Catcher Elías Díaz, a fixture in the Colorado Rockies' lineup for nearly five years, was given his unconditional release Friday, two days after the team placed him on waivers.
DENVER — Catcher Elías Díaz, a fixture in the Colorado Rockies' lineup for nearly five years, was given his unconditional release Friday, two days after the team placed him on waivers.Díaz's release was the latest move in the Rockies' ongoing youth movement. The club selected the contract of rookie Drew Romo from Triple A Albuquerque, where the switch-hitting catcher and ninth-ranked prospect by MLB.com had hit .297 in 85 games.
Well-liked by his teammates and respected by the team's pitchers for his leadership and game-calling skills, Díaz also is remembered for homering in last season's All-Star Game, earning him the MVP award, the first Rockies player to be so honored.'The moves that we're making shouldn't come as a surprise,' Rockies manager Bud Black said. 'I've talked about the movement to get younger, to see our younger players.
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