Matthew Thomas Belisle

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: June 6, 1980 in Austin, TX
High School: McCallum HS (Austin, TX)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed August 23, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 2003 (Age 23)   vs. STL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Reds 2003-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 3 yrs/$10.48M (11-13) & 14 mutual option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 7.019, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: CAA Sports (Greg Landry), previously: SFX [*]
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• 5/18 RoxPile: The Eleventh Time is a Charm: The Rockies had lost the last 10 match-ups to the division rival San Francisco Giants. Before Friday night the last time the Rockies...
• 5/9 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated MLB Hold Rankings – fantasy baseball 2013: I will release these updated articles throughout the season, as I find there is a shortage of MLB Hold rankings online.  You...
• 5/5 RoxPile: Rockies Score by Signing Oswalt: Ok Dan O’Dowd, I’ll give it to you. You saved face. In what could end up being the biggest and most underrated signing...
• 5/4 RoxPile: Rays At Rockies, May 4th: Game Time, Lineups, And Preview: Rays at Rockies. 6:10 P.M. MST By leaving too many runners on base, letting the game get to extra innings, and then suffering...
• 5/2 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated Fantasy Baseball Hold rankings for May 2013 – Middle reliever and setup men emerging as talented relief: There are a number of arms beginning to establish themselves as the premier middle relievers to own for holds in 2013, and there...

• 4/27 RoxPile: Nicasio Still Not Perfect, but Rockies Looked Good in Friday’s Win over D-backs: After a mixed-bag homestand in which the Rockies swept the Mets and took 2 out of 3 from the Diamondbacks, then proceeded to drop...
• 4/25 Splash Hit Blog: Hater Hating: Come May 13th, Rockies won’t be in 1st in the NL West: So it’s not a bold prediction, but there’s no denying that the Colorado Rockies have raced to a fast start, garnering...
• 4/23 fantasyteamadvice.com: Fantasy baseball 2013 – Week 4 updates – Holds rankings – Best middle relievers to own off waivers: The holds rankings remain as volatile as ever entering the 4th week of fantasy baseball 2013.  A number of the hottest teams...
• 4/22 Baseballhotcorner.com: Colorado Rockies’ Rocking The Boat In The NL West: April in MLB yields surprises every year. Individual performances that nobody saw coming….players that flare up like a supernova...
• 4/14 RoxPile: Rockies Continue Rake Fest Against Padres Pitching: It’s nice that after a disappointing sweep in San Francisco, the Rockies were able to head a little further south and get...
• 4/11 RoxPile: Swept In San Francisco: What We Learned: Things got ugly today. The Giants completed a sweep of the Rockies with an utterly lopsided 10-0 victory Wednesday afternoon....
• 4/7 fantasyteamadvice.com: Fantasy baseball 2013 holds rankings – Top 40 middle relievers heading into week 2: Here are the updated fantasy baseball 2013 holds rankings heading into week 2! As I continue to focus on the most overlooked category...
• 4/3 fantasyteamadvice.com: Early season fantasy baseball results – 2013 Holds rankings – who is legit and who to leave on waivers: One of the most overlooked categories by fantasy websites around the web is holds, but there is a growing number of fantasy baseball...

• 1/25 mlbreports.com : Colorado Rockies Roster In 2013: State Of The Union: Like us on Facebook here Friday Jan.25/2013 Ryan Dana (MLB Reports Intern):  The Colorado Rockies finished 2012 with a 64-98...
• 1/14 Baseball Analytics: Top 10 Best & Worst Walks/9 innings for Relievers 2008-12: Rk Player BB/9 G 1 Mariano Rivera 1.32 264 2 Wilton Lopez 1.57 213 3 Edward...
• 1/6 Blog Red Machine: Heartfelt Thanks to the Texas Rangers: News broke yesterday afternoon that should fill fans of the Cincinnati Reds with joy.  My heart is overflowing.  The Texas Rangers...
• 1/1 RoxPile: With The New Year Fast Approaching: In the Mountain Time Zone it is approximately 6 minutes until 2012 turns into 2013. As the New Year rapidly approaches, let’s...

• 12/13 MLBRandomFandom: Colorado Rockies Team Page: COLORADO ROCKIESMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Carlos Gonzalez (8.75)2. Troy Tulowitzki (8)3. Dexter...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Wilton Lopez to be setup man: Colorado Rockies RP Wilton Lopez will serve as a setup man along with RPs Matt Belisle and Rex Brothers. Lopez will be more of...[+] a one-inning pitcher and he could also spell RP Rafael Betancourt in the ninth if he needs a breather.
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Acquire Wilton Lopez: The Rockies added a late-inning reliever today, acquiring Wilton Lopez and a player to be named later or cash from the Astros...

• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies will seek pitching in their first offseason under the joint leadership of Bill Geivett and Dan O’Dowd. Guaranteed...

• 10/9 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Colorado Rockies: This is a guest post offered by Hayden Kane, the Editor at Rox Pile. In keeping with our running theme, the post is intended to...

• 9/28 RoxPile: Matt Belisle Says It All In One Quote: The “you can’t pitch in Coors Field” narrative is back. This year’s staff finished with an ERA just south...
• 9/26 Baseball Jerks: F***ing Fantasy Baseball Thing – Week 26: This weeks roundup of jerks who shouldn’t be on your team but are most likely available. It’s likely that your fantasy...
• 9/24 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes – irrelevancy edition: Indians 15, @Royals 4: Deja Vin all over again. The game was still close when Vin Mazzaro entered. Four batters and no outs...
• 9/16 RoxPile: Rockies Drop Tight Game in Finale with Padres: Rockies 11, Padres 12 I hate it when the Rockies fight back and lose anyway. Especially in a walk-off. Especially in San Diego....
• 9/9 RoxPile: Rockies Lose By One Run in Fourth Straight: Rockies 2, Phillies 3 If there’s one thing the 2012 Colorado Rockies have not been, it’s consistent. You can’t...
• 9/5 RoxPile: Rockies Toss Shutout, Defeat Braves: The Colorado Rockies defeated the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Tuesday night, keyed by the electric performance of one of its unquestioned...
• 9/2 MLB Message Boards: Unappreciated: 25 of the Most Undervalued Players in MLB: In all of the discussion that occurs in baseball, one of the things that often comes up the most is how certain players are...

• 8/24 RoxPile: Rockies Fall To Cubs As Bullpen And Defense Falter Late: The Colorado Rockies jumped out to a 3-0 lead today in Chicago only to see the Chicago Cubs score 5 unanswered and steal the game...
• 8/24 RoxPile: Rockies Shut Out Mets To Complete Sweep: The Colorado Rockies continued to ride their hot pitching staff yesterday, defeating the New York Mets 1-0 and completing a 4...
• 8/23 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Collin McHugh Dazzles in Debut; Offense Continues to Disappoint in 1-0 Loss: It was an exciting day for Collin McHugh, who impressed everyone at Citi Field with an amazing debut, but it was the offensive...
• 8/22 RoxPile: Rockies Defeat Mets Behind Jhoulys Chacin’s Brilliant Return: Jhoulys Chacin appeared to be in shape and healthy. Check. He commanded his fastball. Check. Limited to a 75 pitch count, Chacin...
• 8/20 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Colorado Rockies @ New York Mets: The Mets come home after a week away from Citi Field to play seven games between two other teams also below the .500 mark…the...
• 8/19 RoxPile: Rockies Split With Marlins, Continue to Experience Setbacks: Rockies 3, Marlins 2 Let’s start with the bad news: just about every Rockie is now officially ailing somewhere in the neighborhood...
• 8/13 Reviewing the Brew: Series Six Pack: Brewers face struggling Rockies: Perhaps for the Milwaukee Brewers (52-61), Sunday’s win on the road will provide some confidence going forward. Yesterday’s...
• 8/12 RoxPile: Rockies Show Signs of Life on Pitching and Defense, Still Drop Series to Giants: Rockies 6, Giants 9 Well, this was a tough game to watch. At this point in the lovely 2012 season, I no longer expect miracles...
• 8/12 Raising Matt Cain: Heating Up: It hit 100 here this afternoon, the hottest day of the year so far. Things are getting hotter and hotter in the NL West, too....
• 8/8 The Baseball Page: Is Todd Helton coming back to the Rockies?: ­­If you’re a baseball person you admire Todd Helton. As he faces...
• 8/8 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Ohfer Away Another Game To Colorado: Rockies  3 10 0 Dodgers 1 4 2 WP-Roenicke-4-0 LP-Harang-7-7 SV-Betancourt-19 The Dodger offense is pathetic. Everyone keeps yelling...
• 8/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Four combine for shutout: Colorado Rockies SP Drew Pomeranz an RPs Adam Ottavino, Matt Belisle and Rafael Betancourt combined for a five-hit shutout of...[+] the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday, Aug. 6. Pomeranz allowed three hits and three walks while fanning seven in four scoreless innings.

• 7/30 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: July 30, 2012: Donovan Solano $8. Other bids $7, $4, $2, $0The second place team snatched Solano when it bid $1 more than the first place...
• 7/29 RoxPile: Rockies Come out Swinging but Fall to Cueto and Reds: Rockies 7, Reds 9 It used to be an exciting thing when the Rockies would have a big 1st inning, especially against a pitcher like...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Pitching Rumors: Shields, Orioles, Felix, Angels: Though the Giants did pick up some infield help in Marco Scutaro earlier tonight, the Giants are focusing on relief pitching...
• 7/27 RoxPile: Rockies looking to move players before trade deadline: We all know how bad this season has been. A 37-60 record, on pace to finish a franchise-worst 58-104. History says bad teams look...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Notes: Scutaro, Betancourt, Reynolds: The Rockies have been scouting the Giants’ minor league teams, so a deal could be developing, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco...
• 7/26 RoxPile: Rockies Narrowly Avoid Sweep, and Jeff Francis is Awesome: Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 2 I do love a good Jeff Francis performance, and this was about as good as it gets. He gave up a run early,...
• 7/22 RoxPile: Clutch Hitting Propels Rockies to Extra-Inning Victory: Rockies 8, Padres 6, F/12 THANK GOODNESS. There will be no sweep by the Padres this time. You just have to be thankful for the...
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Reluctant to trade three RPs: The Colorado Rockies have received inquiries about the availability of RPs Rafael Betancourt, Matt Belisle and Matt Reynolds but...[+] have told teams they would have to be bowled over by an offer to trade any of the relievers.
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Rays, Volquez, Butler, Phillies: The chances of Cole Hamels getting traded are diminishing, but they haven't disappeared, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com reports. The...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Links: Guthrie, Scutaro, Betancourt, Nieves: The Rockies are one of the few teams in baseball who are firmly out of contention, and thus figure to be sellers as the trade...
• 7/18 MLB Dirt: Matt Belisle Constantly Overlooked as a Top Reliever: If you were to have a discussion about who the best relievers in the game are you will likely end up talking about Craig Kimbrel,...
• 7/13 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Right-Handed Relievers: Most contenders could use another right-handed reliever for the season’s final two-plus months. Here are some potentially available...
• 7/12 Release Points: NL Midseason Awards: Without further ado, here the NL Midseason award winners. Cy Young Award R.A. Dickey, New York Mets – as far as extended dominance...
• 7/11 Release Points: NL Midseason Awards, Surprises, and Blunders: Without further ado, here the NL Midseason award winners. Cy Young Award R.A. Dickey, New York Mets – as far as extended dominance...
• 7/8 RoxPile: Finally, the Rockies win a series. On the road!: I said on Twitter (@Trevor_Irvine) Friday night after the Rockies defeated the Nationals 5-1, that was their best win of the season....
• 7/6 District On Deck: Game 81: Nationals 1, Rockies 5:   Coming into today, the Colorado Rockies were last in the MLB in ERA, WHIP, and opponent’s batting average, and the Nationals...
• 7/2 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Trade rumors get hot; whose leaving Colorado?: Troy Renck of the Denver Post tweeted out Saturday that former MVP and current Rockies slugger Jason Giambi may be playing his...

• 6/29 RoxPile: The legacy of Bob Apodaca:   Bob Apodaca. His name makes you want to cry, or to cringe, or to shake your head in disbelief. There is a reason(s) he...
• 6/29 RoxPile: Rockies Walk Off, Thanks to … Scutaro?: Rockies 11, Nationals 10, F/11 Well, that was an exciting game, and I was privileged to witness it. I was holding my breath for...
• 6/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Carlos Gonzalez won't be dealt, same with others: Colorado Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd said OF Carlos Gonzalez won't be traded before the trade deadline. 'The Carlos Gonzalez...[+] thing is a joke,' O'Dowd said. 'We're not trading Carlos Gonzalez.' Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo reportedly called with interest in Gonzalez and was turned down. OF Michael Cuddyer is unlikely to go anywhere, either. OF Dexter Fowler is unlikely to be moved, but O'Dowd did not call him untouchable. RPs Rafael Betancourt and Matt Belisle are unlikely to be traded as well, per O'Dowd. SP Jeremy Guthrie, 1B Jeremy Giambi and SS Marco Scutaro are the most likely to be traded if anyone goes this summer.
• 6/26 RoxPile: Strasburg/Harper Machine Not Powerful Enough to Defeat Rockies: Rockies 4, Nationals 2 I saw the Rockies play the Nationals last July in D.C., and the Nats were not good. The Rockies took that...
• 6/23 RoxPile: Rockies Outpitch Rangers – Now I’ve Seen Everything: Rockies 11, Rangers 7 There was a moment in this game when I said, okay, here we go, this is what I thought would happen. That...
• 6/22 RoxPile: Rockies Make Final Out, Turn to Look at Scoreboard, Realize They Accidentally Won: Rockies 4, Phillies 1 When this whole 4-man rotation, 75-pitch, overtaxed bullpen pile of ridiculousness was first introduced...
• 6/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Rockies, Mets, Giants, Blue Jays: The Blue Jays designated Edwin Encarnacion for assignment on this date two years ago, and he cleared waivers two days later once...
• 6/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle earns win Friday: Colorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle (3-2) allowed one hit and struck out one batter over two scoreless innings in a victory over...[+] the Detroit Tigers Friday, June 15.

• 4/26 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Cuddyer deal showing results: Figured I’d get in here for a quick take since I’ve been pretty engrossed in the final weeks of the semester and the Stanley...
• 4/25 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 16: Pirates vs. Rockies Recap: Offense has certainly come at a premium thus far in the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They have still yet to score more than...
• 4/24 Operation Shutdown: Quick Recap, Bucs Win 5-4: Source: FanGraphsWP: Tony Watson (1-0)LP: Matt Belisle (1-1)S: Joel Hanrahan (3)Three Stars3) Casey McGehee (1-2, RBI, 3 BB)2)...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle continues earned run streak: Colorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle hasn't allowed an earned run in 15 innings, dating to Sept. 6 of last season at the Arizona Diamondbacks....[+] During the streak, opponents are hitting only .077 against him (4-for-52).
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle records victory Friday: Colorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle (1-0) struck out both batters he faced in two-thirds of an inning Friday, April 20, in a victory...[+] over the Milwaukee Brewers.
• 4/5 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Season predictions for the Rockies: With Colorado’s season opener tomorrow night in Houston, it’s time to make my predictions for the season. It is impossible...

• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies made changes at catcher, second base, third base, and right field this offseason, and many rotation spots are up for...

• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Extend Sean Marshall: The Reds announced a three-year extension with lefty reliever Sean Marshall, which runs through 2015.  The contract is worth...
• 2/17 High Heat Stats: Every single pitch in play: In 1993, both Mike Fetters and Paul Gibson did something really unusual. For as far back as Baseball-Reference.com has pitch data...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Belisle contract extension and Kenny Powers!: The Rockies best relief pitcher, in my opinion, was given a year extension plus a mutual option for 2014. Keeping Matt Belisle...
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Contract Details: Pierre, Belisle, Andrus: Juan Pierre, Matt Belisle and Elvis Andrus recently agreed to new deals; here are details on their respective contracts: Pierre...
• 2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle incentives: Colorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle can make an extra $450,000 in 2013 for games finished beginning with 40 and ending at 60 games....[+]
• 2/6 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Belisle contract extension and Kenny Powers!: The Rockies best relief pitcher, in my opinion, was given a year extension plus a mutual option for 2014. Keeping Matt Belisle...
• 2/5 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/29/12 - 2/4/12: We're into the first week of February, and just three of MLBTR's Top 50 free agents remain unsigned. Let's take a look back...
• 2/3 RoxPile: About Matt Belisle’s Contract Extension: Today the Rockies extended ultra durable reliever Matt Belisle to a contract extension through 2013 with a mutual option for 2014....
• 2/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | More on Matt BelisleColorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle's 2014 option is worth $4.25 million and includes a $250,000 buyout....[+] Colorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle's 2014 option is worth $4.25 million and includes a $250,000 buyout.
• 2/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle terms: Colorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle will earn $4.35 million in 2013, plus his option extension for the 2014 season. He is making...[+] $3.775 million this season.
• 2/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle re-signs: The Colorado Rockies re-signed RP Matt Belisle to a two-year contract extension Friday, Feb. 3. The deal includes a mutual option...[+] for the 2014 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
• 2/3 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies To Extend Matt Belisle: The Rockies agreed to a one-year extension with right-handed reliever Matt Belisle, the team announced (on Twitter). CAA Sports...

• 12/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Cuddyer’s Defense Won’t Hurt the Rockies: As they complain about his poor defense and criticize his signing, many are missing the point with Michael Cuddyer and the Rockies....
• 12/7 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: San Diego Acquires Huston Street: The Padres acquire closer Huston Street from Colorado. (Icon SMI)After losing long time closer Heath Bell to the Miami Marlins...

• 11/16 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Rockies Bullpen for 2012: One area the Rockies showed to be competent in was putting together a bullpen that gets the job done. Here’s a look at what...

• 10/26 MLB Dirt: Matt Belisle is Better Than You Realized: The free agent market this offseason is bolstered by the likes of Jonathan Papelbon, Francisco Rodriguez, Ryan Madson, Brad Lidge,...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies intend to add an innings-eater and a right-handed hitter this offseason, likely focusing on the trade market rather...

• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Checking In On Colorado’s Offseason Extensions: The Rockies were one of the most aggressive teams in baseball in terms of extensions last offseason. They locked six of their...

• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Could Move Relievers: The Rockies are currently 9.5 games out in the NL West.  They don't have any crucial players heading to free agency after the...

• 6/11 Baseball Musings: Horror Inning: I can only imagine what was going through Jhoulys Chacin‘s mind Friday night as he watched the ninth inning unfold. After...
• 6/6 My Pinstripes: Baseball Digest Birthdays: Bill **** Digest: It is very easy to get overlooked when you play on a team that has Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig on it’s roster. Such was the case...

• 5/21 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Wild game should bring changes: Last night, the Colorado Rockies made the trip to Miller Park to play the Milwaukee Brewers in a game that was chock full of...
• 5/19 SawxBlog: A hard-fought victory: This is a game that could have easily looked like a 2010 Pirates game. It could have easily turned into the blowout that happened...
• 5/17 22gigantes.com: Rockies come from behind to sweep Giants: Carlos Gonzalez hit a two-run single in a four-run eighth to help the Colorado Rockies take a 5-3 win over the San Francisco...

• 4/24 Baseball Musings: One Hit, but a Doozie: Ubaldo allowed just one hit during his five innings of work against the Marlins, striking out seven Sunday afternoon. That seemed...
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle not available to pitch: Colorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle is not available to pitch Monday, April 18, because of the heavy workload he has had recently,...[+] reports Troy E. Renck, of The Denver Post. Belisle may also be held out Tuesday, April 19, as well.
• 4/16 Roto Think Tank: Saturday Strategies: Since I like to wake up early on Saturday, and since I have been a little limited in activities this past week due to my car accident,...

• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Would-Be Walk Years: If not for an extension widely expected to be signed with the Red Sox, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez would be entering his walk...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Jorge de la Rosa, SP: three...
• 3/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Good Luck, Kim Ng: I woke up this morning to see that there’d been some major news overnight: assistant GM Kim Ng is leaving the team to become...

• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 2/13/11 - 2/19/11: We saw some big news this week, most notably that Albert Pujols and the Cardinals did not reach an extension prior to his Feb....
• 2/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Team adds second year to Matt Belisle's contract: Updating previous reports, the Colorado Rockies have added a second year to the contract for RP Matt Belisle, making it a two-year...[+] deal worth $6.125 million, according to MLB.com's Thomas Harding. Belisle will make $2.35 million in 2011 and $3.775 million in 2012.
• 2/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies, Matt Belisle Agree To Two-Year Deal: The Rockies and Matt Belisle have agreed to a two-year contract worth $6.125MM according to right-hander's representatives, CAA...

• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies, Lindstrom Agree To Two-Year Deal: The Rockies agreed to a two-year deal with Matt Lindstrom, avoiding arbitration, according to the team (on Twitter). The deal...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/9/11 - 11/15/11: It's time to take a look back at the week that was.. The biggest surprise of the week was arguably the Yankees' signing of...
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle not expected to be limited: Colorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle (knee) is not expected to be limited in Spring Training after undergoing knee surgery in the...[+] offseason, according to The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck.
• 1/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Avoid arbitration with Matt Belisle: The Colorado Rockies avoided arbitration with RP Matt Belisle Wednesday, Jan. 12, by agreeing to a one-year, $2.35 million deal,...[+] according to MLB.com's Bailey Stephens.
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Avoid Arbitration With Matt Belisle: The Rockies have agreed to a one-year, $2.35MM contract with Matt Belisle, reports Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated (Twitter...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies To Sign Claudio Vargas: The Rockies have agreed to terms with Claudio Vargas on a minor league deal, according to MLB.com's Thomas Harding. The right-hander...

• 12/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Lindstrom to serve as setup man: Colorado Rockies RP Matt Lindstrom will join RPs Rafael Betancourt and Matt Belisle as the team's right-handed setup men next...[+] season, according to MLB.com's Doug Miller.
• 12/23 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Acquire Matt LindstromThe Rockies acquired Matt Lindstrom from the Astros, according to MLB.com's Thomas Harding. ...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On The Rockies' Search For A Reliever: The Rockies have been looking to strengthen their bullpen basically all offseason, but they haven't done much in that regard beyond...

• 10/30 Call to the Pen: Storytime: Ball Four by Jim Bouton: (I’m testing out doing a regular book review of a baseball-themed book every week or so.  I’m sure I’m not...
• 10/19 Fungoes.net: Baseball Bloggers Alliance: Goose Gossage Award, NL: A host of National League pitchers turned in exceptional relief seasons in 2010. In the end, we could only pick three for our...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Ian Stewart Second time: Jason Hammel, Manny Delcarmen Third...
• 10/10 MLBTradeRumors: Amateur Signing Bonuses: Braves: Let's continue our look at each team's amateur spending with the Atlanta Braves. Here are the five largest signing bonuses they've...

• 9/10 B-R Blog: Win Probability Added leaders for 2010: We've been talking about WPA on another thread and I just threw together a quick list. Click through for guys whose 2010 WPA total...

• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies Acquire Manny Delcarmen: The Rockies acquired reliever Manny Delcarmen from the Red Sox for minor league righty Chris Balcom-Miller, tweets WEEI's Alex...
• 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Final-Year Arbitration-Eligibles: More than 50 players will be eligible for arbitration for the last time after this season.  For some it will represent the biggest...
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Last Year's Non-Tenders: On October 5th and November 20th of last year I named my non-tender candidates.  On December 12th, many players were actually...
• 8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle not expected to pitch Sunday: Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy said RP Matt Belisle will only be used in an emergency against the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday,...[+] Aug. 8, according to MLB.com's Thomas Harding.

• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle earns win Friday: Colorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle (4-3) allowed one run on one hit over one inning in a victory against the San Diego Padres Friday,...[+] July 9, according to The Associated Press. He walked none and struck out two.

• 6/23 TetreaultVision: Rox Top Sox Behind Chacin: Those blessed with much talent also bear the burden of great expectations. It's cliche because it's true. Colorado expects much...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Matt Belisle picks up the save: Colorado Rockies RP Matt Belisle allowed a run and two hits, but picked up the save Tuesday, June 22, The Associated Press reports....[+]
• 6/22 The World's Worst Sports Blog: At the other end…: Although AJ Burnett had a bad first inning last night, the Oakland As had a bad tenth inning. After taking a 2-2 game into extra...

• 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Contract Issues: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies face three contractual options after the season: Right fielder Brad Hawpe has a $10MM club option with a $500K...

• 4/25 B-R Blog: Plate appearances by relievers: Wow, there have already been 37 plate appearances by relief pitchers so far this season: Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 1 Micah...