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Used as a starting pitcher for the first six years of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Bruce Ruffin came out of the bullpen for the last five years of his career, which was spent with the Rockies.  Ruffin would have varying roles for Colorado and would be used as a closer, securing 60 Saves for Colorado.
Curt Leskanic was a workhorse Middle Relief Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies in the 90’s and would appear in over 60 Games four times in Colorado.  The first time he did that (1995) he would lead the National League in that statistic.  He would be in position often to close games for Colorado and would net 20 Saves over his career for the Rockies.
A converted Shortstop from Venezuela, Rafael Betancourt had a long road to the Majors, a path that would end with the Colorado Rockies.  Used predominantly as a setup man for most of his career, including his first three seasons with Colorado, Betancourt received the opportunity to become the team’s closer in 2012.  That year, he would accrue 31 Saves, the most of his career. 

Overall, Betancourt pitched in 309 Games, had 58 Saves with an excellent SO/BB of 5.63.

33. Brad Hawpe

An All Star in 2009, Brad Hawpe provided good offense for the Colorado Rockies.  Hawpe had four straight seasons where he blasted over 20 Home Runs in a season, three of which also saw him with a Slugging Percentage over .500.  If it seems like Hawpe is ranked low, he was horrible defensively who had a -9.8 Defensive bWAR with the Rockies, which certainly impacted his rank.