The Rockies have signed 27-year old lefty swinging outfielder Brandon Roberts to a minor league deal. Roberts played in 74 games in rookie+AAA-ball last year for the Twins and he was 71 of 264 (.269 avg, .663 OPS) with 31 runs scored, 2 homers, 18 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. He has now played in 613 games in his first 7 years in the minors and he is 671 of 2,281 (.294 avg, .734 OPS) with 340 runs scored, 20 homers, 225 RBIs and 160 stolen bases. The Rockies will likely stash Roberts in AAA-ball in 2012.