When we last saw Colorado Rockies top prospect Brendan Rodgers, it was March10 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Ariz. He had just taken a fielding position (second base) in a game situation for the first time since undergoing surgery to repair a labrum tear in his right shoulder last July. It was a monumental moment for Rodgers in his recovery and he talked to me exclusively earlier in that big day about what taking the field again would mean for him.
March 10 would also be the last game the Rockies played in spring training, forging a 5-5 tie with the Cincinnati Reds, before baseball would come to a temporary halt as questions about player safety and the pandemic grew.