2012 Colorado Rockies season

The Colorado Rockies' 2012 season was the franchise's 20th in Major League Baseball. It involved the Rockies' 18th season of playing their home games at Coors Field.

Offseason

 * November 30, 2011: Chris Iannetta was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Tyler Chatwood.
 * November 30, 2011: Ramón Hernández was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
 * December 7, 2011: Huston Street was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Nick Schmidt (minors) (December 9, 2011) to complete the trade.
 * December 8, 2011: Ian Stewart was traded by the Colorado Rockies with Casey Weathers (minors) to the Chicago Cubs for Tyler Colvin and DJ LeMahieu.
 * December 16, 2011: Michael Cuddyer was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
 * January 16, 2012: Seth Smith was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for Guillermo Moscoso and Josh Outman.
 * January 18, 2012: Jamie Moyer was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
 * January 21, 2012: Marco Scutaro was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Colorado Rockies for Clayton Mortensen.
 * February 6, 2012: Jeremy Guthrie was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Colorado Rockies for Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom.

Transactions

 * June 4, 2012: Jamie Moyer was released by the Colorado Rockies.
 * June 8, 2012: Jeff Francis was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.
 * June 12, 2012: Esmil Rogers was sold by the Colorado Rockies to the Cleveland Indians.
 * July 20, 2012: Jeremy Guthrie was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals for Jonathan Sánchez.
 * July 27, 2012: Marco Scutaro was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Francisco Giants for Charlie Culberson.

Major League Debuts

 * Batters
 * Josh Rutledge (Jul 13)
 * Matt McBride (Aug 4)
 * Rafael Ortega (Sep 30)
 * Pitchers
 * Christian Friedrich (May 9)
 * Edwar Cabrera (Jun 27)
 * Will Harris (Aug 13)
 * Rob Scahill (Sep 11)

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Asheville