7 trade destinations for Colorado Rockies closer Daniel Bard

The St. Louis Cardinals

The Rockies have traded Larry Walker and Nolan Arenado there so Rockies fans wouldn’t like him going there but the Cardinals need some bullpen help.

All-Star Ryan Helsley (0.65 ERA in 33 games) has been great but even with him, their 4.06 ERA is still 17th in the sport.

The San Diego Padres

Like the Blue Jays, the Padres have had a good bullpen overall. On the season, they are eighth in ERA at 3.70 but since July 1, they have a 5.58 ERA, which is 28th.

Like the Brewers, they also have a great closer on paper in Taylor Rogers but like with Hader, he has struggled a lot recently. In his last 11 games, he has allowed a run in eight of those games and he has an 8.74 ERA.

Colorado Rockies: Bill Schmidt, Bud Black on upcoming trade deadline, playoff chances

Colorado Rockies GM Bill Schmidt and manager Bud Black spoke about what they think the team will do at the trade deadline and to get into the playoffs.