Mariners Trade Jose Lopez to Rockies for Chaz Roe

by John Hickey

Filed under: Mariners, Rockies, MLB Hot Stove

With a little more than an hour left before they were going to sever ties with Jose Lopez, Seattle manager Jack Zduriencik was able to find Lopez a new residence, trading him to the Colorado Rockies.

The player the Mariners got in exchange, right-handed pitcher Chaz Roe, is a former first-round draft pick (32nd overall in 2005) of the Rockies who has climbed slowly through Colorado's minor league system.

He went 9-13 with a 5.98 ERA for Colorado Springs in 2010, the first time he'd pitched at the Triple-A level.

Lopez, a second baseman who moved to third base in 2010, was on the way out with the Mariners after his production had fallen off dramatically, from 25 homers and 96 RBI in 2009 to 10 homers and 58 RBI last year.

 

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