The Rockies are doing their due diligence this week as they began taking steps toward building their own facility in the Dominican Republic. The Rockies' rise to power has coincided with the impact of Latino players they developed such as Ubaldo Jimenez, Manuel Corpas, Franklin Morales and Jonathan Herrera. Rolando Fernandez, Colorado's director of Latin operations, is among the best in the business, and, with Jimenez's success, the Rockies have never had more visibility in that country than they do now.