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Colorado Rockies: Looking at some of the trades from the Dan O’Dowd era

By Noah Yingling

DENVER, CO - APRIL 13: (L-R) Dick Monfort, Owner/Chairman and CEO of the Colorado Rockies and Dan O'Dowd, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Colorado Rockies watch pregame festivities as the Rockies host the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on April 13, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 13: (L-R) Dick Monfort, Owner/Chairman and CEO of the Colorado Rockies and Dan O'Dowd, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Colorado Rockies watch pregame festivities as the Rockies host the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on April 13, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /
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DENVER – JUNE 30: Centerfielder Willy Taveras #3 of the Colorado Rockies catches a fly ball against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on June 30, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The Padres defeated the Rockies 15-8. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER – JUNE 30: Centerfielder Willy Taveras #3 of the Colorado Rockies catches a fly ball against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on June 30, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The Padres defeated the Rockies 15-8. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

12/12/06–Traded Miguel Asencio and Jason Jennings to the Houston Astros. Received Taylor Buchholz, Jason Hirsh and Willy Taveras.

In 2006, the Rockies Opening Day starter was Jason Jennings. He had struggled heading into the 2007 season (career 5.02 ERA) but he was much better in 2006 (3.78 ERA in 212 innings). So, Dan O’Dowd capitalized on his 2006 success by trading him and Miguel Asencio to the Houston Astros for three prospects.

Jennings was never the same as he only spent one season in Houston and he went 2-9 with a 6.45 ERA. In the three years left of his career after he left the Rockies, he went 4-18 with a 6.01 ERA and Asencio never made it back to the big leagues after his three appearances in a Rockies uniform.

Buchholz pitched well (141 ERA+) for the Rockies in 104 games between 2007 and 2008, mainly in relief, but he was hit by the injury bug and after the ’08 season, he only made 32 more appearances (7 with the Rockies).

Hirsh was decent for the Rockies in 2007 (100 ERA+ in 19 starts) but he was bit the injury bug more than a few times as he made four appearances in 2008 for the Rockies to wrap up his career in the majors.

Taveras only spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the Rockies and he struggled a lot offensively (70 OPS+). However, in 2008, he led the NL in stolen bases with 68.

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