Weiss likes Rockies without Deadline moves

NEW YORK — Rockies manager Walt Weiss said he feels good about his club as constructed, which says volumes.

No telling what general manager Jeff Bridich will do before Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline at 2 p.m. MT. Anybody who predicted Bridich sending shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to the Blue Jays last year should be employed as a fortune teller.

But still, what if nothing happens? Are the Rockies good enough to push for a National League postseason spot?

“I feel we’re in a good place right now,” Weiss said. “I know around the Trade Deadline, everybody wants to put you in two categories. You’re either a buyer or a seller. It doesn’t necessarily have to be that way. We have some pieces at the Minor League level that may be coming into the picture soon, too. I feel good about where we’re at.”

At the All-Star break, teams were waiting for the Rockies to declare themselves sellers like two other NL West teams, the D-backs and the Padres, who began dealing to contenders. Many teams stood waiting for Colorado to join them. Instead, Bridich said he wanted to see if the team he constructed could succeed, and the Rockies began the second half 11-4.

In a podcast interview with ESPN, Bridich said he didn’t envision trading outfielders Carlos Gonzalez or Charlie Blackmon. Teams have …

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