Rockies hire Todd Helton as special assistant to GM
The Colorado Rockies appointed former star first baseman Todd Helton as a special assistant to general manager Bill Schmidt.
The Rockies said in their announcement on Saturday that Helton will "assist in all areas of baseball operations."
Helton spent all 17 seasons (1997-2013) of his major league career with the Rockies and is the franchise leader in games played (2,247), runs (1,401), hits (2,519), doubles (592), home