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The Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...

' 2006 season
2006 in baseball
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was the 14th for the Rockies. They competed in the National League West

National League West

The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...

finishing with a record of 76-86 and tied for 4th place in the division. Clint Hurdle

Clint Hurdle

Clinton Merrick Hurdle is a former Major League Baseball outfielder whose 10-year career was spent with the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals. After retiring from playing baseball, Hurdle became a manager...

was the manager. They played home games at Coors Field

Coors Field

Coors Field, located in Denver, Colorado, is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the park prior to its completion in 1995...

Offseason

December 7, 2005: Yorvit Torrealba was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Colorado Rockies for Marcos Carvajal.
December 7, 2005: Aaron Miles was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Larry Bigbie to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ray King.
December 19, 2005: José Mesa was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
January 7, 2006: Eli Marrero was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
February 10, 2006: Josh Fogg was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
February 11, 2006: Jamey Carroll was purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Washington Nationals.

Transactions

June 9, 2006: Eli Marrero was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Mets for Kazuo Matsui and cash.
July 31, 2006: Scott Dohmann and Ryan Shealy were traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Jeremy Affeldt and Denny Bautista.
August 14, 2006: Vinny Castilla was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.

Major League debuts

Batters:
- Chris Iannetta (Aug 27)
- Troy Tulowitzki (Aug 30)
- Jeff Salazar (Sep 7)
- Alvin Colina (Sep 18)
Pitchers:
- Ramón Ramírez (Apr 14)
- Manuel Corpas (Jul 18)
- Justin Hampson (Sep 10)
- Juan Morillo (Sep 24)
- Ubaldo Jiménez (Sep 26)

Roster

2006 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (pitching) (first base) (hitting) (third base) (bullpen) (bench) (bullpen catcher)

Game log

2006 Game Log

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Yorvit Torrealba Yorvit Torrealba Yorvit Adolfo Torrealba is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers. He previously played for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres. He bats and throws right-handed.-San Francisco Giants:...	65	223	55	.247	7	43
1B	Todd Helton Todd Helton Todd Lynn Helton is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He is a five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, four-time National League Player of the Month, and three-time Gold Glove winner....	145	546	165	.302	15	81
2B	Jamey Carroll Jamey Carroll Jamey Blake Carroll is an American professional baseball infielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.Carroll was born in Evansville, Indiana. In 1992, he graduated from Castle High School in Newburgh, Indiana. He later attended and graduated from the University of Evansville...	136	463	139	.300	5	36
SS	Clint Barmes Clint Barmes Clint Harold Barmes [BAR-miss] is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He played for the Colorado Rockies from 2003-2010 and Houston Astros in 2011...	131	478	105	.220	7	56
3B	Garrett Atkins Garrett Atkins Garrett Bernard Atkins is a Major League Baseball first baseman who is currently a Free Agent. He bats and throws right-handed....	157	602	198	.329	20	120
LF	Matt Holliday Matt Holliday Matthew Thomas Holliday , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is an American Major League Baseball left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Holliday was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.Holliday is a five-time All-Star and Silver Slugger...	155	602	196	.326	34	114
CF	Cory Sullivan Cory Sullivan Cory Sullivan is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played for the Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Philadelphia Phillies organizations.-Personal life:...	126	386	103	.267	2	30
RF	Brad Hawpe Brad Hawpe Bradley Bonte Hawpe is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman.-High school and college:...	150	499	146	.293	22	84

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
88	173	41	.237	2	18
67	167	48	.287	4	21
61	149	36	.242	2	14
32	113	39	.345	2	19
35	109	21	.193	0	2
15	21	4	.190	1	4

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
32	212.2	9	15	4.23	92
32	212.0	9	13	3.78	142
32	199.0	13	11	4.16	117
31	172.0	11	9	5.49	93
27	155.0	8	12	5.57	129

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
35	32.1	1	2	3.62	27
30	29.1	3	1	4.30	14
27	27.1	4	2	6.91	20
27	24.2	1	1	6.20	22

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
79	1	5	1	3.86	39
68	2	0	0	5.07	46
67	1	4	1	4.43	23
66	3	4	30	3.44	73
61	4	3	0	3.46	61

Farm system

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