ARLINGTON, Texas — Raise your hand if you saw the Rockies’ bullpen collapse coming.
Be honest.
When general manager Jeff Bridich and his front office spent $106 million during the offseason to bring in closer Wade Davis (three years, $52 million) and bridgemen Bryan Shaw (three years, $27 million) and Jake McGee (three years, $27 million) to finish off games, many of you Rockies fans thought it was a good idea.
I know that I was all in when the moves were announced.
The blueprint was black and white: Get six or seven solid innings out of the relatively inexperienced starting rotation, and then hand the ball over to the relievers.