The Denver Posts’ Troy E. Renck says finding a bat this winter to protect Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez is a top priority.

The team has previously been interested in catcher/first baseman Victor Martinez and could go after him once he becomes a free-agent after the World Series. Other names that have been mentioned include the Oakland A’s Conor Jackson and St. Louis’ Colby Rasmus, if the Cardinals decide to move the troubled outfielder.

New York Yankees’ Lance Berkman could be a potential target for the Rockies too.

“That’s a place that I would definitely have interest in,” Berkman said last week.

The Yankees are not expected to re-sign Berkman once he is eligible to become a free-agent after the World Series.