Concerns of the Colorado Rockies

These are some thoughts and reflections of the current Colorado Rockies' situation and if you don't like the Rockies then quite frankly, you suck. This Rockies offseason has been interesting thus far, with some questionable trades and acquisitions. (1) Firstly, lets start off with Matt Holliday being shipped off to Oakland and in return, we get Huston Street, Greg Smith and a promising farm prospect in Carlos Gonzales. Now, this trade makes it clear that the Rockies intent is to rebuild the franchise with young talent. Huston Street, Greg Smith and Carlos Gonzales are all under the age of 25 and they are all expected to blossom into Rock-Solid performers. Rock-Solid, Get It? HaHa. I think the best case scenario of this trade would be that, in a couple years, the Rockies become the Devil Rays of last season, by exploding onto the scene with young talent, along with potiential. I also think the expectations of another young gun, Ubaldo Jimenez have also increased. In conclusion, this trade is definitely in the realm of re-structuring the Rockies into a younger franchise, with room to develop, even though it's tough to say goodbye to Matt Holliday. (2) Secondly, the acquisition of Alan Embree from the A's just doesn't make sense. He is almost 40 and went 2-5 last year, with an ERA of4.96. He is just a piece of the puzzle that doesn't fit, plainly because he is bad (Thank God its only a one-year deal). This will be his Tenth Major-League team he has been a part of, he is just recycled trash. (3) Thirdly, Willy Taveras has recently signed with the Cincinnati Reds. This hurts the Rockies, because I heard that Willy is the funniest/coolest guy in the clubhouse, which hurts our team chemistry. But let's face it, the only thing on the field he had going for him was laying down a bunt and running his ass off. In my point of view, this doesn't really have much affect on the Rockies, it just opens up a spot on the 40 man roster. (4) Lastly, there is a trade that will most likely be finalized tomorrow, which brings Jason Marquis to Colorado, in exchange for Luis Vizcaino. This trade will help build up our starting rotation, in a good way. I kind of like this trade because Marquis went 11-9 last year on a successful Cubs team, compared to Vizcaino who is a mediocre right-handed reliever, with an ERA of 5.28. This trade gets my approval, but Dan O'Dowd still sucks.
This Offseason has been interesting, but hey, look at the bright side, we still got Clint Barmes! I am looking forward to catching a glimpse of this new Rockies team on Opening Day and if you happen to see Sabatino Chen, tell him to stop being a WIMP and help convince him to attend Opening Day with me.
I hope everyone is doing well out there,

-Shaun.