who turns 24 on April 5 and has impact power, and speedy CF Dexter Fowler, 23, the team's best outfielder and a potential base-stealer even though he has 

Unlike the start of 2008, when they were coming off a late charge that resulted in a World Series appearance, the Rockies enter this season with few external expectations. 

Huston Street is taking over the closer role for the Colorado Rockies. 

The Rangers released Frank Catalanotto so they could keep Andruw Jones. 

A bad back cost Todd Helton in more ways than one. 

The World Baseball Classic certainly didn't go to plan for Canada and the frustration of the national team's shocking two-and-out elimination last month still lingers. 

--OF Dexter Fowler, whose bat came around after an early-spring slump, earned a spot on the Opening Day roster. 

The Rockies have to decide whether to make room on their Opening Day roster for 3B/LF/2B Ian Stewart, who turns 24 on April 5 and has impact power, and speedy CF Dexter Fowler, 23, the team's best outfielder and a potential base-stealer even though he has 

Unlike the start of 2008, when they were coming off a late charge that resulted in a World Series appearance, the Rockies enter this season with few external expectations. 

Aaron Cook worked on his slider throughout spring training and called it his most improved pitch after working three innings in the Colorado Rockies' 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. 

Aaron Cook worked on his slider throughout spring training and called it his most improved pitch after working three innings in the Colorado Rockies' 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. 

Aaron Cook worked on his slider throughout spring training and called it his most improved pitch after working three innings in the Colorado Rockies' 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. 

The Rangers released Frank Catalanotto so they could keep Andruw Jones. 

2009 Colorado Rockies ScheduleAll Times EDTApril 6 at Arizona, 3:40 p.