LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Right-hander LaTroy Hawkins and
the Colorado Rockies finalized a $3.5 million, one-year contract
Tuesday, a deal that includes a mutual option for 2008.
Hawkins was 3-2 with a 4.48 ERA for the Baltimore Orioles last
season and is 54-71 with 75 saves and a 4.75 in his major league
career, pitching for Minnesota (1995-2003), the Chicago Cubs
(2004-05), San Francisco (2005) and Baltimore. He turns 34 on Dec.
21.