Beck, 27, was a second-round pick in the 2012 Draft. He has a career
6.38 ERA over 83 career appearances with the White Sox, while posting a
3.79 ERA over the first half of this past season but finishing with a
9.63 ERA over his final 24 games.
It's no secret that the Rockies would like to find a way to re-sign
free-agent closer Greg Holland and catcher Jonathan Lucroy to multi-year
deals. They wouldn't hesitate to bring back reliever Pat Neshek, Brandon Mashinter Authentic Jersey and if outfielder Carlos Gonzalez would be interested in a one-year deal to rebuild his market value, he could return, too.And the Rockies aren't closing the door on lefty Jake McGee and catcher Ryan Hanigan, a solid veteran backup.
General manager Jeff Bridich, Brandon Saad Authentic Jersey however, has made it evident he isn't likely to be left hanging.
He will make what he thinks is the best possible offer, and if that
doesn't work, he won't hesitate to look elsewhere to fill voids.
That was obvious a year ago.
When the season ended, Bridich made a multi-year offer to retain first
baseman Mark Reynolds. Reynolds went shopping and found his only
guarantee coming in the form of a multi-year offer to play in Korea. The
next thing Reynolds knew, it was February and he was signing a Minor
League deal with the Rockies with an invite to camp, but with no
guarantees.
Bridich, after all, had moved at the Winter Meetings to address a need
at first base by signing free agent Ian Desmond to a five-year, $70
million deal. Desmond opened the season on the disabled list with a
broken hand, Brent Seabrook Authentic Jersey the first of three DL trips, and Reynolds made the Opening Day roster
with a $1.5 million guarantee and $2 million in incentives.
As the February signing showed, Bridich never lost interest in Reynolds,
but he also wasn't going to spend the winter waiting for a decision and
getting shut out. When he was able to get a deal done for Desmond, he
moved quickly, which eliminated any multi-year, guaranteed deal for
Reynolds.
That is Bridich's style.
There is not a lot of hype. There's not a lot of conversation. There is,
however, action.
