Rockies Reach Agreement With Jorge De La Rosa
Rockies Reach Agreement With Jorge De La Rosa
By Tim Dierkes [November 30 at 8:12am CST]
The free agent market for starting pitching continues to thin out quickly, as
lefty Jorge de la Rosa has reached an agreement to re-sign with the Rockies.
De La Rosa agreed to a three-year, $32MM deal. The pitcher maintained
flexibility by securing a player option on the third year, while the Rockies
added a fourth year club option at $11MM. Today is a huge day for the
Colorado franchise, as they're also nearing a six-year extension with
shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. Both players are represented by TWC Sports.
De La Rosa, 30 in April, posted a 4.22 ERA, 8.4 K/9, 4.1 BB/9, 1.1 HR/9, and
52.3% groundball rate in 121 2/3 innings for the Rockies this year. He
missed ten weeks with a torn tendon in his finger, but pitched acceptably
upon his return. De La Rosa was one of the few starters with upside on this
year's free agent market - he throws quite hard for a southpaw and is
relatively young. There have been a few Oliver Perez comparisons, but Perez
isn't a groundball pitcher. De La Rosa's player option gives him the freedom
to test the open market or renegotiate after the 2012 season in the event he
takes it to the next level and racks up a few 200 inning, 200 strikeout type
seasons. He's yet to reach either of those plateaus in his career.
De La Rosa set out seeking a four or five-year deal in free agency, but
ultimately stayed where he's most comfortable. The Nationals and Pirates
were among his other suitors. Since De La Rosa was a Type A free agent who
turned down arbitration, the Rockies would have received two draft picks if
he'd signed elsewhere.
Now that De La Rosa, Ted Lilly, Hiroki Kuroda, Javier Vazquez, Jon Garland
and Jake Westbrook have signed deals, there's not much left on the starting
pitching market other than Cliff Lee and Carl Pavano. As I explained
yesterday, many teams could be looking to add starters.
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports first reported the De La Rosa deal was close, and
Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post added details.
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洛矶与JDLR签下3年$32MM的约
JDLR 10年成绩：8W 7L, 121.2IP, ERA 4.22, ERA+ 110, WAR 1.4
生涯K/9 8.0, BB/9 4.5