Helton: Bulked Up

Todd Helton entered Rockies camp with a new, bulked-up look.

Though Helton's freshly grown mustache and goatee won't make him any tougher, the extra pounds of muscle likely will. In 2006, a stomach ailment robbed Helton of about 15 pounds and 14 games early in the season. The 33-year-old first baseman never approached full strength, finishing with 15 homers and a .476 slugging percentage, both career lows. Still, he batted above .300 for the ninth time in as many full big-league seasons. Consider the beefier Helton a good bet to keep that streak alive and improve on last year's power numbers in 2007.
Source: MLB.com