2012 Colorado Rockies season
Major League Baseball team season
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The Colorado Rockies' 2012 season was the franchise's 20th in Major League Baseball. It involved the Rockies' 18th season of playing their home games at Coors Field.
| 2012 Colorado Rockies | |
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| League | National League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | Coors Field |
| City | Denver, Colorado |
| Record | 64–98 (.395) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
| Owners | Charles & Dick Monfort |
| General managers | Dan O'Dowd |
| Managers | Jim Tracy |
| Television | Root Sports Rocky Mountain (Drew Goodman, George Frazier, Jeff Huson) |
| Radio | KOA (English) (Jack Corrigan, Jerry Schemmel) KMXA (Spanish) (Tony Guevara) |
Offseason
- November 30, 2011: Chris Iannetta was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Tyler Chatwood.[1]
- November 30, 2011: Ramón Hernández was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[2]
- December 7, 2011: Huston Street was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Nick Schmidt (minors) (December 9, 2011) to complete the trade.[3]
- December 8, 2011: Ian Stewart was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Casey Weathers (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Tyler Colvin and DJ LeMahieu.[4]
- December 16, 2011: Michael Cuddyer was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[5]
- January 16, 2012: Seth Smith was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman.[6]
- January 18, 2012: Jamie Moyer was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[7]
- January 21, 2012: Marco Scutaro was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Clayton Mortensen.[8]
- February 6, 2012: Jeremy Guthrie was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Colorado Rockies for Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom.[9]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | 48–33 | 46–35 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 8 | 45–36 | 41–40 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 18 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
| Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98 | .395 | 30 | 35–46 | 29–52 |
NL Wild Card
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | 98 | 64 | .605 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | +6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 |
| Miami Marlins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19 |
| Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98 | .395 | 24 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 27 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 33 |
Record vs. opponents
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | MIA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
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| Arizona | – | 2–5 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 9–7 | 5–3 | 6–0 | 12–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 9–6 |
| Atlanta | 5–2 | – | 3–4 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 14–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 8–10 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–3 | – | 4–12 | 2–4 | 8–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–13 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 7–10 | 1–6 | 5–10 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 5–1 | 12–4 | – | 5–1 | 10–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 11–7 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 7–9 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | – | 5–2 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–13 |
| Houston | 0–6 | 2–4 | 5–8 | 5–10 | 2–5 | – | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–12 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 4–11 | 1–7 | 6–9 |
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 11–7 | 8-10 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
| Miami | 3–5 | 4–14 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | – | 4-2 | 2-4 | 4–4 | 4–12 | 8–10 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–4 | 6–9 | 1–5 | 9–8 | 6–1 | 4–4 | – | 3–2 | 2–5 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 3–5 | 6–9 |
| New York | 4–3 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–4 | 2–3 | – | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–14 | 8–7 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 10–8 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 8–10 | – | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 9-9 | 5–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 12–5 | 1–6 | 4–11 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 3–2 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 10–8 | 5–3 | 7–11 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–1 | – | 6–12 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 8–7 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 2–5 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 | – | 3–3 | 1–5 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 7–6 | 5–2 | 11–4 | 5–6 | 5–2 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–4 | 8–7 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 10–8 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 5–3 | 14–4 | 9-9 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5-1 | 4-3 | – | 10–8 |
Transactions
- June 4, 2012: Jamie Moyer was released by the Colorado Rockies.[10]
- June 8, 2012: Jeff Francis was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[11]
- June 12, 2012: Esmil Rogers was sold by the Colorado Rockies to the Cleveland Indians.[12]
- July 20, 2012: Jeremy Guthrie was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Jonathan Sánchez.[13]
- July 27, 2012: Marco Scutaro was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Francisco Giants for Charlie Culberson.[14]
Major League Debuts
- Batters
- Josh Rutledge (Jul 13)
- Matt McBride (Aug 4)
- Rafael Ortega (Sep 30)
- Pitchers
- Christian Friedrich (May 9)
- Edwar Cabrera (Jun 27)
- Will Harris (Aug 13)
- Rob Scahill (Sep 11)[15]
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Game log
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| Bold | Rockies team member |
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Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
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 |
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| C | Wilin Rosario | 117 | 396 | 107 | .270 | 28 | 71 |
| 1B | Todd Helton | 69 | 240 | 57 | .238 | 7 | 37 |
| 2B | Marco Scutaro | 95 | 377 | 102 | .271 | 4 | 30 |
| SS | Josh Rutledge | 73 | 277 | 76 | .274 | 8 | 37 |
| 3B | Jordan Pacheco | 132 | 475 | 147 | .309 | 5 | 54 |
| LF | Carlos González | 135 | 518 | 157 | .303 | 22 | 85 |
| CF | Dexter Fowler | 143 | 454 | 136 | .300 | 13 | 53 |
| RF | Michael Cuddyer | 101 | 358 | 93 | .260 | 16 | 58 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Tyler Colvin | 136 | 420 | 122 | .290 | 18 | 72 |
| Chris Nelson | 111 | 345 | 104 | .301 | 9 | 53 |
| DJ LeMahieu | 81 | 229 | 68 | .297 | 2 | 22 |
| Jonathan Herrera | 86 | 225 | 59 | .262 | 3 | 12 |
| Ramón Hernández | 52 | 184 | 40 | .217 | 5 | 28 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 47 | 181 | 52 | .287 | 8 | 27 |
| Eric Young, Jr. | 98 | 174 | 55 | .316 | 4 | 15 |
| Charlie Blackmon | 42 | 113 | 32 | .283 | 2 | 9 |
| Andrew Brown | 46 | 112 | 26 | .232 | 5 | 11 |
| Jason Giambi | 60 | 89 | 20 | .225 | 1 | 8 |
| Matt McBride | 31 | 78 | 16 | .205 | 2 | 11 |
| Wil Nieves | 16 | 47 | 14 | .298 | 1 | 5 |
| Rafael Ortega | 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Field | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jeff Francis | 24 | 113.0 | 6 | 7 | 5.58 | 76 |
| Alex White | 23 | 98.0 | 2 | 9 | 5.51 | 64 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 22 | 96.2 | 2 | 9 | 4.93 | 83 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 19 | 90.2 | 3 | 9 | 6.35 | 45 |
| Christian Friedrich | 16 | 84.2 | 5 | 8 | 6.17 | 74 |
| Jhoulys Chacín | 14 | 69.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.43 | 45 |
| Juan Nicasio | 11 | 58.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.28 | 54 |
| Jamie Moyer | 10 | 53.2 | 2 | 5 | 5.70 | 36 |
| Jonathan Sánchez | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 3 | 9.53 | 9 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 3 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 9.28 | 6 |
| Edwar Cabrera | 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 11.12 | 5 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tyler Chatwood | 19 | 64.2 | 5 | 6 | 5.43 | 41 |
| Josh Outman | 27 | 40.2 | 1 | 3 | 8.19 | 40 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Rafael Betancourt | 60 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 2.81 | 57 |
| Matt Belisle | 80 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3.71 | 69 |
| Rex Brothers | 75 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 83 |
| Matt Reynolds | 71 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.40 | 51 |
| Josh Roenicke | 63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.25 | 54 |
| Adam Ottavino | 53 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.56 | 81 |
| Carlos Torres | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5.26 | 42 |
| Guillermo Moscoso | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.12 | 47 |
| Esmil Rogers | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.06 | 29 |
| Edgmer Escalona | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.04 | 21 |
| Will Harris | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.15 | 19 |
| Mike Ekstrom | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.32 | 9 |
| Rob Scahill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 4 |
| Zach Putnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
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