"'Tis the season for speculation and rumors in baseball. One that popped up in recent days has the Rockies involved in contract talks with free agent outfielder Cody Ross.

The idea intrigued me. With Troy Renck, our Rockies beat writer, on vacation, I decided to find out for myself. So I asked around making some calls to contacts I had when I worked the beat.

Here's what I found. An excellent Rockies source said: "There is absolutely no truth to the Cody Ross stories. The Rockies have always liked Cody as a player but we have no fit at all in our outfield.""