Pivetta spent the last four-plus seasons in Boston, where he proved to be a durable innings eater susceptible to surrendering the long ball. Pivetta pitched at least 142 2/3 innings in each of the last four seasons while logging a 4.33 ERA over that span, though it’s worth pointing out Fenway Park is a hitter-friendly environment.

The Rockies have promising young talent and some pitching hope with the anticipated returns of Germán Márquez and Antonio Senzatela. They also have an albatross in the form of Bryant, who appeared in a total of 159 games across the first three years of his seven-year, $182 million deal.