2008 Colorado Rockies Roster

The 2008 Colorado Rockies team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Colorado Rockies Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Colorado Rockies salary list, a 2008 Colorado Rockies uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Colorado Rockies primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"It pretty much goes without saying that we had pretty much the same group of guys as we had last year, when we went to the World Series. This year it's just been a matter of executing the fundamentals, coming out pitching consistently, timely hitting and defense -- that all leads to a championship-caliber team. There are times when we struggled at all those areas this year, and that's why we haven't put together a consistent season." - Colorado Rockies Pitcher Aaron Cook on MLB.com (Thomas Harding, 09/28/2008)
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2008 Colorado Rockies



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41 Alberto Arias 5-11 155 Right Right 1983-10-14
31 Cedrick Bowers 6-02 220 Left Both 1978-02-10
44 Micah Bowie 6-04 210 Left Left 1974-11-10
35 Taylor Buchholz 6-04 220 Right Right 1981-10-13
41 Jose Capellan 6-04 235 Right Right 1981-01-13
28 Aaron Cook 6-03 175 Right Right 1979-02-08
60 Manny Corpas 6-03 170 Right Right 1982-12-03
29 Jorge de la Rosa 6-01 190 Left Left 1981-04-05
39 Valerio de los Santos 6-02 180 Left Left 1972-10-06
26 Jeff Francis 6-05 200 Left Left 1981-01-08
40 Brian Fuentes 6-04 220 Left Left 1975-08-09
49 Jason Grilli 6-04 185 Right Right 1976-11-11
34 Matt Herges 6-00 200 Right Left 1970-04-01
61 Livan Hernandez 6-02 220 Right Right 1975-02-20
48 Jason Hirsh 6-08 250 Right Right 1982-02-20
38 Ubaldo Jimenez 6-04 200 Right Right 1984-01-22
56 Franklin Morales 6-00 170 Left Left 1986-01-24
52 Juan Morillo 6-03 190 Right Right 1983-11-05
45 Josh Newman 6-01 200 Left Left 1982-06-11
55 Mark Redman 6-05 220 Left Left 1974-01-05
41 Steven Register 6-01 180 Right Right 1983-05-16
54 Greg Reynolds 6-07 225 Right Right 1985-07-03
32 Glendon Rusch 6-02 170 Left Left 1974-11-07
23 Ryan Speier 6-07 200 Right Right 1979-07-24
51 Luis Vizcaino 5-11 169 Right Right 1974-08-06
16 Kip Wells 6-03 195 Right Right 1977-04-21
15 Edwin Bellorin 5-09 225 Right Right 1982-02-21
20 Chris Iannetta 5-11 195 Right Right 1983-04-08
16 Adam Melhuse 6-02 185 Right Both 1972-03-27
8 Yorvit Torrealba 5-11 190 Right Right 1978-07-19
27 Garrett Atkins 6-03 210 Right Right 1979-12-12
10 Jeff Baker 6-02 210 Right Right 1981-06-21
12 Clint Barmes 6-00 175 Right Right 1979-03-06
1 Doug Bernier 5-11 175 Right Right 1980-06-24
17 Todd Helton 6-02 195 Left Left 1973-08-20
21 Jonathan Herrera 5-09 150 Right Both 1984-11-03
47 Joe Koshansky 6-04 225 Left Left 1982-05-26
1 Jayson Nix 5-11 185 Right Right 1982-08-26
6 Omar Quintanilla 5-09 190 Right Left 1981-10-24
24 Ian Stewart 6-03 205 Right Left 1985-04-05
2 Troy Tulowitzki 6-03 205 Right Right 1984-10-10
14 Dexter Fowler 6-04 175 Right Both 1986-03-22
11 Brad Hawpe 6-03 200 Left Left 1979-06-22
5 Matt Holliday 6-04 235 Right Right 1980-01-15
29, 22 Scott Podsednik 6-00 170 Left Left 1976-03-18
25 Seth Smith 6-03 215 Left Left 1982-09-30
19 Ryan Spilborghs 6-01 190 Right Right 1979-09-05
18 Cory Sullivan 6-00 180 Left Left 1979-08-20
3 Willy Taveras 6-00 160 Right Right 1981-12-25
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The 2008 Colorado Rockies played 162 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 88 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Coors Field (Park Factors: 109/109) where 2,650,218 fans witnessed their 2008 Rockies finish the season with a .457 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Colorado Rockies Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Colorado Rockies salary list, a 2008 Colorado Rockies uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Colorado Rockies primary starters list:

2008 Colorado Rockies
Opening Day Starters


Garrett Atkins
Brad Hawpe
Todd Helton
Matt Holliday
Jayson Nix
Mark Redman
Willy Taveras
Yorvit Torrealba
Troy Tulowitzki

2008 Colorado Rockies
Most Games by Position

C Chris Iannetta (100)
1B Todd Helton (81)
2B Clint Barmes (61)
3B Garrett Atkins (94)
SS Troy Tulowitzki (101)
LF Matt Holliday (139)
CF Willy Taveras (124)
RF Brad Hawpe (133)
  
SP Aaron Cook
SP Jorge de la Rosa
SP Jeff Francis
SP Ubaldo Jimenez
  
RP Taylor Buchholz
RP Manny Corpas
RP Jason Grilli
RP Matt Herges
RP Glendon Rusch
RP Ryan Speier
RP Luis Vizcaino
CL Brian Fuentes


2008 Colorado Rockies
Salaries

Todd Helton $16,600,000.00
Matt Holliday $9,500,000.00
Aaron Cook $5,125,000.00
Brian Fuentes $5,050,000.00
Livan Hernandez $5,000,000.00
Garrett Atkins $4,387,500.00
Brad Hawpe $3,925,000.00
Luis Vizcaino $3,500,000.00
Jeff Francis $3,000,000.00
Yorvit Torrealba $3,000,000.00
Matt Herges $2,000,000.00
Willy Taveras $1,975,000.00
Glendon Rusch $850,000.00
Manny Corpas $775,000.00
Adam Melhuse $750,000.00
Scott Podsednik $750,000.00
Troy Tulowitzki $750,000.00
Jason Grilli $420,000.00
Clint Barmes $405,000.00
Jeff Baker $403,000.00
Taylor Buchholz $399,000.00
Jason Hirsh $396,000.00
Chris Iannetta $396,000.00
Ryan Spilborghs $396,000.00
Ubaldo Jimenez $392,000.00


2008 Colorado Rockies
Uniform Numbers

#1 Doug Bernier
#1 Jayson Nix
#2 Troy Tulowitzki
#3 Willy Taveras
#5 Matt Holliday
#6 Omar Quintanilla
#8 Yorvit Torrealba
#10 Jeff Baker
#11 Brad Hawpe
#12 Clint Barmes
#14 Dexter Fowler
#15 Edwin Bellorin
#16 Adam Melhuse
#16 Kip Wells
#17 Todd Helton
#18 Cory Sullivan
#19 Ryan Spilborghs
#20 Chris Iannetta
#21 Jonathan Herrera
#22 Scott Podsednik
#23 Ryan Speier
#24 Ian Stewart
#25 Seth Smith
#26 Jeff Francis
#27 Garrett Atkins
#28 Aaron Cook
#29 Jorge de la Rosa
#29 Scott Podsednik
#31 Cedrick Bowers
#32 Glendon Rusch
#34 Matt Herges
#35 Taylor Buchholz
#38 Ubaldo Jimenez
#39 Valerio de los Santos
#40 Brian Fuentes
#41 Alberto Arias
#41 Jose Capellan
#41 Steven Register
#44 Micah Bowie
#45 Josh Newman
#47 Joe Koshansky
#48 Jason Hirsh
#49 Jason Grilli
#51 Luis Vizcaino
#52 Juan Morillo
#54 Greg Reynolds
#55 Mark Redman
#56 Franklin Morales
#60 Manny Corpas
#61 Livan Hernandez

Did you know that a 2008 Colorado Rockies Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?