Rockies agree to contracts with Story, Gray, 4 others

The Colorado Rockies announced Friday that they have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with right-handed pitchers Chad Bettis, Jon Gray and Scott Oberg; left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson, infielder Trevor Story and catcher Tony Wolters.

January 12th, 2019

DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies announced Friday that they have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with right-handed pitchers Chad Bettis, Jon Gray and Scott Oberg; left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson, infielder Trevor Story and catcher Tony Wolters.
The club previously agreed to terms on a one-year contract with left-handed pitcher Chris Rusin on Nov. 29.
• Bettis, 29, made 20 starts and seven relief appearances for the Rockies in 2018, going 5-2 with a 5.01 ERA (120.1 IP, 67 ER), 47 walks and 80 strikeouts. As a starter, went 5-2 with a 5.28 ERA (109.0 IP, 64 ER), 45 walks and 76 strikeouts. Made his first appearances out of the bullpen since 2014, and posted no record with a 2.38 ERA (11.1 IP, 3 ER), two walks and four strikeouts in seven relief appearances. 
• Originally selected by the Rockies in the second round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, the native of Lubbock, Texas, is 30-25 with a 5.01 ERA (537.0 IP, 299 ER), 189 walks and 389 strikeouts in 125 career appearances, 89 starts, with Colorado (2013-18).
• Gray, 27, went 12-9 with a 5.12 ERA (172.1 IP, 98 ER), 52 walks and 183 strikeouts in 31 starts in 2018. Was Colorado's Opening Day starter in 2017 and 2018, making him the fifth starter in Rockies history to make consecutive Opening Day starts.
• Originally selected by Colorado in the first round (third overall) of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, the Shawnee, Okla., native has gone 32-25 with a 4.65 ERA (491.1 IP, 254 ER), 155 walks and 520 strikeouts across parts of four seasons with the Rockies, 2015-18. His 9.53 strikeouts per nine innings rate is the best in franchise history among pitchers with at least 30 starts.
• Oberg, 28, went 8-1 with a 2.45 ERA (58.2 IP, 16 ER), 12 walks and 57 strikeouts across 56 relief appearances for the Rockies in 2018. His eight wins were tied for first among National League relievers.