DENVER -- The Rockies turned down their part of a mutual option with veteran second baseman Thairo Estrada on Monday. But because Estrada is eligible for arbitration, he remains on the Rockies’ 40-man Major League roster.

Remember last winter, when the Rockies signed Estrada as a free agent as an experienced middle-infield partner to pair him with fellow Venezuelan, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar? The combination seldom materialized.

Estrada was limited to 39 games, with injured list stints for a right wrist injury sustained in Spring Training, a left thumb injury in July and a season-ending left hamstring injury in August. Tovar, who had won a Gold Glove in 2024, went to the IL for extended stints because of a left hip injury in April and an oblique injury in June.

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