Height: 6-3
Weight: 210
Throws: R
Bats: R
Born: Dec 12, 1979, Orange, CA
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August 30, 2008
Garrett Atkins went 2-for-5 with five RBI in Friday's 9-4 win against the Padres at PETCO Park. Both of his hits were home runs. | August 24, 2008
The prevailing thought that outfielder Matt Holliday will eventually be traded out of Colorado seems to be dying as moves to seek interest in Garrett Atkins are heating up, according to the Denver Post. | August 15, 2008
Garrett Atkins was back in the starting lineup Friday after missing three starts with strep throat. | August 14, 2008
Garrett Atkins missed his second straight game Wednesday due to strep throat and his status for Thursday is uncertain, according to the Denver Post. He can barely swallow due to the ailment, but said, "I am going to try to play, but I still have to see how I feel and what the trainers think. I don't want to go backward as far as getting better or hurt myself because my body is weak."
| August 13, 2008
Garrett Atkins will miss his second game in as many nights tonight due to a case of strep throat, according to the Denver Post. It is probable that he will miss Thursday's game as well. | August 9, 2008
Good news for fantasy owners of Rockies third sacker Garrett Atkins: he has consistently had big-time success against Padres hurler Greg Maddux in his career. Atkins is hitting .464 (13-for-28) with two home runs, a double and a triple off the future Hall of Famer. | August 8, 2008
Garrett Atkins had three hits and knocked in three RBI for the Rockies on Friday. | July 30, 2008
Garrett Atkins is tied for second in the NL with 25 RBI in the month of July during which time he is hitting .313, according to MLB.com. Atkins has also been deadly against right handed pitching this year with a .411 average, second to Albert Pujol's .444 mark. | July 27, 2008
Garrett Atkins extended his hitting streak to 10 games and ended a 13 game home run drought on Sunday against the Reds. He finished the game 2-for-3 with three RBI and a walk. | July 25, 2008
Rockies third baseman Garrett Atkins is off the market and no longer someone the team is willing to ship away, according to Jayson Stark of ESPN.com. | July 9, 2008
The Rockies brought plenty of offense to the park this evening, pulling the 8-3 win over the Brewers. It was third baseman Garrett Atkins carrying the load, going 3-for-4 with two homers on the night, good for three RBIs and two runs scored. | July 4, 2008
Garrett Atkins went 5-for-6 with three RBI in Friday's 18-17 win over the Marlins. He hit a double, a two-run homer, and three singles. | July 4, 2008
Garrett Atkins destroys left-handed pitching, and after his 2-for-3 night off Florida hurler Andrew Miller, his batting average against southpaws climbed to .470, according to the Denver Post. | July 2, 2008
Colorado brought the offense to the park and got the 8-1 win over the Padres this evening, led by the stick of third baseman Garrett Atkins . Atkins went 3-for-4 at the plate with his 16th double and 11th home run of of the season, totaling four RBIs and one run scored. | May 31, 2008
Colorado third baseman Garrett Atkins will be spending today on the bench rather than filling his normal duties at the bag, according to MLB.com. | May 27, 2008
Garrett Atkins is back in the lineup Tuesday after missing three games with a stiff neck. | May 27, 2008
Garrett Atkins did not start for the third straight game on Monday, but the Denver Post notes that he might be ready for tonight's game against the Phillies. | May 26, 2008
Garrett Atkins sat out his third straight game with a stiff neck, and the Philadelphia Phillies scored their most runs in nearly a decade recording a 20-5 rout over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. | May 26, 2008
Garrett Atkins doesn't think he will land on the DL, but doesn't know how long it will be before he regains full motion in his neck, according to the Denver Post. Atkins said, "Of course I want to be out there, especially with Holliday being out now. We're going to need as many guys as we can get out there. It's frustrating that it all happened at the same time."
| May 24, 2008
Garrett Atkins was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup because of a stiff neck, according to the AP. Ian Stewart started at third in his place. | May 19, 2008
Garrett Atkins was moved into the cleanup spot on Wednesday since the Rockies are facing a left-handed pitcher, according to the Denver Post. Todd Helton was dropped to fifth in the order with Ryan Spilborghs batting sixth in place of Brad Hawpe. | May 13, 2008
Garrett Atkins hit his seventh home run of the season for the Rockies as he socked two hits to push his average even higher up to .335. He know has an 11-game hitting streak. | May 9, 2008
Garrett Atkins extended his hitting streak to seven games with a 2-for-3 performance on Thursday night against the Cardinals. Atkins has now hit safely in 21 of his last 22 games and has gone hitless in just five games all year long. | April 30, 2008
Rockies 3B Garrett Atkins went 0-for-4 with a sac fly Wednesday against the Giants. | April 22, 2008
Colorado 3B Garrett Atkins tried to team with Matt Holliday to get the Rockies to a win, but their efforts fell short as the Rockies take the 8-6 loss to Philadelphia. Atkins, like Holliday, went 2-for-4 at the plate, hitting his fifth home run of the year to post two RBIs on the evening. | April 18, 2008
Garrett Atkins had a big night on Friday as he went 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored for the Rockies. | April 16, 2008
Garrett Atkins had a big night against the Padres with four hits, two runs scored and two RBI on the night. | April 13, 2008
Garrett Atkins hit his first homer of the season on Sunday. He also added a double and went 3-for-6 with two runs and three RBI. | April 6, 2008
Garrett Atkins went 2-for-4 in Sunday's loss to the Diamondbacks. In his four at-bats, there was only one runner in scoring position. This has been the story for Atkins and the entire Rockies offense in '08. The Colorado third baseman is hitting .304 on the young season but has yet to drive in a run. One of Colorado's strongest attributes last year was its potent offense. So far, the Rockies have struggled, scoring two runs or less in five of six games. | April 3, 2008
Garrett Atkins went 3-for-4 in a 3-0 loss to the Cardinals on Thursday. That was a great day for him, as he needed to bounce back from a 1-for-7 start. | April 2, 2008
Garrett Atkins went 0-for-3 against St. Louis on Tuesday, but did draw one walk. Atkins is a rising star and will bounce back fine. | February 11, 2008
The Rockies avoided arbitration with Garrett Atkins by reaching a tentative agreement on a one-year, $4.38 million deal, according to the Denver Post. Atkins is one of the game's top fantasy third sackers. He wound up hitting .301-25-111 last season after a slow start. | February 10, 2008
According to Rockies beat writer Roy Rench of the Denver Post, Colorado will reach contract agreements with Brad Hawpe and Garrett Atkins soon, while going to an arbitration hearing with Brian Fuentes.Outside of future Hall of Fame first baseman Todd Helton, Colorado is young and locking up Hawpe and Atkins ,will make one time Sports Illustrated cover boy Clint Hurdle, sleep much better for the next half-decade. |
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