According to Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post, the Colorado Rockies are actively seeking trades to strengthen the depth of their starting pitching. The team has apparently been discussing trades for Cincinnati’s Josh Fogg (who rejected a $5M offer in the offseason to fleece himself) and Boston’s Julian Tavarez.

The Rox has also talked about dealing for one of Oakland’s two likely available starters - Rich Harden or Joe Blanton - but Harden is currently on the DL and Blanton is reportedly not available at this time. Texas starter Kevin Millwood is also an option, but the Rangers won’t just give him away to dump salary.

Rockies GM Dan O’Dowd had this to say about the search, “It’s early in the year, and there a lot of clubs sorting through issues, and when they get through them that’s about the same time that Hirsh, Morales and Reynolds should be ready to help us. So I am trying to find one guy for six or seven starts.”

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