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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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5 Apr 2001: Jeff Cirillo #7 of the Colorado Rockies swings at the pitch during the game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies defeated the Cardinals 11-2.Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/Allsport
5 Apr 2001: Jeff Cirillo #7 of the Colorado Rockies swings at the pitch during the game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies defeated the Cardinals 11-2.Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/Allsport /

Blanco played 88 games with the Rockies as their backup catcher in 1999. He played in Milwaukee for two years before bouncing around to eight more teams through 2013.

Wright struggled in three years with the Brewers as a starter (92 ERA+) before bouncing around to eight more teams. He saw his best success as a reliever with the Mariners, Dodgers, and Rays from 2011 through 2013 (115 ERA+).

Cirillo was the player who was best from the deal. He only spent two seasons with the Rockies but he was an All Star in 2000, with 11 home runs and 115 runs batted in (not a typo with the differential of homers and RBI) with 53 doubles and a slashline of .326/.392/.477. In 2001, he had 17 home runs and 83 RBI and a slashline of .313/.364/.473.

After the 2001 season, he was part of a trade that we’ll discuss a little later.

He played with five more teams after he left the Rockies (including the Brewers in a second stint) but his power faded drastically and quickly and he primarily became a pinch hitter and designated hitter. He wrapped up his career after finishing the 2007 season with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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