It's been a slow offseason for the Rockies, but this latest non-story takes the cake. According to the Denver Post, Todd Helton played hurt for much of last year. Well, duh.

Also: A Pollyanna-ish piece about Pittsburgh's big offseason moves from SI.com. Best line: "Casey, Randa, and Burnitz have proven to be pretty good and the Pirates, clearly, are better because of their signings." Stop! You're killing me!

And Alan Embree, briefly linked to the Rockies, signed with San Diego.