Colorado Rockies: 3 things they still need to do this offseason

The Rockies have been teasing that they are close to inking last year’s closer, Greg Holland, to a multi-year deal. With McGee, Shaw and Holland joining forces with Chris Rusin and Mike Dunn, the Colorado bullpen has all of the makings of a very solid unit, perhaps one of the best in the National League. It has been a long time since those words have been uttered anywhere in the Mountain time zone.

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However, getting Holland to sign on the dotted line is the key to calling Colorado’s offseason bullpen rebuild a complete success. It is like getting a B on a test when you miss one big question that would have pushed you into the A category.

Manager Bud Black said last week that getting Holland back was on his wish list … and it is honestly on the wish list of many Rockies fans. While Holland did have one horrific month in August last season, he was rock solid the rest of the year.

Having Holland back with McGee, Dunn and Shaw to hand the game over to him would set Colorado up very well for the late innings. Rusin will have another middle inning role, giving the Rockies plenty of optimism if they can get five or six solid innings out of their starter.