The Rockies historical approach of scrap heap purchases for its' pitching staff after failures Bill Swift, Daryll Kile, Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle has proven moderately fruitful. So the club continues to dig through the rubbage for help, this time netting Jose Contreras for Triple A pitcher Brandon Hynick, losing out on Jon Garland.

Breakdown -- Hynick had one marvelous minor league season but has since had two underwhelming campaigns. He's not a big league starter in the making, he's a middle reliever, and maybe but an average one. However, Jose Contreras is very old and washed up. You figure out who got the best of that cosmetic deal. Garland is no great shakes (he's now a Dodger) but he's superior to Josh Fogg, a warrior but not a decent starter any longer.

Final thoughts -- Disappointing. The Rockies tried and for that they get credit but they accomplished little.