Colorado Rockies rumors and news: Day 1 Winter Meetings recap

On the news front, Colorado manager Bud Black was a part of various interviews throughout the day at the Winter Meetings. When he was asked about the possibilities of the Rockies re-signing closer Greg Holland, he told reporters that it was “on his wish list.” Black also had some other interesting comments about a potential reunion with Holland that we outlined in this article.

Speaking of the Rockies bullpen, we now know that Pat Neshek will not be returning in a Colorado uniform in 2018. Reports have Neshek returning to Philadelphia as a member of the Phillies with a two-year (plus club option) deal valued at $16.25 million.

Neshek did well for the Rockies last season after being acquired at the trade deadline from the Phillies. In his 28 games with Colorado, he went 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 22 innings of work. The right-hander had 24 strikeouts and walked just one batter, helping solidify the back end of the Colorado bullpen and set the table for Holland.

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His departure puts more reality into the fact that the Rockies are going to need to rebuild the bullpen in order to maintain last year’s level of success. Neshek was a key component of that down the stretch, as was Holland and Jake McGee, who is also a free agent.