eɪmzˈɑːɡə sˈaɪnd ɐ mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ kˈɑːntɹækt wɪð ɐn ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən tə spɹˈɪŋ tɹˈeɪnɪŋ wɪððə kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ ɹˈɑːkiz ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti sˈɪks, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, bˌʌt fˈeɪld tə mˌeɪk ðə tˈiːm ænd wʌz sˈɛnt dˌaʊn tə tɹˈɪpəlɐ kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ spɹˈɪŋz.
Amezaga signed a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring training with the Colorado Rockies on January 26, 2011, but failed to make the team and was sent down to Triple-A Colorado Springs.