SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — If Rockies manager Bud Black knows who will start the season as his closer, he’s not saying. At least not yet.
“When that opening day comes, we’re going to have a guy in my mind designated to pitch the ninth inning,” Black said. “But we also know the importance of the group, whatever role that needs to be filled on a given night. We have guys that can do it.”
The closer candidates are right-handers Alex Colome, Carlos Estevez and Daniel Bard, most likely in that order of preference.
Black prefers to have one pitcher he can count on to close the deal.