Colorado has fallen on hard times just a year after winning the National League and reaching their first World Series in franchise history. It has called into question whether the 2007 season was just a fluke, but to be fair the team has suffered through an inordinate amount of injuries to many of their key players. They are just now finally becoming whole, and while they currently sit in last place (10 games out of first) nobody has run away from the pack out West. Arizona’s pace has slowed considerably, and

Well, the Rockies didn’t make quite that many changes to their roster, but they were close.  Struggling starter Franklin Morales was demoted to work on his consistency and control leaving a hole in the rotation.  Kip Wells was put on the DL so he couldn’t spot start.  With no other viable candidates, the Rockies completed a trade for Kansas City’s Jorge De La Rosa who will slide into the rotation and pitch on Saturday.  De La Rosa’s been