SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ubaldo Jimenez is 36 years old and hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2017. Daniel Bard, 34, hasn’t thrown a major-league pitch since 2013.
Yet here they are, in the Rockies clubhouse, hoping to show what they can do in the Cactus League and perhaps even make the major-league roster.
Jimenez, who starred for the Rockies all of those years ago, is going to have a tough time making the starting rotation. Bard, who signed a minor-league deal with the club on Friday, is a longshot to crack the Rockies’ bullpen, even though the ‘pen needs quality depth.