RockieBill
12-18-2003, 08:56 AM
By The Associated Press -
The Colorado Rockies have agreed to terms with four pitchers who will be invited to spring training.
Travis Driskill, Gason Gilfillan, Tim Harikkala and Marc Kroon, all right-handers, were signed to minor league contracts, the team said today. Terms were not released.
Driskill, 32, made 20 relief appearances with Baltimore in 2003, where he posted a 6.00 ERA in 48 innings. He was originally selected by Cleveland in the fourth round of the 1993 June draft.
Gilfillan, 27, drafted in the 12th round of the 1997 June draft by Kansas City, has a 3.77 ERA in 238 minor league appearances.
Harikkala, 32, has 94 minor-league victories in 339 games, with a 4.22 ERA and 1,017 strikeouts.
Kroon, 30, was originally selected by the Mets in the second round of the 1991 June draft. In a combined 46 minor-league games at AA-Arkansas and AAA-Salt Lake City, he posted a 3.20 ERA and 763 strikeouts.
Also today, the Rockies announced minor-league contracts with right-handed pitcher Mike Cosgrove, infielder Adonis Harrison and catcher Willie Morales.
The Colorado Rockies have agreed to terms with four pitchers who will be invited to spring training.
Travis Driskill, Gason Gilfillan, Tim Harikkala and Marc Kroon, all right-handers, were signed to minor league contracts, the team said today. Terms were not released.
Driskill, 32, made 20 relief appearances with Baltimore in 2003, where he posted a 6.00 ERA in 48 innings. He was originally selected by Cleveland in the fourth round of the 1993 June draft.
Gilfillan, 27, drafted in the 12th round of the 1997 June draft by Kansas City, has a 3.77 ERA in 238 minor league appearances.
Harikkala, 32, has 94 minor-league victories in 339 games, with a 4.22 ERA and 1,017 strikeouts.
Kroon, 30, was originally selected by the Mets in the second round of the 1991 June draft. In a combined 46 minor-league games at AA-Arkansas and AAA-Salt Lake City, he posted a 3.20 ERA and 763 strikeouts.
Also today, the Rockies announced minor-league contracts with right-handed pitcher Mike Cosgrove, infielder Adonis Harrison and catcher Willie Morales.