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Official Newsletter of the Colorado Rockies Fantasy Camp

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - Volume 18, Issue One

Congratulations on becoming a member of the Colorado Rockies 18th Annual Fantasy Camp!

Please sit back and enjoy your flight to beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona, while we take care of the rest, just like the big leaguers! Take a minute to check your itinerary to the left. Once we get to Scottsdale, we are going to head straight to Salt River Fields at Talking Stick where Fantasy Camp Director Jason Fleming and Fantasy Camp coaches will explain Camp a bit more thoroughly, covering clinics, training schedule, and upcoming games. You will need to bring any baseball related gear with you to Salt River Fields. All other luggage will be taken straight to our hotel and you will not have access to it until this evening. Therefore, make sure to have your things separated appropriately. From there we will get you right into the Rockies home clubhouse. Make sure to take it all in: not everyone gets this type of opportunity! You will be able to sit where some of your favorite Rockies sit every Spring. You will find your official Rockies gear ready and waiting. Make sure to dress in your MLB authentic white pinstripe pants, personalized purple jersey and your black cap to look tip-top for our annual Camp photo. Your photo will go up at Coors Field and be forever a part of our history. Following the photo will be your time to prove that the scouts were right in bringing you on; time for you to flash the leather and swing the big stick in clinics. You will be playing in your try-out game with all your fellow Fantasy Campers. Following the game, the draft will happen behind closed doors as you eat your dinner at the ballpark. Coaches will be discussing and looking for the best and brightest for their squad. But make sure not to let nerves get to you too much: your first game will follow immediately after the draft. It will be time for you to bond with your teammates and make your impression on your fellow Campers! Once you finish your first game with a big “W”, we will head back to the hotel for storytelling and dreaming of the great plays that will come in the days ahead. Best of luck this year and welcome to the Colorado Rockies 18

th Annual Fantasy Camp!

Rockies Looking for New Talent from 2015 Fantasy Campers

Wednesday Schedule

7:00 – 8:00 AM Check-in at Frontier Airlines, DIA

9: 25 AM Flight #741 departs for Phoenix

11:45 AM Buses depart from airport

12:15 PM

Camp arrives at Salt River Fields Lunch at SRF Executive Deck

12:45 PM Camp Introductions 1:00 PM Clubhouse Opens 1:30 PM All Camp Photo 1:45 PM All Camp Stretching 2:00 PM Skills Clinics Individual “Head-shots” 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Try-out Game 4:30 PM All Camp Dinner 4:45 PM Private Coaches Draft 6:00 PM Team Announcements Jersey Changes 6:30 PM Individual Stretching 6:45 PM – 8:45 PM Fantasy Camp Game #1 8:45 PM Hit the showers 9:00 PM

Optional Bus to Scottsdale Plaza Resort

Resort Check-in 9:30 PM

Final Bus to Resort

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Former Major League reliever, George Frazier, is ready to be your Fantasy Camp Commissioner for 2015, crossing off another camp role on his bucket list. This year’s camp marks the 18th in Rockies history and fourth at Salt River Fields. Outside of Fantasy Camp, Frazier will begin his 18th season as the Rockies analyst for ROOT SPORTS. He is the only analyst to work Rockies television games on a regular basis since ROOT acquired the rights at the conclusion of the 1997 season. Frazier teams up with play-by-play man Drew Goodman for the 15th consecutive season in 2014. Prior to joining the Rockies, Frazier provided commentary for Home Sports Entertainment, the Baseball Network, ESPN and Minnesota Twins regional game telecasts. His broadcasting career started in 1988 when he called men’s and women’s basketball games for five seasons on Prime Sports Network. Over the years, Frazier has also worked Major League Baseball games for national telecasts on FOX Sports. Frazier pitched 10 seasons in the big leagues from 1978 to 1987. He started his career with St. Louis, then moved on to the New York Yankees, Cleveland, Chicago Cubs and finished his career with Minnesota. He went 35-43 in 415 games with a 4.20 ERA and 29 saves. He made trips to the World Series with both the Yankees (’81) and the Twins (’87), earning a world championship ring in his final year as a player. Frazier was born in Oklahoma City and earned all-state honors in baseball at Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Mo., going 7-0 with a 0.14 ERA during his senior season. He then played collegiate baseball at the University of Oklahoma, leading the Sooners to the College World Series four times. In 1976, Milwaukee selected him in the ninth round of the draft. George lives in Tulsa, OK with his wife Kay. They have four children - Matthew, Brian, Parker and Georgia and three grandchildren.

Fantasy Camp Commissioner

Baseball Cards Make sure to pick out your favorite action shot by the end of the week for your

personalized baseball card.

All Camp Photo – Today!

Please dress in your Purple

jersey! The photo is scheduled for 1:30

PM! Photographers will be working all week to capture your

highlights on film as well.

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Building Access Reminder! Building will be closed to all

guests without proper credential: Campers, VIP

Package Guests, and Staff only. All Spectators must check in with security for

wristband and waiver.

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This is what you have been training for these past

months! This afternoon is the 2015 Fantasy Camp

Skills Clinic as well as your Try-out Game. It’s

time to put all your hard work and talent to the test.

Clinic stations will be your opportunity to learn from

some of the Rockies’ best and use those newly

acquired skills to impress our Fantasy Camp

Coaches in the try-out game. You will get the

chance to work with your personal MLB coaches

and players on pitching, hitting and fielding.

Following the clinic is your time to shine! Our try-

out game will give you the chance to show off your

aptitude for the game. But don’t wait until the last

inning for that big play to impress the coaches.

Our one-hour time limit allows for the coaches to

see everyone just for a short period of time.

Coaches will be making rounds with their

clipboards looking for their next 2015 Fantasy

Camp MVP.

Make sure to take note of your tryout team

assignment enclosed in your flight packet and be

ready to play some ball!

FC Coach Pairings

Garrett Atkins

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Brian Fuentes

Mark Strittmatter &

Tyler

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Josh Fogg

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Jeff Huson

George Frazier

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Cory Sullivan

Vinny Castilla

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Ryan Spilborghs

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2015 Fantasy Camp Coaching Staff

Throughout the week, you will get the opportunity to meet all of our Fantasy Camp Coaches. Each day we will highlight our coaches’

achievements throughout the years.

Garrett Atkins and Tyler Matzek

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Became the first Rockies starter to win his MLB debut since Christian Friedrich did on May 9, 2012 at San Diego.

Went 6-11 with a 4.05 ERA (117.2 ip, 53er) in 20 games/19 starts for the Rockies, including 4-4 with a 3.61 ERA (52.1 ip, 21er) in 8 starts at Coors Field.

Professional:

Made his MLB debut on June 11th against Atlanta and went 7.0 innings in the win,

becoming the 6th pitcher in Rockies history to go at least 7.0 innings in his MLB

debut (last: Juan Nicasio 5/28/11 vs STL).

Pitched a three-hit complete game shutout against the Padres on Sept. 5, first

Rockies Completed Game Shut-Out since Ubaldo Jimenez on 6/1/11 at LAD.

Selected by the Rockies in the first round (11th overall) of the 2009 First-Year

Player Draft. Personal:

Attended Capistrano Valley High School (Calif.) and committed to play for the

University of Oregon before signing with the Rockies

Married his wife, Lauren, in November 2014.

Tyler Matzek, Fantasy Camp Rookie

Current Colorado Rockies Player

Atkins was a veteran of 9 Major League seasons (2003-10), playing with the Colorado Rockies (2003-09) and the Baltimore Orioles (2010)

Finished fourth in the 2005 Rookie of the Year voting after hitting .287 (149-for-519) with 21 doubles, a triple, 13 homeruns, 89 RBI and 62 runs over 138 games.

Professional:

Made his Major League debut on Aug. 3, 2003 at Pittsburgh, recording his first MLB hit with a RBI double in his first at-bat.

Hit 89 RBI’s in 2005, which led the Rockies and all other Major League rookies.

In 2006, Atkins ranked in the top ten of nearly all batting categories in the National League, posting a .329 (189-for-602) batting average with 120 runs batted in and 117 runs scored in 157 games.

Personal:

Before being drafted by the Rockies in the fifth round of the 2000 First-Year Player Draft, Atkins was originally drafted by the New York Mets in the 10

th round of the

1997 draft but elected to attend UCLA.

Was college roommates with Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley.

Garett Atkins, Fantasy Camp Alum Member of the 2007 National League Champions

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Ryan Spilborghs & Jeff Huson

In 2014, Jeff will begin his ninth season as the Rockies color analyst for ROOT Sports, splitting duties with George Frazier

Professional:

Huson played 15 years in professional baseball as an infielder player with 7 Major League Teams including Montreal, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Seattle, Anaheim and Chicago Cubs.

Jeff played for the University of Wyoming in 1984 and 85 Personal:

Jeff and his wife, Wendy, live in Parker, CO and have three children, Lindsay, Kyle and Cody

Jeff Huson, Fantasy Camp Alum Color Analyst, ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain

Spilborghs played parts of seven seasons with the Colorado Rockies (2005-11) at

the Major League level and was played in the Cleveland Indians (2012) and Texas

Rangers organization (2012) before spending the 2013 season playing in the

Japanese Pacific League for the Saitama Seibu Lions

On August 24, 2009, Spilborghs homered in the 14th inning off San Francisco Giants

pitcher Merkin Valdéz for the first walk-off grand slam in Rockies history Professional:

He made his Major League debut on July 16, 2005 for the Rockies

Over his MLB career, he hit .272 (424-for-1561) with 86 doubles, 12 triples, 42 home

runs, 218 RBI and 222 runs in 619 games Personal:

He played college ball at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he was a

First Team All-Big West selection in 2001

Born September 5, 1979 in Santa Barbara, California

Find him on Twitter at @SpillyGoat19

Ryan Spilborghs, Fantasy Camp Rookie

Former Rockies Outfielder

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Make sure to check out our Fantasy Camp Blog. We will have updates from current campers and coaches each

morning.

We will also have news from our Rockies headquarters to hear what is happening with

our Current Rockies!

Want to know your stats for every game? Want to share with friends and family? Now

you have the opportunity to do so!

We will be keeping score of all 2015 Fantasy Camp games using Game

Changer, a new app that is available for your iPhone, Android and iPad!

The app is free to download. Access to

more detailed stats, streaming updates and text alerts may require purchase of a

membership.

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Fantasy Camp Blog

Game Changer Stats

New this Year!

@ROXFANTASYCAMP

Introducing @RoxFantasyCamp, the official Twitter account of Rockies

Fantasy Camp!

Created with past, present and future Rockies Fantasy Campers in mind, @RoxFantasyCamp is your inside

look at the daily fun of Fantasy Camp. During the week of Camp,

@RoxFantasyCamp will feature live-tweeting of game play, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, camper and coach takeovers, funny stories and much more. If it’s happening at Fantasy Camp, it will be on Twitter!

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Jason Fleming Director, Promotions & Special Events

Brady O’Neill Coordinator, Mascot Program

Beverly Coleman Assistant, Promotions & Special Events

Kent Krosbakken Director, In-Game Entertainment & Broadcasting

Camden Kelley Producer of RockiesVision

Jeff Donehoo Producer/Editor RockiesVision

Matt Whewell Manager, Communications/ Public Relations

Julian Valentin Assistant & Editor, Interactive Marketing Publications

Katie Shepard Coordinator, Promotions & Special Events

Jamie Schwaberow Clarkson Creative

Derek Johnson Clarkson Creative

Justin Tafoya Clarkson Creative

Jerry Bass Minor League Equipment Manager

Andy Stover Assistant Minor League Rehab Coordinator

Josh Guterman Trainer, Modesto Nuts

John Duff Trainer, Grand Junction Rockies

Shane Gillooly Visiting Clubhouse/Umpire Assistant

Elisa Berzins Coordinator, Promotions, Special Events, and Rooftop Marketing

Bryan Bergeson Coordinator, Promotions & Special Events

Corey Bossart Home Clubhouse Assistant

2015 Fantasy Camp Staff

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Name Year

Status Residence Occupation

Brian Aldridge 2nd Year Highlands

Ranch Plumbing Foreman

Dave Aldridge Rookie Denver Information Technology

David Anderton 2nd Year Spring

Bob Banta 3rd Year Timnath CFO/Weston Group

Carlos Barron 2nd Year Fort Lupton Oilfield Manager

Ryan Bateman Rookie Longmont General Manager

Jerry Beard 2nd Year Denver Usher

John Birks 2nd Year Missouri City Owner

Gary Bloom 2nd Year Denver Real Estate

Marilyn Bourn Rookie Parker Nurse/Paramedic

Michael Brunner 9th Year Miramar

Mike Campbell 2nd Year Boulder Tax Manager

Tom Carlson Rookie Parker Owner McDonalds

Roger Chaddick 2nd Year Irmo Training Supervisor

Bob Cooley 7th Year Arvada Own Trucking Company

Brian Cree 2nd Year Littleton President/CFO

Bill Depoy 2nd Year Wheat Ridge Correctional Officer

Lew Dunlap Rookie Denver Minister (retired)

Evan Ela Rookie Lakewood Lawyer

Steve Foster 4th Year Littleton Executive

Kurt Fritzler Rookie Arvada Facilities Manager

Drew Goodman 10th Year Greenwood

Village Broadcaster

Allan Hampson Rookie Ft. Collins

Alan Hanson Rookie Westminster Retired

Roger Harbert 16th Year Longmont Veterinarian

Tara Harbert 9th Year Longmont Bartender

Frank Harman Rookie Centennial USAF (retired)

Brian Hastings 4th Year Highlands

Ranch Police Officer

Kirk Hulbert 2nd Year Littleton Electronics

Andy Isberg Rookie Parker Marketing Janis Capital

Win Jackson-Houwen Rookie Longmont Senior Pastor

Richard Kalamaya Rookie Longmont Retired

Shaun Kenney Rookie Thornton President/COO

Colorado Rockies 2015 Fantasy Camp Roster

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Name Year

Status Residence Occupation

Derek Kraus 3rd Year Boulder Director of Finance

Steve Masted 2nd Year Windsor Self Employed

Barrett McConnell Rookie Centennial

Larry Merfeld Rookie Centennial Owner Lukas Liquor

Mike Mills Rookie Denver Sales

Kevin Minner Rookie Greeley Bank Officer

Rob Minner Rookie Greeley Retired

John Miret Rookie Denver Sales

Ken Nakao 3rd Year Lakewood Retired

John Nauroth Rookie Parachute WPX Energy

Rob Peckham Rookie Huntington

Beach Retired

Cameron Pennebaker Rookie Aurora Plumber

Jay Pollock Rookie Grand Junction

Thomas Robirds Rookie Brighton VP Product Assurance

Tom Sanders 16th Year Surprise Retired Professor

Ernest Sandoval 2nd Year Denver Law Enforcement

Quentin Schamber 2nd Year Denver Firefighter

Tyler Schlagel Rookie Longmont Campus Supervisor

Steffan Tubbs 10th Year Littleton KOA Morning News

Liz Wahl Rookie Westminster

Randy Wahl 2nd Year Westminster

Matt Weeks Rookie Centennial Relationship manager

Kris Westbrook 2nd Year Houston President

Cody Wicks Rookie Longmont

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