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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...

' 2011 season
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, the franchise's 19th in Major League Baseball

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, was a season in American baseball

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. They did not return to the postseason for the third time in five years after also missing in 2010.

Offseason

November 16, 2010: Manuel Corpas was released by the Colorado Rockies.
November 18, 2010: Clint Barmes was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Houston Astros for Felipe Paulino.
December 2, 2010: José López was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Colorado Rockies for Chaz Roe (minors).
December 7, 2010: Ty Wigginton was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
December 23, 2010: Matt Lindstrom was traded by the Houston Astros to the Colorado Rockies for Jonnathan Aristil (minors) and Wes Musick (minors).
January 24, 2011: Clayton Mortensen was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for Ethan Hollingsworth (minors).

Transactions

May 19, 2011: Franklin Morales was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named or cash.
May 26, 2011: Felipe Paulino was sold by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals.
June 7, 2011: José López was released by the Colorado Rockies.
June 30, 2011: Mark Ellis was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for Bruce Billings and a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Eliezer Mesa (minors) (September 30, 2011) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
July 30, 2011: Ubaldo Jiménez was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cleveland Indians for Alex White, Joseph Gardner (minors), Matt McBride (minors), and a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Drew Pomeranz (August 16, 2011) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
August 8, 2011: Kevin Millwood was signed as a Free Agent by the Colorado Rockies.
August 23, 2011: Kevin Kouzmanoff was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named or cash.

Major League debuts

Batters:
- Charlie Blackmon (Jun 7)
- Cole Garner (Jul 4)
- Jordan Pacheco (Sep 6)
- Wilin Rosario (Sep 6)
- Tommy Field (Sep 11)
- Héctor Gómez (Sep 16)
Pitchers:
- Alan Johnson (Apr 17)
- Bruce Billings (May 27)
- Juan Nicasio (May 28)
- Rex Brothers (Jun 6)
- Drew Pomeranz (Sep 11)

Roster

2011 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders Outfielders		Manager Coaches (pitching) (third base) (first base) (hitting) (bench) (bullpen)

Game log

Legend
Rockies Win	Rockies Loss	Game Postponed

2011 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	Chris Iannetta Chris Iannetta Christopher Domenic Iannetta is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball.-High school:...	112	345	82	.238	14	55
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....	124	421	127	.302	14	69
2B	Mark Ellis Mark Ellis (baseball) Mark William Ellis is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He has played for the Oakland Athletics and Colorado Rockies.-Early career:...	70	263	72	.274	6	25
SS	Troy Tulowitzki Troy Tulowitzki Troy Trevor Tulowitzki , nicknamed Tulo, is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.Tulowitzki's arm, range and instincts at shortstop are highly regarded...	143	537	162	.302	30	105
3B	Ty Wigginton Ty Wigginton Ty Allen Wigginton is an American professional baseball infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. He is known as a utility player, having platooned as an infielder and an outfielder during his career. He bats and throws right-handed...	130	401	97	.242	15	47
LF	Carlos González Carlos González (baseball) Carlos Eduardo González is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Minor leagues:...	127	481	142	.295	26	92
CF	Dexter Fowler Dexter Fowler William Dexter Fowler is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Baseball career:...	125	481	128	.266	5	45
RF	Seth Smith Seth Smith Garry Seth Smith is a Major League Baseball corner outfielder for the Colorado Rockies.-Amateur career:...	147	476	135	.284	15	59

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
104	281	68	.242	3	14
98	200	42	.210	3	22
77	198	49	.247	0	10
63	180	45	.250	4	16
64	131	34	.260	13	32
38	125	26	.208	2	8
48	122	19	.156	0	6

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
31	194.0	11	14	3.62	150
32	170.1	7	13	4.76	94
21	123.0	6	9	4.46	118
18	97.0	3	10	6.03	48
18	83.0	6	6	7.05	63
13	71.2	4	4	4.14	58

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
10	59.0	5	2	3.51	52
16	58.1	2	4	3.86	30
9	54.1	4	3	3.98	36
48	40.2	1	2	2.88	59
7	36.1	2	4	8.42	24

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
74	10	4	0	3.25	58
73	1	2	0	4.09	50
68	2	0	8	2.89	73
63	2	2	2	3.00	36
62	1	4	29	3.86	55

Farm system

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