--Don Baylor, the first Rockies manager, will rejoin the team as its hitting coach. 

The Rockies' offseason began with a bang when they dealt Matt Holliday to the A's for LHP Greg Smith, RHP Huston Street and OF Carlos Gonzalez. 

Former manager Don Baylor returned to the Colorado Rockies as hitting coach Monday. 

Top free agents, such as CC Sabathia, won't have to worry about being shortchanged in a sluggish economy, Ken Rosenthal says. 

The Rockies' offseason began with a bang when they dealt Matt Holliday to the A's for LHP Greg Smith, RHP Huston Street and OF Carlos Gonzalez. 

The Rockies' offseason began with a bang when they dealt Matt Holliday to the A's for LHP Greg Smith, RHP Huston Street and OF Carlos Gonzalez. 

The Rockies have trained in Tucson, Ariz. 

--The Rockies, who have been successful recently in Latin America with pitchers, signed RHP Alving Mejias, 16, from Venezuela and are believed to have given him a $250,000 signing bonus. 

The Rockies have trained in Tucson, Ariz. 

--The Rockies, who have been successful recently in Latin America with pitchers, signed RHP Alving Mejias, 16, from Venezuela and are believed to have given him a $250,000 signing bonus. 

Former major league catcher Butch Wynegar has been added to the list of candidates under consideration for the Rockies' hitting coach position, the one opening remaining on the team's staff. 

Red Sox generAL manager Theo Epstein thought it would be easier to find a fourth outfielder than an effective eighth-inning reliever, so he didn't hesitate yesterday in trading Coco Crisp to theKansasCityRoyALs for Ramon Ramirez. 

The Rockies have trained in Tucson, Ariz. 

--The Rockies, who have been successful recently in Latin America with pitchers, signed RHP Alving Mejias, 16, from Venezuela and are believed to have given him a $250,000 signing bonus. 

The Rockies' offseason began with a bang when they dealt Matt Holliday to the A's for LHP Greg Smith, RHP Huston Street and OF Carlos Gonzalez.