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Oakland Shows Interest In Kim As StarterOakland has shown some interest in Kim as a starting pitcher, but other teams, including Texas, Kansas City and Florida, have considered him as a possible reliever, and the move of him to the bullpen could give the Rockies the next 10 days to showcase him in that role in hopes of facilitating a trade. Teams have been reluctant to seriously discuss Kim in a relief role, even though he was a closer for Arizona when it won the World Series in 2001, because Kim has complained about pitching out of the bullpen if he is not in a ninth-inning role. He no longer has a choice, at least not with the Rockies. "He is going to have to find a way to move forward for the betterment of the team," Hurdle said. "We feel B.K. has the weapons to do that, and he also has a track record of (pitching relief)." Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Three Teams Interested In KimThey appear to be deciding between Byung-Hyun Kim and Josh Fogg for the fifth spot. That decision possibly hinges on whether they can trade Kim, who has created tepid interest from Oakland, Texas and Florida. Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rockies' Hurdle Names Cook Opening Day StarterAaron Cook looked like the Rockies' ace with 5 1-3 shutout innings Saturday in Colorado's 12-2 win over San Francisco. And he won the job. Colorado manager Clint Hurdle announced after the game that Cook would start on opening day against Arizona on April 2. "We have been tilted that way since early on. We were weighing between (Cook), Jeff (Francis) and Rodrigo (Lopez), just because (Lopez) has some experience doing it," Hurdle said. Colorado Rockies Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rockies Mar 2007 Archive
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