SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Carlos Gonzalez bounced into the Rockies’ spring training clubhouse at Salt River Fields on Thursday morning and the room lit up.
There were hugs and fist bumps shared with shortstop Trevor Story and outfielders David Dahl and Raimel Tapia before Gonzalez took his customary seat in the corner of the room. Looking happy and fit — his biceps are bulging after another offseason working out at the football-centric Tom Shaw Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. — Gonzalez was eager to start his ninth season with the Rockies.