2005 Colorado Rockies season

Did You Know?

• Danny Ardoin was signed as a free agent on December 18, 2004.
• Desi Relaford and Dustan Mohr were signed as free agents on January 6, 2005.
• Charles Johnson and Chris Narveson were traded to the Boston Red Sox for Byung-hyun Kim on March 30, 2005.

Regular season

A 5–4 win over the Giants on April 16 improved the record to 2–8. Key roster moves during the season included the drafting of Troy Tulowitzki in the first round of the amateur draft on June 7; he signed on June 10. On July 13, the Rockies traded Preston Wilson to the Washington Nationals for Zach Day, J.J. Davis, and cash, and also sent Joe Kennedy and Jay Witasick to the Oakland Athletics for Eric Byrnes and Omar Quintanilla. Shawn Chacón was traded to the New York Yankees on July 28 for Ramón Ramírez and Eduardo Sierra.

On July 30, Eric Byrnes was dealt to the Baltimore Orioles for Larry Bigbie. Desi Relaford was released on July 31. Sun-Woo Kim was claimed off waivers from the Washington Nationals on August 5. Position players making their major league debuts included Jeff Baker and Cory Sullivan on April 4, Eddy Garabito on May 27, Ryan Shealy on June 14, Ryan Spilborghs on July 16, and Omar Quintanilla on July 31. Pitchers who debuted were Ryan Speier on April 4, Marcos Carvajal on April 6, and Mike Esposito on September 21.