Melvin Mora has agreed to a $1.3 million, one-year contract with the Colorado Rockies.

Playing third base for the Baltimore Orioles for the past nine seasons has been pretty great for the guy. It’s been everything he’s ever dreamed of… except that he’s never once played baseball in October with them.

In fact, Mora hasn’t enjoyed the postseason since 1999 when he was a 27-year-old rookie with the New York Mets. Alright, playing with the O’s was basically a paycheck to support his lovely wife and their six beautiful children.

“The most important thing for Melvin, being that he’s 38 years old and has been playing on a sub-.500 team for many, many years, was to get to the postseason,” his agent, Eric Goldschmidt, said.

Enter the Rockies, who have managed two playoff berths in the last three seasons. Manager of the Year Jim Tracy and his core of youngsters have a bright future in the game, and would welcome the experience and veteran presence in Mora. Although, the team did just got a whole lot older considering they signed 39-year-old Jason Giambi to back up 36-year-old Todd Helton at first base last week.

Mora, a career .278 hitter, had a difficult 2009 season. He struggled at the plate for a .260 average and hit just eight homers with 48 RBIs after averaging around 20 homers over his previous seven seasons, including 23 bombs and 104 RBIs in 2008 with a respectable .285 average.

Hopefully (and that’s a pretty big hopefully) a change of scenery will help him get back on track. He’ll be fighting for at bats with second baseman Clint Barmes, but with a heavy left-handed hitting lineup, the right-handed Mora should see plenty of action as a pinch-hitter.