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1 March 22, 2015, 12:53 am By Nick Groke The Denver Post 8 Comments Print SMS Share 62 Tweet 1 Topics Brett Anderson, Dick Monfort Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort. (John Leyba, The Denver Post) Rockies owner Dick Monfort will buy the Macaroni Grill chain of restaurants for $8 million, it was announced last week, taking over the fledgling franchise with a small group of investors known as Redrock Partners. At $8 million, Monfort is paying an amazingly low price for Macaroni Grill. There are 146 restaurants in the chain. That s a little less than $55,000 per location. The previous owner, the Ignite Restaurant Group, paid $55 million for the franchise less than two years ago. And, for context, Darden Restaurants Inc. paid $2.1 billion for Red Lobster last year. Macaroni Grill was valued at $164 million in What does this have to do with baseball? The Rockies in November declined a team-option second year on pitcher Brett Anderson s contract. They instead paid him a $1.5 million buyout. He went on to sign a $10 million deal with the Dodgers, with $4 million in potential incentives. Monfort s Redrock group and his ownership stake in the Rockies are not related. But if you look at it simplified and on the same ledger sheet, he traded Brett Anderson for Macaroni Grill. 8 Comments Print SMS Share 62 Tweet 1 Categories: Contracts Next Post» 1 of 6 3/26/ :27 AM

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3 3 of 6 3/26/ :27 AM 8 Comments 1 smilek Brett Anderson is done by end of May each year. Smart move by Monfort. Klint Spiller Honestly, I would make that trade. Denver John Dick Monfort buys Macaroni Grill for the price of Brett Anderson This could be one of the best headlines I've read in recent months. In the old days when print was king, we'd call this "rim fire." DenverPoke New Macaroni Grill slogan: If breadsticks and lasagna that bad, don't come! Kevin Rusch Is it a fledgling franchise if they have 146 restaurants and have been around for almost 20 years? Also, Darden *sold* Red Lobster last year, not bought them. Old school I've eaten my last meal at macaroni grill until he goes full time in the restaurant business and sells the Rox! Then we can have a baseball owner willing to put up money to win! GenePH I don't know that looking at it 'simplified' makes any sense. What kind of return does each investment yield? Probably Monfort is better at that than a sportswriter. Okay sports sportswriter guru, how many Jhoulys Chacins = a italian restaurant? Dale Wonder what they will be serving on the party deck this year. Most Popular Viewed Commented Recent Latest Posts Last 48 hours Eddie Butler makes case for Rockies starting spot in 'A list' game vs. Giants Dick Monfort buys Macaroni Grill for the price of Brett Anderson David Hale bumped with an injury, set back from Rockies rotation competition Rockies likely to open season with three catchers on roster Walt Weiss considering batting Rockies pitchers 8th in lineup

4 4 of 6 3/26/ :27 AM Colorado Rockies ranked as 8th least-valuable MLB team, per Forbes Eddie Butler makes case for Rockies starting spot in A list game vs. Giants David Hale bumped with an injury, set back from Rockies rotation competition Rockies Jordan Lyles struggles with command vs. White Sox Rockies likely to open season with three catchers on roster Most Commented Rox to face Boston in World Series 116 comments What song should Spilborghs' rock at the plate? 86 comments Barmes' amazing catch... or was it? 70 comments Furious Jim Tracy calls Ubaldo Jimenez hitting Troy Tulowitzki a 'gutless act' 67 comments MLB suspends Ubaldo Jimenez five games; no Rockies disciplined 51 comments Get Rockies Breaking News Sign up to receive Colorado Rockies breaking news s, including game scores, injury updates, roster moves and more. We promise we won't use your address for anything else. Recent Comments Brett Anderson is done by end of May each year. Smart move by Monfort. smilek On Dick Monfort buys Macaroni Grill for the price of Brett Anderson March 25, 2015, 8:22 pm Honestly, I would make that trade. Klint Spiller On Dick Monfort buys Macaroni Grill for the price of Brett Anderson March 24, 2015, 12:10 pm Dick Monfort buys Macaroni Grill for the price of Brett Anderson This could be one of the best headlines I ve read in... Denver John On Dick Monfort buys Macaroni Grill for the price of Brett Anderson March 23, 2015, 2:58 pm Get Latest Posts via Enter your address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by . Become a Fan on Facebook Find us on Facebook Denver Post Sports Like 66,616 people like Denver Post Sports. Facebook social plugin Meet the Bloggers Patrick Saunders Rockies Sports Writer

5 5 of 6 3/26/ :27 AM Patrick, a third-generation Colorado native, is back for his second stint covering the Rockies. He first covered the team from , helping chronicle Rocktober in 2007 and also following the team s playoff run in Full biography» Nick Groke Rockies Sports Writer Nick Groke has worked at The Denver Post since 1997, as a sports reporter, city reporter, entertainment writer and digital editor and producer, among other newsroom posts. He also writes regularly about boxing, soccer, MMA and NASCAR. Full biography» Posts by Topic 2007 World Series (32) 2009 Playoffs (113) 2010 MLB playoffs (15) Adam Ottavino (2) All-Star Game (27) American League (22) Around MLB (9) Awards (3) Boone Logan (2) Bud Selig (2) Cactus League Games (334) Call-ups (8) Carlos Gonzalez (1) Charlie Blackmon (5) Colorado Rockies Links (268) Contracts (27) Corey Dickerson (3) DJ LeMahieu (6) fan mail (2) Fantasy Camp (1) First pitch (1) Former Rockies (152) Free agency (9) From the Cheap Seats (6) Game Day (498) General Rockies (1,540) Hot Stove (43) Injuries (225) Jordan Lyles (3) Justin Morneau (4) Major Leagues (10) Management (54) Michael Cuddyer (1) Minor league report (96) Minor Leagues (131) National League (225) National League West (181) New York Yankees (1) Pitcher (168) Player Grades (16) Player of the Week (1) Press Box (8) Rockies draft (9) Rockies on Deck (1,563) Rockies Recap (532) Spillin' the Beans (11) Spotlight (12) Spring Training (761) Stats (3) Throwback Thursday (2) Trade rumors (65) Troy Tulowitzki (21) Twitter (2) Tyler Matzek (2) Uncategorized (158) Video (2) Wilin Rosario (1)

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