Nolan Arenado’s future in purple pinstripes aside, manager Bud Black knows one of the biggest issues the Rockies must decide during spring training is who will be taking the ball in the ninth inning.
“When the season starts, I know everybody’s first question is, ‘Who’s the closer?'” Black said at the team’s annual fan fest last weekend. “I guess we can start those questions now if you want.”
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Will it be Wade Davis, who led the National League with 43 saves in 2018 — a Rockies record — before imploding in 2019 and losing his job as the closer?