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The 2009 edition of the Colorado Rockies finished the season in second place in the NL West with a record of 92-70…that was good enough to earn a postseason berth as the NL wild card team. The 2010 edition of the Rox should be pretty good, but it won’t quite measure up to the performance level of last year’s squad. The club will have difficulty replacing Jason Marquis, who went 15-13, with a 4.04 ERA, while pitching 216 innings. Marquis fled via free agency to the greener pastures of…drum roll, please…the Washington Nationals. For a team that made the playoffs predicated on pitching and defense, the departure of Marquis will leave the club one good starting pitcher away from a return engagement to the playoffs. Key additions: 3B Melvin Mora, C Miguel Olivo, ...

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Article written by Jeffrey Brown