DENVER -- Playing time wasn't all that melted away late in the 2015 season for Rockies first baseman Ben Paulsen. Paulsen himself shrunk over the course of the year.
The 6-foot-4 Paulsen reported to Spring Training at 218 pounds, knowing the activity in the desert would put him at his preferred playing weight of 210-212. But during a year that saw him receive regular starts after veteran Justin Morneau suffered a neck injury and concussion symptoms in May, Paulsen dropped to around 195 pounds.
The weight loss didn't ruin his production. He hit .