While visiting spring training, I chatted with several members of the Colorado Rockies and asked them a simple question, “What is the best piece of advice you ever received?”
Of course, the answers were wide-ranging, thought-provoking and sometimes even emotional. That included the response from All-Star shortstop Trevor Story, who flashed back to the words of a former teammate that really resonated with him.
“It was probably from CarGo (Carlos Gonzalez),” Story remembered. “It was my second big league spring and I was trying to make the team in ’16. He put his arm around me one day before practice and said, ‘Hey, you’re going to be a really good player in this league.