The Rockies acquired Jeremy Guthrie from the Orioles for starter Jason Hammel and reliever Matt Lindstrom:

The final piece came together when Guthrie agreed to a contract before his arbitration hearing today. After submitting a $10.25 million request, the right-hander settled on a one-year contract close to the $8.5 million combined salaries of Hammel and Lindstrom to push the trade to the finish line. Guthrie has a home in Salt Lake City and attended Stanford.

Guthrie gets to pitch closer to home. Guthrie pitches to contract, with low walk and strikeout rates. He is not a ground ball pitcher, however, so I’m wondering how many home runs he will allow in Colorado. The Rockies will need a good defense behind him.

With Hammel, the Orioles get a bit younger in the rotation, as Jason is four years younger than Jeremy. His strikeout rate suffered a big dip in 2011, however, so he may be heading to the downside early. The pitcher to watch his Lindstrom, who improved his control in each of the last two seasons and does a good job of keeping the ball in the park. Basically, this looks to me like a short term rotation fix for the Rockies, and getting two players for the price of one for the Orioles, making their spending a little more efficient.