January 07, 2008
Higher Marcus
Via Purple Row, Marcus Giles signs with the Colorado Rockies:
Rookie Jayson Nix has the inside shot at the Rockies second base job.
For insurance, however, the Rockies will bring big-league veteran Marcus Giles to spring training, the Rocky Mountain News has learned.
Giles agreed to terms of a non-guaranteed deal, but it won't be finalized until he passes a physical, which he will undergo in Denver next week. The Rockies decline to comment on contracts until after the physical is passed.
Nothing wrong with a little insurance.