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This offseason has proven to a busy one for the Rockies as they attempt to retool for the 2012 campaign. The Rockies have pulled off yet another trade to bolster the lineup. They traded pitcher Clayton Mortensen to Boston in exchange for shortstop Marco Scutaro. Colorado has now filled their hole at second base as that is where Scutaro will be asked to play this season. He will most likely be hitting second in the lineup as well sandwiched between Dexter Fowler and Carlos Gonzalez. Last season saw Scutaro hit .299 with 54 RBI.  Primarily a shortstop, Scutaro has played second base in his career, and in the 324 games played there, he has a .992 fielding percentage. This is a more than capable middle infielder and in my opinion an extremely good acquisition on the part of the Rockies.  Colorado did not have to give up all that much ...

The 2011 Colorado Rockies were a disappointment after finishing with a record of 73-89.That was good enough for a lowly fourth place in the NL West.The Rockies got off to such a promising and unusually fast start, finishing the month of April in first place, only to be derailed from there, going forward.Throughout a painfully arduous season, they ran out 13 different starting pitchers, including three, making career debuts.With the exception of a few additions to date, they will be running out a team this season, which in large part looks strikingly similar to that of 2011.Every team embarks upon a new season with question marks.Here are four questions facing the Rockies as they look ahead to the upcoming season.Begin Slideshow