Wil Nieves C FA Fri 7/13/12 6:08 PM
Wil Nieves
C FA
Rockies placed C Wil Nieves on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 9, with turf toe on his right foot.
Nieves suffered the injury last week against the Nationals. Ramon Hernandez (hand) has been activated from the disabled list to take his place on the active roster.
Wil Nieves C FA Sat 12/17/11 12:09 AM
Wil Nieves
C FA
Rockies signed C Wil Nieves to a minor league contract.
Nieves, 34, batted .140 in 50 at-bats with the Brewers this past season and has a .221/.268/.289 batting line over parts of eight seasons in the majors. He could contend for the backup catcher job during spring training.