Former Rockies pitcher Scott Elarton has a few ties to Colorado. For starters, he was born and raised in Lamar where he was a star athlete in football, basketball and baseball. When he was just 18 years old, the Astros drafted him in the 1st round, 25th overall and instead of college, Scott went straight into the Astros' system.  A system that would see him debut with the Astros when he was 22, and also get traded to the Rockies. That trade was bittersweet because while he was coming back to Colorado, he had never considered he would be traded.

The Rockies weren’t his last stop by any means. Scott would spend time with Cleveland (twice), Kansas City, the White Sox, Phillies and the Twins along with many affiliates and independent teams.

Eventually he retired in 2014 and made the Denver area his home wtih his wife and two kids.  These days Scott travels about every other week working for the Pirates organization, mainly helping young players on their mental game, a position that would have been helpful when he was fighting to stay healthy and in the game.